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North Coast Old Stock Ale 3.88 1277

North Coast Old Stock Ale

Percentile
98
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
12773.89/5.03.88/5.0Winter11.5%92.4Snifter
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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 Soonah (980), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 15, 2009  
A 2008 bottle. Poured clear and copper, not all that dark. A short ring of white bubbles. No lacing. The aroma was caramel, fruit and booze. Almost medicinal. The flavor tasted like a caramel apple dipped in vodka. Medium bodied but almost oily. Wasn’t as good as I had hoped.


 savnac (455), Palmer, Alaska, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 12, 2009  
12 oz bottle of the 2008 vintage. Pours clear amber with a fizzy, fast dissipating head. Aroma of caramel, dark dried fruits and alcohol. The flavor is sweet caramel malt with some light hop bitterness. Medium to full body with average Barley Wine carbonation and a thick syrupy mouth feel. The alcohol is well hidden, doesn’t taste at all like a 12.5%abv beer. Will have to put some of these in the cellar.


AlbertC (24), Göteborg, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/105/517/20
Dec 10, 2009  
Fruity fresh and really nice, well balanced barley wine. The head vanishes quite quickly unfortunately,


WayOuttaTune (9), Alabama, USA
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3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/514/20
Dec 9, 2009  
This is drinkable. A little sweet for me but after a few sips the alcohol kicks in and it’s all good. I like the darker belgian ales . If this is what a golden ale is all about I don’t think I’ll be buying much more. This is very drinkable and provides a good buzz but my tastes go in a different direction.


 thenick (746), North Bellmore, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 9, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a deep red with barely any head. Aroma is largely toffee and light fruit such as cherry and apple. Taste is heavy fruit, with a bit of the toffee and noticeable alcohol burn at the end. Definitely a sipping beer, but enjoyable.


 coyotehunter (557), , Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 5, 2009  
Thought i rated this a long time ago.....apparently not.Pours a dark reddish brown with a thin line of bubbles for a head. Aroma is of alcohol and toffee with some apples and caramel. Flavor is more like drinking a scotch with some apples added. Not as good as the first time I had it, but not bad.


 gorditoabd (174), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/517/20
Nov 28, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours a murky amber-copper,with little to no head. Almost looks like apple cider. Aroma is very faintly of barley and earth. It does taste a bit like whiskey, with subtle apple and caramel undertones. There is a bit of banana a butterscotch in the palate as well. ABV shows in the burn going down. Nice brew.


 walrussell (125), , Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Nov 24, 2009  
Tastes like whiskey, and it only tastes more like whiskey as it warms. It is pretty sweet, but the sweetness is countered by a generous hop presence and pleasant alcohol burn. Honey flavors, very warming, suprisingly easy to drink.



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