Third Coast Beer - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

damndirtyape

Ohio

3.85/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Single bottle (batch 9636) poured into a shaker pint glass. No other dates on the bottle. The label is a map of MI showing the Saginaw Bay area where I used to live for awhile...so from this nostalgia I decided to pick up a bottle.

Appearance: Hazy light golden yellow color with a persistent thin white foam across the top. The foam poured chunky and thick (1/2" thick) but died down to a thinner layer. Strands of lacing here and there noted.

Smell: Citrus/lemony zing with a malty smell and a musty dry finish.

Taste: A very crisp beer with a solid bitter finish. There is no sweetness to this beer at all, but is not mouth-puckeringly bitter either. It's a nice crisp bitterness with a solid lemon/citrus-like tang/tartness aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: Carbonation is good. The beer is thicker than water and goes down really easy with only a little bit of lingering on the teeth.

Drinkability: I view this as an all around good beer, but, I can't see myself having more than one in a sitting by itself. This is really a beer to have with a meal. That crispness and bitter finish suggests something best paired with a meal...I don't know what yet, but something to counteract another strong flavor. Fish maybe? Again, good beer, but even with it's nice ABV I can't see this as sessionable for me anyway.

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2010 23:25:25 | More by damndirtyape

Holland

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

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IP-EH

California

3/5  rDev -14.5%

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NJB145

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

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GinsuDave

Michigan

4/5  rDev +14%

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drbenderdo

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

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nmann08

Maryland

3/5  rDev -14.5%

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Slay40

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +28.2%

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Punqbert

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

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atomicskier1889

Minnesota

2.75/5  rDev -21.7%

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lucasj82

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

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ChrisKayler

Virginia

4/5  rDev +14%

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ac22rush

Illinois

4/5  rDev +14%

03-12-2013 05:04:04 | More by ac22rush

mfnmbvp

Illinois

3.3/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. bottle, with bottled on date 11/01/2012. Interested in trying this beer, haven't had a beer by Bell's in a while now.

Poured into a Firestone Walker pint glass.

A - Pours about a finger of sizzling fizzy white head on top of a bright yellow body with plenty of bubbles floating to the top and sediment swirling around. Thin ring of wispy lacing.

S - Fresh lemon peel. Fruity bubblegum wheat. Pale dusty malts. Grassy and earthy, as the lemon smell dissipates.

T - Surprisingly grainy, hoppy, and bitter. Fruity hops never become too dominant amidst the dry earthy malt flavors. Surprisingly well-balanced with flavor.

M - Slightly dry and bitter, yet smooth and creamy feeling at the same time.

Overall, this is a surprisingly tasty and balanced beer. Bit of carbonation, which is to be expected considering this beer's low 4.80% abv, but it is never too much. Lightly bodied, and low in abv, I can see this beer being an excellent sipper for hot summer days. A simple beer, not complex, but highly drinkable and enjoyable.

Bell's Third Coast Beer ---3.5/5

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 03:04:00 | More by mfnmbvp

match1112

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

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SaisonRichBiere

Michigan

4/5  rDev +14%

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ruckus232

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

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sixerofelixir

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

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JimmyFlatRock

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

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terence

California

2.25/5  rDev -35.9%

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nheinzie57

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -21.7%

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matjack85

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -35.9%

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randylangford

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

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Cam9191

3/5  rDev -14.5%

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lilsmizzul1225

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

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