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North Coast Old Stock Ale

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
12673.89/5.03.89/5.0Winter11.5%92.5Snifter
Commercial Description:
As a continuation of North Coast Brewing Co.’s commitment to quality, our Old Stock Ale is crafted in the tradition of our critically acclaimed Pranqster Belgian Style Golden Ale and Old Rasputin Imperial Stout. It’s brewed with classic floor-malted Maris Otter Pale Malt and Fuggles Hops imported from England, so it’s a beer to be served proudly. Like a fine wine, North Coast’s Old Stock Ale is intended to be laid down. With an original gravity of over 1100 and a generous hopping rate, Old Stock Ale is well-designed to round-out and mellow with age. North Coast Brewing Co. Old Stock Ale is a vintage dated ale. We produce a small quantity each year and it remains available from release date until our stock is depleted.

pre-2006 ABV: 11.4%.
2006 vintages: 11.6% & 13.25%.
2007 vintage: 11.7%.
2008 vintage: 12.5%.
2009 vintage: 11.5%.
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 GJF (505), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jun 15, 2009  
This is a big beer, tons of layered malt flavors and on the sweeter side. I get brown sugar, butter and a very alcohol warming finish. Not to be taken lightly!


droyer (4), Minnesota, USA
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2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/103/510/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Definitely need to cellar this. Tasted a bottle of the 2009 vintage and it was still a little too sweet. Very good potential though.


 OleR (2069), Oslo, Norway
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Jun 11, 2009  
Bottle@Olympen, Oslo. A low yellowish head over a slightly hazed, mahogny colored body. Heavy vinoeus sweetness to the nose; plum marmelade, marzipan, dark dried fruits and lightly spiced dark malts. A sweet, Port-like flavor with dark fruits and dark malts. Modest hop bitterness. Mouthfeel is thick and kind of creamy. Full body due the big amount of residual sugers. Sweet malty and mouthwarming finish with a faint bitterness.


 Sigmund (2286), Hafrsfjord, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 11, 2009  
12 fl. oz. bottle, 2007 vintage, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 11.7%. Dark reddish brown colour, slightly hazy, big beige head. Strong aroma of sweet sherry, oak, malts and caramel. The flavour is very sweet and malty, again with strong notes of sweet sherry and caramel, ending in a hoppy bitterness. Powerful stuff, a beer to sip slowly. Should not be drunk too cold.


 deyholla (707), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 9, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a dark amber with an off-white head. Nice full aroma of sweet barley, some alcohol is present. Flavor is good, but the alcohol is quite present. I enjoyed it.


 DuffManSW (293), Riverside, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 8, 2009  
Bottle from Mega Liquor Warehouse... Pours dark mahogany with a thin head..Smell is dark fruits and alcohol...Flavor is caramel and rassberries with a lingering bitterness.. Tons of carbonation.. Good candidate to put in the closet (or a barrel) and forget about.


 DigitalMan (118), Idaho, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jun 7, 2009  
2009 vintage (wait? nah.) ENORMOUS head. Sweet aroma. Strong, sweet, malty, surprisingly smooth flavor. Lots of alcohol.


 zach8270 (2110), Henrietta, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 5, 2009  
(bottle - 12 oz - 2008 vintage) Dark copper color with a creamy tan head. Aroma is big and sweet. Tons of sweet malts with a nice hop undertone. Flavor is sweet and malty at the start with a strong alcohol bite. Middle is very malty with some hints of caramel. Finishes with a strong and burning alcohol presence and some bitter hops. Extremely potent. This one could take some good aging.



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