North Coast Scrimshaw

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

Re-rate: I had the feeling I rated this too high initially. Golden color, thin white head but still some nice lacing. Aroma is lemons, flowers, very clean. Lots of citrus flavors, lemon especialy, a bit sweet, with some grass and a touch of bitter hops in the finish. Nice and refreshing. Original rating: This is a really good beer. To say I’m pleasantly surprised would be an understatement. The color is a brightish golden topped with a very nice frothy white head. There ends up being a lot of lacing on the glass. The aroma is slightly malty with grassy and grainy notes with some fruitiness to it. It is crisp, a little sweet with a blend of malts and hops. A hint of a lemon zing is mixed in. Nothing seems out of place. Clean, smooth and very refreshing. This would be a great choice for a session beer.

Poured into a pilsener glass. Honey colored with a rocky white head that leaves some of the thickest lacing I’ve seen from a pils. Lots of streaming bubble columns aid the retention. Aroma has that classic pungent fresh grain character with zesty citrus from the hops. Quite lemony. Flavor is citrusy but not tart as I would have expected. In fact it’s a rather sweet citrus note without proper grainy malt to balance. Pilseners aren’t typically robust but even this one tastes a little watery. Mouthfeel is pretty average. Plenty of carbonation and a semi-crisp finish.

12 oz bottle purhcased Oak Tree. Pours a very hazy golden orange with a small white head that quickly faded. Aroma was sweeter then I was expecting with notes of grain, honey, grapes and a very slight metallicness. Medium bodied that is light on the carbonation and doesn’t have the crispness that I’m used to in my pilseners. Flavor is similiar to the aroma with lots of grape and grain coming through. Nice beer not really what I was expecting.

Not at all what I was expecting. Very watery palate. Aroma is barely present. Flavor is very mild with a metallic taste.

Pours light straw color with medium white head and ample carbonation. It has a weak character with an almost flat taste. This was a disappointing brew for me, and I certainly won’t be rushing back for more.

Color is somewhat cloudy and golden with a weak head. Aroma is nutty and smooth with hints of wood and citrus. Quite nice. flavor on the other hand is somewhat sour and a bit metallic. The flavor is quite disappointing considering the nice aroma. The finish is drying somewhat like smoking pure burley for those pipe smokers out there. Overall I was really disappointed in the flavor after such a nice aroma. Ah well, you can’t win them all.

pours cloudy apricot. slight off-white head. malty aroma, perhaps a hint of sweet tea. nice and hoppy dry flavor with a sweet tea undertone. dry finish, slightly bitter. a slightly hoppy pils. very enjoyable.

Pretty good beer. Very smooth more malt then hop. Goes down very nice. easily one of the best Pilsener’s i have had.