Third Coast Beer

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Though it has an AWESOME label, Third Coast falls short in literally all the other categories - it’s not a very enjoyable beer to drink.

Pours a bright yellow orange. Aroma of hay/straw. Pale malt taste with a slight bitter crisp finish. Minimal lacing but some. Effervescent mouth feel.

12 oz bottle pours a hazy golden color with small white head but decent lacing. Not much to smell. Aroma is subdued with some floral hops, yeast and the faintest of grainy/bready malts. Taste is slightly bitter. Mouthfeel is crisp. Body is light to medium. Overall, a good but boring session beer.

Bottle at roots. Clear yellow orange pour. Wheat and hoppy taste. A little bitter. Has a good taste for a low alcohol beer. But......

Bottle. Pours an amber color with a moderate off-white head. Nose and taste are a little hoppy, but nothing terribly noteworthy. Slight bitterness, but OK overall.

Bottle. Hazy deep golden yellow with a moderate white head, heavy suspended yeast sediment. Slightly sour yeasty malt aroma. Yeasty malt and grassy hops flavor. Medium body, soft carbonation. I’m totally shocked that this is a Bell’s beer... very disappointing

Try this on nitro and it makes all the difference. The nitro tap helped remove acidic, carbon dioxide elements that obscure an otherwise shining example of the light grain and subtle yeast flavors I enjoy in a light ale. The appearance was bright yellow and somewhat clear, although the tap left quite a bit of foam and lacing on the glass. Aroma was a good and gentle kind of malty milled funk. Overall, the delivery method of this beer can make or break your tasting experience. A nitro tap for a non-stout seemed unusual to me, but I was really pleased with the results. Crisp, slightly sweet and refreshing.

Had this on nitro at Bells. Pours with huge cascading, creamy head. Golden, carpet lacing. Aroma has mild hops and some crisp malt. Taste has mild sweetness annd bitterness.

Very mild but very refreshing! Good balance of malt, carbonation and hops. EVER so slightly sweet. Would make an excellent summer session beer! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

12oz bottle from Sentry. Pours a bright clear yellow with brief head. Has to go back and check re what Bells called this one...tastes like a pilsner and not a APA...is way too mild for an APA...crisp but minimal hops...