Batch 2,000
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- From:
- Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.12 | pDev: 9.22%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 10, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 07, 2009
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
3.9/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Bell's Eccentric Cafe. A re-brew for their 30th Anniversary.
A - thin tan head sits atop a light brown colored ale
S - caramel, toffee, earthy hops
T - very boozy, caramel, toffee, herbal hops, vanilla, toasty grain
M - full body, very hot and boozy
O - I wasn't crazy over it. To me it seemed like their Amber ale amped up to a barley wine, and I'm not crazy over that one. Fun to try one that was originally brewed over 20 years ago.
May 10, 2016A - thin tan head sits atop a light brown colored ale
S - caramel, toffee, earthy hops
T - very boozy, caramel, toffee, herbal hops, vanilla, toasty grain
M - full body, very hot and boozy
O - I wasn't crazy over it. To me it seemed like their Amber ale amped up to a barley wine, and I'm not crazy over that one. Fun to try one that was originally brewed over 20 years ago.
Reviewed by BeaBeerWife from Michigan
5/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Had to give a perfect rating.
I have been lucky enough to score some vintage aged Bell's Batch 2000. Circa late 1993. Had one, and it was divine. No oxidization and the yeast corpses were nicely kept at the bottom.
I am delighted to be the only person reviewing this brew... !
Mild Chocolate tones in the nose. Perfectly aged caramelization.
Not past aged prime, may have even been the peak. The taste was one-consistent-merged-sensation, a true crafted barleywine.
Bottle's Label put on by hand, hardly sticking on! This is some old-school Bell's!!
Yes, It twas delicsh!
Mar 07, 2009I have been lucky enough to score some vintage aged Bell's Batch 2000. Circa late 1993. Had one, and it was divine. No oxidization and the yeast corpses were nicely kept at the bottom.
I am delighted to be the only person reviewing this brew... !
Mild Chocolate tones in the nose. Perfectly aged caramelization.
Not past aged prime, may have even been the peak. The taste was one-consistent-merged-sensation, a true crafted barleywine.
Bottle's Label put on by hand, hardly sticking on! This is some old-school Bell's!!
Yes, It twas delicsh!
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