Bell's Bourbon Barrel Aged Batch 9000 - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

kawilliams81

Illinois

4.59/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Reviewed from notes. Poured from a 750 ml bottle into a Half Acre snifter.

A- pours near black with a 1 finger tan head. No lacing.

S- big chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, toffee, caramel

T- caramel, toffee, chocolate, bourbon and vanilla

M- full body and medium carbonation. Slightly syrupy with some acidity.

O- very good beer. Had it on tap at Bells in October and that it was just ok, but it is a very good beer out of the bottle.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 03:36:20 | More by kawilliams81

SpeedwayJim

New York

4.08/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Mike for this one. 750ml corked and caged bottle into a Utopias glass. Had at a tasting 5/18/13. Reviewed from notes.

Pours a deep, dark amber/ruby. Oily legs with spotty lace with decent stick. No head. Pretty average.

Nose is fig, prunes, molasses, and booze. Aromatic with a nice, alcohol bite. Solid.

Opens sweet prunes, roast, and a slightly burnt bitterness. Molasses and dark fruit in the middle with a creamy hop bitterness that lingers in the background. Vanilla, leather and oak too. Sweet soy sauce in the finish and a fruity sweet aftertaste. Great complexity that's well executed.

Medium to full bodied with low carbonation. Oily and slick in the mouth and boozy and hot going down. Messy finish with a sticky, filmy aftertaste. Very appropriate.

A very good beer overall but I'm not sure where the huge upgrade from the regular version comes from. The base beer was always a complex offering and barrel aging has added layers of flavor. However, its also given this beer an undesired harsh booziness that doesn't help the experience. Worth trying but this isn't as good as the overall score suggests.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 15:47:47 | More by SpeedwayJim

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-19-2013 15:15:00 | More by ShawnMH

ajzy

Wisconsin

5/5  rDev +9.6%

05-19-2013 04:05:30 | More by ajzy

ObiWanKushnobi

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +9.6%

05-19-2013 03:08:27 | More by ObiWanKushnobi

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-18-2013 21:01:30 | More by Photekut

ChefBenhase

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-18-2013 18:27:57 | More by ChefBenhase

eyeenjoybeer

Indiana

5/5  rDev +9.6%

05-18-2013 16:40:29 | More by eyeenjoybeer

basickness

Pennsylvania

1/5  rDev -78.1%

05-18-2013 15:20:31 | More by basickness

NJB145

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -6.8%

05-18-2013 12:16:31 | More by NJB145

Fargrow

North Dakota

4/5  rDev -12.3%

05-18-2013 02:48:37 | More by Fargrow

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +9.6%

05-17-2013 04:50:42 | More by iHeartMNBeer

carlosega

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -6.8%

05-16-2013 20:13:54 | More by carlosega

Franch

New York

4.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-16-2013 04:46:37 | More by Franch

cp45

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-16-2013 00:43:16 | More by cp45

Mcvs1507

Indiana

5/5  rDev +9.6%

05-14-2013 04:05:25 | More by Mcvs1507

woodchopper

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-13-2013 16:19:32 | More by woodchopper

brystmar

New York

4.5/5  rDev -1.3%

05-13-2013 03:54:43 | More by brystmar

JerryM1984

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev -1.3%

05-13-2013 02:27:01 | More by JerryM1984

MCImes

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

You can read the other wordy reviews if you want. Ill keep mine short.

This beer ruined me. It set a new bar on my palette, and thus, made everything else taste a little worse by comparison. Bells knocked it out of the park with this one. It deserves 5.1/5, as it set a new bar for goodness in my life.

*starts chant* Re-brew! Re-brew! Re-brew! Re-brew!

Serving type: on-tap

05-12-2013 18:02:05 | More by MCImes

Hopbully

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev -1.3%

05-12-2013 05:55:12 | More by Hopbully

elliott1184

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +9.6%

05-12-2013 01:51:42 | More by elliott1184

HarmonMW

Michigan

4/5  rDev -12.3%

05-12-2013 00:19:48 | More by HarmonMW

opwog

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +9.6%

05-11-2013 04:44:56 | More by opwog

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-10-2013 14:48:43 | More by twenty5