Third Coast Old Ale

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Batch 8211 which was packaged on 11/9/07 so this is about four months old. The color is a dark red and the smell is strong fruits like grapes and then fumes from the alcohol. The flavor is definitely more malty than hoppy and the alcohol is slightly present to the tongue. Overall, decent barleywine. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 03-23-2008 03:56:05 id: 646242

Draft. Pours a murky brown with a thin head. Aromas of sweet malt and cherry. Flavor is a strong bitter all the way through, along with some malt and chocolate. It got better as it got warmer, I’d love to try this after it has been aged a few years.

12 oz. bottle. This is definitely not what I expected. A murky brown pour full of sediment and an off-white head. Heavy aromas of fruit and molasses, too sugary. Given the tag of ale, I anticipated hops and bitterness. Medium-bodied. It’s a bit overwhelming.

Bottle, The Den, Kalamazoo. Ruby red colour, tiny off-white head. Wouldn´t guess this is a barley wine. Thin bodied. Aroma of caramel malts, raisins and plums. Flavour has caramel malts, sour fruits, hops. Sweet finish. Not sure what to think of this.

what an improvement over the third coast ale. This one pours a rich red colour with average white heand. This one has a fruity aroma with a slight hoppiness. Flvour is well balance with neither a bitterness nor sweetness predominant yet both present. A smooth sipper. Qutie nice

bottle poured a red amber color with a nice frothy tan head. aroma has sweet sticky malt, dark fermented fruit, bitter hops, faint oak, and some alcohol. mouth feel is a heavy medium with some light carbonation. flavor is heavy to the malted side, caramel sweetness, hop bitterness, and some alcohol. warms you as it goes down. smooth and mellow.

Aroma: Deep, rich malt notes, restrained hops, hints of coffee and oak. Appearance: Dark, clear, redish amber, with a dense toffee-colored, lingering head, almost like the crema on my espresso. Moderate lacing. Flavor: Sweet, hevay palate with medium-bitter notes. Great length. Powerful. Warmth, chocolate, Umami! Palate: Full bold body with silky lingering and very long finish with low note-bitter tones. Overall: Excellent ale! Heady. Best suited for colder months and rainy days. Can certainly be celllared to watch it develop. Multilayered, complex beverage. Wonderful match for rich foods witn seet notes, such as BBQ

Pours a cloudy, medium-dark brown, slightly fizzy carbonation makes for a tight short beige head. Aroma is not what I expected, but good. Lots of sweet dark fruit, malt, and caramel/toffee. Flavor is sweet candied fruit and toasted caramel malt, that leads into an abrupt slightly bitter finish. Mouthfeel is pretty creamy, but the carbonation makes it a little less than smooth. Alcohol well hidden IMO.