Third Coast Old Ale - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

blackcompg

Illinois

4.45/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from their 12oz bottle...

Appearance - Pours nearly 2 fingers of soft, foamy khaki foam, body is a slightly hazed beautiful rich garnet with dark amber highlites. A solid cap remains through the session and leaves some gorgeous lacing behind.

Smell - Brown sugar, warm toffee, sweet cherries, amaretto, fruit cake, light floral hops, just a wonderful and complex nose on this.

Taste - Oh my goodness, begins bourbon soaked figs, raisins and ripe plums, then burnt toffee and molasses, then big bourbon barrel oak with some unsweetened vanilla, and the finish is bittering floral hops, tart plum skins and dried plum pits. What a great and tasty transition. There is a touch of heat throughout, but this is a wonderfully welcome addition to the flavors, not overpowering in the least, the perfect cool weather warmer.

Mouthfeel - A bit above medium, all the flavors are very full and bold, filling the mouth. Carb is on the lighter side, and is almost silky smooth with a few edges at the very end of the sip. This is a wonderful sipper.

Overall - I just bought one bottle of this, but I want to get my hands on alot more - some for now, and a 6xer or so to sit on for at least a year. Great complexity, big bold flavors, but so well balanced - you will taste every one of the flavors I've described. The transition is also so nice, starting sweet, then savory, then bitter and drying - begging the next sip. What a wonderful beer for the cooler months, purchase this when you see it, highly recommend!

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2012 06:15:10 | More by blackcompg

diehl07

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +14.7%

05-24-2013 00:09:52 | More by diehl07

Slay40

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -39.6%

05-23-2013 22:35:46 | More by Slay40

IMSPEAKNOENGLISH

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-23-2013 03:07:43 | More by IMSPEAKNOENGLISH

Dpayne

Michigan

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-23-2013 00:50:59 | More by Dpayne

Mantooth

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-22-2013 22:23:01 | More by Mantooth

zacky_U

Michigan

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-22-2013 17:38:54 | More by zacky_U

KVNBGRY

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-22-2013 15:03:55 | More by KVNBGRY

ackeeper

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-22-2013 02:05:26 | More by ackeeper

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -9.4%

05-22-2013 01:22:39 | More by mikeincharleston

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -9.4%

05-21-2013 18:54:19 | More by Slatetank

jimmah120

Minnesota

4.35/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

12oz bottle packaged 11/14/12. drank up on 5/20/13

Murky brown amber look, small head. Smell is fruity esters, warm alcohol, dark malt. Creamy milk stout feel and sublime taste. It's a meld of bitter coca leaves, dry-yet-juicy plums/grapes, touch of juicy tangerine, and tangy alcohol. You feel like your breath could be ignited after sipping this, and it's "only" 10.5%.

Kills it.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 06:40:59 | More by jimmah120

mwar

Kentucky

1.75/5  rDev -57.7%

05-19-2013 13:53:37 | More by mwar

vicsju1991

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-18-2013 04:06:24 | More by vicsju1991

Thedrizzle

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-17-2013 20:22:12 | More by Thedrizzle

DarthGuitarHero

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-15-2013 12:54:20 | More by DarthGuitarHero

GinsuDave

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +14.7%

05-15-2013 02:14:09 | More by GinsuDave

ADTaber

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-13-2013 23:12:19 | More by ADTaber

AmandaSchaefer

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-13-2013 22:50:15 | More by AmandaSchaefer

vrbulldog22

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -9.4%

05-13-2013 18:29:50 | More by vrbulldog22

SanFranJake

California

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-13-2013 17:30:21 | More by SanFranJake

jokulhaps

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-13-2013 02:49:09 | More by jokulhaps

UHCougar12

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

05-12-2013 14:22:58 | More by UHCougar12

traviskurowski

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A really nice, heavy, sweet barleywine was a nice bottle: dark color, a lot of hops, malty. But it's hard to drink this one without thinking "this would be GREAT after a few years in the cellar." The sweet notes (a bit much at this age) one hopes will become more complex, and some richer notes begin to express themselves as the hops mellow. As is: a solid barleywine that I look forward to breaking out again in 2016.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 12:50:36 | More by traviskurowski

bpowers315

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-10-2013 10:21:32 | More by bpowers315