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North Coast Old No. 38 Stout 3.5 781

North Coast Old No. 38 Stout

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7813.51/5.03.5/5.05.6%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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 Beerdedone (1885), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/515/20
Jan 23, 2007  
Bottle sampled with Stegosaurus. Pours dark with a tan head. Aroma of roast, coffee, and fruit. The flavor is roast, coffee, fruit. Good beer.


 smoosh (523), New Albany, Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 22, 2007  
Bottle - a huge coffee nose. Black body and a huge, creamy beige head. It looks nearly like a nitro pour. The brew is big and roasty and full of coffee. Very nice!


 beermouth (435), Langeskov, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 22, 2007  
Pitch black with a nice good light brownish head. Roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, vanilla and a bit smoky. Slightly sweet with a dry finish.


 faroeviking (6120), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 21, 2007  
Bottle. Pitch black colour with a nice good lasting light brownish head. Aroma of well roasted malt, coffee, chocolate. Flavour is sweet,some vanilla, bit smoky, good toasty maltiness, dark chocolate, coffee. Dry roasty finish.


 boboski (1095), Alabama, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 19, 2007  
Pours a totally opaque, very dark brown body with a beige head with white swirls. Fantastic retention, lacing thin but everywhere. Looks incredibly appetizing. Aroma is very subdued. Most noticeable traits are roasted malt, coffee, lactic acidity, chocolate, hazelnuts. Flavor is very coffee oriented, seducing at times, the roasted malts coordinated in a breathtaking balance. This really is an excellent dry stout. Very true to style, nicely done. Coffee with creamer and the slightest touch of sugar is a noticeable flavor deep into the reserved finish. Palate is also very smooth, nice carbonation levels and a broad mouthfeel. Very well done beer, could be my favorite of the style, a style which to me is usually quite tedious.


 LinusStick (1848), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 14, 2007  
An average dry stout. Stouts should jump out and let their presence known. This one shows up but that’s it. The pour was a dark brown with a chocolate/cream aroma. The taste was very carbonated....which is where the problem lies. The carbonation subdued the coffee/caramel taste and made the beer seem empty.


 michael-pollack (2720), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 13, 2007  
12oz. Bottle: Aroma of chocolate, toast, and dark coffee. Poured dark brown in color with a hint of ruby. Large, light brown, thick, foamy head lasted throughout. Great lacing. Flavor of chocolate, coffee, sugar, and cream. Medium sweet, lightly bitter, not sour. Medium body. Slick texture. Soft carbonation. Medium dry cream/chocolate finish. Overall a nice, smooth dry stout.


 muenster (340), Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Jan 13, 2007  
Bottle. Pours dark brown. A tight bubbly tan head sits atop. Aroma is robust roasty malts, burnt chocolate, and coffee. The flavor is again quite robust, lots of burnt malts, toffee, even some hops for balance. A very solid Dry Stout.



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