North Coast Old Stock Ale 3.88 1277

North Coast Old Stock Ale

	Percentile
	98
	overall

Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Fort Bragg, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1277	3.89/5.0	3.88/5.0	Winter	11.5%	92.4	Snifter

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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ljstephenson (114), Lawton, Oklahoma, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Jul 4, 2009
Dark ruby-brown pour with a disappearing white head, aroma is dried fruit and oak, flavor is strong with malt and bitterness, well balanced and thick, finishes dry, slightly bitter and keeps the dried fruit presence throughout.

darn1207 (668), Tallahassee, Florida, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 31, 2009

From an old rating note: 12oz bottle. murky orange brown pour. aroma of malt, toffee and caramel. sweet dark fruit and dark malt flavor with spices and light bitter hops. came off a bit medicinal. didn’t do it for me at the time, but I see the many favorable reviews and would like to give it another go.

mcberko (177), British Columbia, Canada

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	9/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 27, 2009

12oz bottle, pours a beautiful amber brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is fruit, caramel, malt and alcohol. Flavour is brown sugar, roasted malts, fruit and alcohol, the alcohol being very dominant. Great warming effect on the finish. Wonderful barley wine.

Tessic (480), Brantford, Ontario, Canada

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Dec 26, 2009

This barley wine poured a dark brown colour, extra cloudy, with a quick lived, tan coloured, foamy head. To the nose there are scents of very ripe fruit, alcohol, caramel, chocolate, brandy, nuts and earth. First swig was thick, sweet and creamy with a warming, alcohol effect. Flavours of malt, caramel, ripe fruit (raisins), cocoa, coffee and roasted nuts are the most prodominent flavours. Finish is stron and warming with the caramel flavours, along with ripe fruit linger.

13mikey (175), New Hope, Minnesota, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	7/10	5/5	16/20

Dec 25, 2009

2009 vintage, 12 oz bottle from Princeton’s. Deep, rich caramel color with a thin, wispy head that quickly fades. Sweet boozy aroma. Flavor also very boozy, malty, notes of dark fruit with a sweet tangy finish.

Toxygen (400), Sanford, Florida, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	4/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	8/20

Dec 24, 2009

(Br-btl cm-lbl, 2006, 13.25%)

lct-mhny, no head, med-co2, full-body.

alchoholic malty §fruity aroma.

spicy §malty T1, §bitter §sour-fruit T2, ^port-wine T3, maltier Tf.
^strong, alchohol overpowers subtler flavors.

taphandle (44), Texas, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 21, 2009

2008: The taste is a slight burn of alcohol along with a twang of berries - perhaps cherries and a bit of honey or molasses. It was a bit sweet with the sweetness lasting into the finish which was also bitter.

Fratto (766), Arlington, Texas, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 16, 2009

2008 keg from Gingerman Fort Worth. Cloudy, dark bown pour with a light brown head. Aroma of half baked cookies, yeast, and State Fair caramel apples. Flavor brown sugar, roasted malts, spices, and dark fruit.

Cavie (1513), Fort Worth, Texas, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 15, 2009

On tap at Gman FW. Ruby red color. Clear with a heavy head. Some aged fruit on the nose. Strawberry, plum and oak. Apparently this is the 08 batch so it’s a year old. Taste is fat grape juice that tingles all the way down. Some woody characteristics show up later in the drink but this is pretty solid. Great communion wine.

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