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North Coast Old No. 38 Stout

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7773.51/5.03.5/5.05.6%92.2English pint
Commercial Description:
Named for a retired steam engine on the Ft.Bragg-Willits Skunk run through the California Redwoods, Old No.38 Stout is a smooth, firm-bodied stout with the toasted character and coffee notes of dark malts and roasted barley.
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 brianprentiss (475), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 9, 2008  
exceptional stout, this is the beer that got me to start looking for North Coast offerings, and I wasn’t disappointed.


 tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
Dec 29, 2007  
12oz bottle. Nice, but not overpowering roasted malt aroma. Slightly charred wood. Black liquorice... but sweeter. Dark, but sweet chocolate. Pours Nearly opaque with dark brown highlights. I was looking for a little more of that sweetness on the tongue. Lots of roasted malt. Rock hard on the palate. Mild bitter astringency. Finishes with a lingering roasted maltiness.


 franksnbeans (265), Columbus, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/516/20
Dec 29, 2007  
Pours almost black with a nice creamy/tan head. Smells of some malts, coffee, toffee, chocolate, smokey and nuts. Subtle flavors of sweetness along with every flavor the aroma promised. A little dry and bitter finish, same with the carbonation, a little. Had everything you could want in a stout just more mild than I would like in each category. I very much enjoyed this and could drink as many as I please.


 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 26, 2007  
Pours almost black with a creamy, foamy semi lasting tan head. Smell is nuts and cream and roastiness. Hazlenut creamer like notes. Flavor is dark and roasty, slighty sweet, and with a light shortly lived slightly dry bitter finish. Average body. Not too thin but not as thick as I prefer. Moderate carbonation. Pretty good standby stout that you could easily have more than one of. Not unhappy that I bought a 6 pack of this in Las Vegas. Nice beer.


 PattyBoy (302), North Liberty, Iowa, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 25, 2007  
Pours black, creamy head. Nice stout, roasts, bitter chocolate, some dark fruit. Good.


 EKGoldings (447), Radford, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 23, 2007  
Well made beer, nice dark malts in there with enough hops to balance but not overpower. Solid ... I’ll get this again.


 Erdinger2003 (127), Ames, Iowa, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Dec 23, 2007  
Pours out a nice head that falls and leaves a strong lacing. The smell is chocolately with a little coffee. Smooth and inviting. Taste is bitter chocolate with a nice coffee aftertaste. This is the hoppiest stout I’ve ever had, but it is from the west coast. The hops even out the flavor as you drink. Feels smooth in the mouth. It’s a little different than the malty stouts I predominately try, but still very nice.


 badlizard (2348), Berkeley, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 22, 2007  
350 ml bottle from Pizza Port. Black with a fizzy white head. Chocolate aroma. Dry milk chocolate taste with some roasty noes.



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