Third Coast Old Ale

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

An unclear red beer with a fine beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of roasted bread and yeast. The flavor is sweet and very hoppy both with aroma hops and bitter hops - which gives it a rather bitter finish. A great beer.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of JCapriotti. Pours a hazy, dark, orangey golden with a yellowish head. Fat aroma of caramel and aroma hops. Quite full-bodied with notes of burned caramel. all-sorts and nuts. Very bitter finish. Solid. 080707

12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of KimJohansen. Pours hazy amber to brown with a diminished light tan head. Smooth roasted caramel malty aroma with a light hoppy note. Dry and wooden flavoured with a dry caramel and breadish malty base. Ends roasted malty and chocolate smooth.

Re-rate, 2001 vintage sampled in February 2003. Deep ruby, pours thick with no head. Rich aroma of hoppy citrus, nuts and toffee. Sweet and syrup with very soft mouthfeel. Full bodied. Lingering grapefruity bitterness. Still after two yeasr this beer has a lot of potential to develope further.

Bottled, thanks heemer77. Dark reddish brown colour (muddy red), mediumsized brown foamy head. Pleasant aroma of plum with redwineish attributes, also a sting of alcohol. Flavour is Plummy, roasted malts, some fruits and berries and dark sugar are atleast present in the flavour. Creamy and smooth palate. Aftertaste of dark bread (malax limpa, which is a quite locally produced thing). Totally mindblowing barley wine! Hides ABV very well, though it is a bit noteable. Lovely!

Bottled. Cloudy orange brown coloured with an off white head. Sweet aroma of dried fruits, caramel and hops. Flavour of fruits, caramel, dried fruits and hops.

Date: 08/06/1998
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival

dark amber, tan head, rich sweet carmel malt aroma, strong malt flavor,
-------- /> Date: 02/09/2008
Mode: bottle
Words: brawley’s

hazy dark amber, fine beige head, bits of lace, dark caramel malt aroma with a fruity candy sweetness balanced by an earthy quality, body is lighter than expected, sweet dark caramel flavor, touch of fruity character, well balanced with earthy hops, light bitter finish,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Score: **4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Slightly murky amber. Toffee, nuts, raisins and just plain rich malts in the aroma. Very rich and long flavour with big toffee notes and some strong alcoholic dryness. Bitterness clashes too much with the chewy maltiness.