Third Coast Beer
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

Third Coast BeerThird Coast Beer
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From:
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.44 | pDev: 13.95%
Reviews:
349
Ratings:
841
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 10, 2020
Added:
Jun 01, 2002
Wants:
  32
Gots:
  78
Named after our favorite coastline and a tribute to the Great Lakes region, Third Coast Beer is a crisply dry-hopped American Pale Ale. Floral and herbal hop aromas combine with a refreshing bitterness, resulting in a truly quaffable beer.
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Ratings by Jadjunk:
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Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia

3.78/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
"A golden beer with American hops contributing to a crisp, refreshing bitterness. A tribute to the Great Lakes, T.C.B. is a truly quaffable beer." Brewed in the style of an American Blonde Ale. Available as a year round offering in 6 packs and on draft.

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle to a pint glass. Served above 49 degrees Fahrenheit.

(Appearance) Pours an off-white head of a frothy foam consistency over a medium hazy golden yellow body with light peppered sediment in tow, light carbonation. Retention is very good, lacing is light and spotty. 4.25

(Smell) Cracker and fluffy wheat malts with a touch of earthy and herbal hops. Somewhat peppery, softly tart. Smells right on par for an American Blonde for lightness but I like the depth of the malt profile which constantly keeps me guessing as to all that went into it. Potency is medium. 3.75

(Taste) Flavor is much like the aroma predicted, slightly less sweet and lighter. Earthy, cracker and biscuity malt notes intertwined with a faint grassy and fruity hop with a soft bitterness. A bit doughy, grainy fruity and peppery altogether. As far as it falls along the style, it's one of the more flavorful blonde ales. 3.75

(Mouthfeel) Texture is smooth, lightly peppery, medium dry. Carbonation is moderate, creating a frothy, smoothly crisp mouthfeel. Body is medium+ for the style, light/medium overall. Balance is very slightly bitter over sweet. Alcohol presence is low, off characters are minimal. 3.75

(Overall) I had great concerns opening a beer that I stumbled upon in a loose bottles clearance bin, especially alongside others brewed in 2009. I'd never even seen this beer before. I was very surprised to find that it had either been cellared beautifully or just managed to hold up gracefully well over the past few years. I will be looking out for this beer and was very impressed. 3.75

Bell's Brewery, Inc.'s
Third Coast Beer
3.78/5.00
Dec 02, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by redleg64 from Michigan

Feb 10, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by Muss42 from Michigan

Feb 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.54 by mltobin from Connecticut

Jan 24, 2019
 
Rated: 2.06 by BlueTomorrow from Michigan

Sep 06, 2018
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

4.49/5  rDev +30.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
From Labirratorium. In Teku glass. At lunch, with fries with eggs + fried squids + boquerones. Bottled 28 Jan 16. Dont know how its fresh, bit now its a really good table beer. Very smooth on the palate with a soft piney resinous touch
Sep 01, 2018
 
Rated: 2.19 by Grupatre from Michigan

Jun 17, 2018
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Reviewed by Quackershnoc from Michigan

3.38/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: lots of dregs come in the last pour; nice golden, straw color; thin white head that dissipates quickly

Aroma: mostly grain; a bit of hops; not a lot going on here
Taste: very smooth and mild; starts with a quick hit of bitter; moves into a nice grain bill; ends on a little hoppiness

Mouthfeel: light-bodied; smooth; juicy

Overall Impression: not exciting or mind blowing, but good for what it is; I would buy this for someone who only drinks BMC to see what they say about it; I would drink this again, but won’t go out of my way for it

From notes taken on 5/27/2013
Mar 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.72 by Zbrewer80 from Michigan

Mar 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Fading2black from Michigan

Feb 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by AyatollahGold from Indiana

Dec 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by DupaJas from Illinois

Dec 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Tracker83 from Michigan

Nov 04, 2017
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Reviewed by TheSixthRing from California

3.08/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bottling date of 08/29/17

Appearance - Pours relatively clear and golden orange in color with a white, half-finger width head. Sub-par retention, resulting in a thin, broken layer of suds atop with a thing ring around the edge of the glass. No lacing.

Smell - Crackery malt aroma with hints of biscuit and a slightly floral and grassy hop bitterness sitting beneath.

Taste - Follows the nose. Real plain bready malt base with notes of floral hops coming in by mid-taste, then quickly ramping up to deliver a bitter, grassy finish.

Mouthfeel - Light-to-medium in body with fair, bitey carbonation. Slick texture with a slightly watery but also slightly harsh finish, if that makes sense.

Overall - Wow, this thing's a relic. This is almost a hoppy blonde by today's standards. In any event, I'm not finding all that interesting, nor especially refreshing truth be told.
Oct 11, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by n2492004 from Michigan

Oct 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.46 by JoeLev from Ohio

Jul 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Beerhemoth from Illinois

Jul 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by BellinghamBiker from Connecticut

Jun 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.64 by REVZEB from Illinois

May 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by moodyxc9 from Ohio

May 04, 2017
Third Coast Beer from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 841 ratings