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Review: Bell’s Eccentric Ale 2009

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Bell’s says:

“Malt beverage brewed with spices, maple syrup and hawberry syrup.”

Bell’s Eccentric Ale 2009 American Strong Ale, 12.10% ABV

Sayeth the Guys:

Ryan: My first exposure to Bell’s Eccentric Ale series, a yearly brew to commemorate the brewery’s Eccentric Day party, was a 2008 bottle that was sampled fresh [...]

From The Cellar: Bell’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cherry Stout 2008

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Bell’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cherry Stout Imperial Stout, 8.5% ABV

Sayeth the Guys:

Ryan: It was the summer of 2008 and I had just wrapped up a meeting in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  I had only been at my new job for a few weeks and was hopping around the state to meet with [...]

1 Year of GDB: Ryan’s Top 5 Beers Thus Far

Ryan: Lists!  Everyone loves ‘em.  And as such, we figured that with one full year of Guys Drinking Beer reviews and coverage in the books, we’d go back and take a look at the 5 beers that are still yanking our heartstrings.  Beers that we wish we were still drinking at this moment, and forever [...]

From The Cellar: Bell’s Eccentric Ale 2008

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Bell’s says:

“Malt Beverage brewed with Birch Syrup, Honey, Maple Syrup, Juniper Berry, and Elderflower.”

Bell’s Eccentric Ale 2008 American Strong Ale, 10.1% ABV

Sayeth the Guys:

Ryan: Whenever I see a one-off beer from Bell’s; whether it be an eccentric ale, a batch series beer or the occasional treat like [...]

From The Cellar: Bell’s Batch 9,000

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Bell’s says:

“Black, dense, and rich, this is a great ale for the cellar.”

Bell’s Batch 9,000 American Strong Ale, 12.5% ABV

Sayeth the Guys:

(Editors Note) We lucked in to enough Bell’s Batch 9,000 to be able to pull a bottle out every six months (or so) to see how the beer [...]

Review: Bell’s Batch 10,000

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Bell’s says:

“The last of a series, Batch 10,000 Ale looks back to our roots, symbolizing the end of the home-brewing season with a creative take on “cleaning out the brewing supplies closet”. After combing through the catalogs of many malt and hop suppliers, our brewers used over 100 different malts, grains, and other [...]

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