North Coast Old No. 38 Stout

Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Dry Stout
Fort Bragg, California USA

Poured from 12oz bottle into pint glass. Aroma - Chocolate and toasted malts with notes of semi-sweet chocolate, coffee and floral. Appearance - Nearly opaque black with ruby red tinges when held to light source. 2 finger tan head with decent retention. Light lacing Flavor - Toasted and chocolate malt, coffee and well balanced notes of floral and citrus hops. Palate - Medium mouthfeel. Nicely carbonated for the style. Dry finish Overall - Goes down smooth. A little heavy on the citrus for my taste. Still, very well made and tasty. Could definitely drink a few.

Crushed with Jakebra. I done been spoiled by imperial stouts. All un-imperials taste too thin. That being said, excellent for something thin. Chocolaty nose. Same in flavor, with some coffee-ness. Solid.

Dark black with slight brown at the edges two nice creamy fingers of tan head leaves a brown splotchy lacing as it recedes. Dark roasted malts, coffee, and slight sourness/astringency. Big roasty malt taste, light coffee bean and good hoppy bitterness in the finish.

12oz bottle. Deep black-red color. Toffee and chocolate aroma. Initial dry mouthfeel leads to a smooth, smoky, malt finish. Hops are more present than in your typical Stout, giving it a pleasant balance. Lots of roasted malt in the finish. A nice Stout.

Dark walnut brown, nearly black. Creamy tan head, okay lacing, decent retention. Cocoa, graham, and light roasty aromas. Flavor is very roasted, with coffee notes and a slightly charred bitterness. Semisweet chocolate provides a touch of sweetness. Mouthfeel is decent, but the carbonation is too high. This style would be better suited to a light carbonation to enhance a creamy body. Nonetheless, this is miles tastier than the standard Irish stout fare like Guinness and Murphy’s.

12oz bottle. Pours dark brown/black with a thin light brown head, some lace. Smells somewhat subdued dark roasty malty, slight coffee and dark chocolate. Taste is roasty malts and coffee with a lingering bitter dark chocolate flavor. Pretty good. A little thin, medium body with vibrant carbonation.

Pours dark and nearly oily with a mocha colored head. Very toasty and distinct flavor, sits on the palate heavily, with a malty impression. Good, hearty stout.

Bottle pours a black toffee with toasted caramel malts and light chocolate aroma into a light brown foamy head. Good lacings mostly lasting Fruity sweet initial finish with a short hoppy-alcohom bite.