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Whole Foods Old Plowshare Stout

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81
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2983.41/5.03.39/5.0Special5.7%82.4English pint
Commercial Description:
Brewed for Whole Foods. Old Plowshare is a full-flavored Celtic style Stout. Smooth and firm-bodied with the bold flavor notes of dark roasted malts. Because Old Plowshare is organic it remains true to the time-honored Irish tradition of respect for natural ingredients. A great pub classic or the perfect Black and Tan.
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 Radek Kliber (3942), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 9, 2008  
Bottle 355 ml, Appearance: black body with brown clear light sipping at edges. Medium plus white-creamy top with ring of lace.3+ Aroma: rich roasted character, dry roasted feel is very imminent. Slight feel of brandy. High quality roasts of barley. Excellent nose.8+ Flavour/Palate: smoky, ash character with roasted bitterness. Soft bodied. Mild warmth of alcohol. Bit of grainy feel of old INKA. Very nice dry roasted stout.


 kyzr (1123), Belgrade, Montana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Dark brown pour with smallish brown head. Has a roasted coffee nose. Flavor is full of roast with hints of dried fruit, and coffee.


 markwise (1175), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Pours a deep brown with a tan head. The aroma is chicory, and licorice. The flavor is roasted coffee, a hint of dark fruit, and dirt. Finishes dry with a note of hops. Was not terribly impressive.


 porterhouse (1152), Alna, Maine, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 29, 2008  
(Bottle from McKean and Charles) Pours very dark brown with some lighter brown and amberish highlights. Three fingers of fairly lumpy tan head. Aroma of chocolate and coffee. Mouthfeel fairly smooth, medium hefty. Lots of patches and light broken rings of lacing. Flavor is pretty much straight up dark and milk chocolate and coffee roast. A bit of bitterness sneaks up on back end. Very light grassiness toward finish. Fairly nice stout although kind of unremarkable - could be a little more aggressive.


 checkmatei1 (630), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/515/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Bottle: Poured a dark brown with not much head. The aroma was roasted chocolate malt and coffee. The flavor was of chocolate, coffee, nuts, and roasted malts. Overall, another great beer by North Coast. Surprisingly good for an organic as well.


 SynergyXJ (506), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/512/20
Oct 15, 2008  
Bottle, #410 Dark pour with nice head and lacing. Aroma of roasted malt and coffee. Nutty roasted malt flavor. Smooth, dry finish. Pretty good stout.


 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 9, 2008  
(Bottle). Roasty, coffee, milk chocolate, and malt aroma. Dark reddish brown body, tan head. Flavor is roasty, hints of nuts, coffee. Relatively mild finish.


 KnN (721), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Pours almost pitch black with a good fingers worth of tan head. Aroma is a lot of roast and some coffee. Flavor is more of the same. It’s got a nice taste on the front, but the backend is a little bitter. It is fairly smooth drinking though if a little watery..



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