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Whole Foods Old Plowshare Stout

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82
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2993.41/5.03.39/5.0Special5.7%82.6English 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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 fakepurseninja (785), Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Feb 26, 2008  
Suprising amber appearance for this stout. Medium bodied with a nice chocolate malt accented backbone. Moderate to heavy roasted essence with a good hop presence in a milky, think chocolate milk, stout body.


 angrypirate06 (773), Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Apr 21, 2009  
Bottle. Beige foamy decently lasting head over a black body. Nice lacing. Aroma is roasted malts, light toffee. A bit weak on the aroma. Taste was coffee, little else. Somewhat creamy mouthfeel.


 jstraw (769), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Dark brown with fair, creamy, tan head / Deep roast cocoa and coffee nose / Medium body, a touch thin, with good balance of malts and hops, with faint sweetness and good, dry finish / Rich, smooth flavors of bittersweet chocolate, oak, roast coffee, and dry hops / A little more ooph in the body and they’ve got something, or it’s a very fine porter.


 Hank1980 (764), Athens, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Bottle. Poured dark brown, with a tan head that leaves a little lace. Aroma of roasted malt, some coffee. Taste is fairly straightforward, malt, with some mild bittering. Mouth is medium to light bodied (for a stout). Overall, an okay brew.


 nbutler11 (761), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Pours a deep brown color from the bottle with a firm tan head. Smells of dark cocoa and tastes of watery coffee and barley. Balanced and suprisingly drinkable for an organic stout.


 Slipstream (760), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/102/511/20
Mar 11, 2008    Updated: Mar 12, 2008
I did not realize this was a Whole Foods exclusive. Shouldn’t it be listed under North Coast Brewing? The head is weak and fizzy, and the nose is sour-sweet and acidic. This is a light-bodied, smoky stout. I can taste chocolate, tobacco, and a little yeast. Mildly hopped, with a light aftertaste. This is pretty tasty, but it is another languid beer from North Coast. I have not yet tried a great organic beer, and I am not sure why that is.


 HopheadHans (755), Bay Area, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Mar 16, 2007  
Bottle. Nice stout. Pours dark almost black with a nice head. Aromas of toast, molasses and roasted malts. Flavors of a cocoa, chocolate, a bit of caramel. Has just the right amount of carbonation and body, not overpowering.


 mcbackus (751), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 5, 2006  
yea for this beer, this beer makes me happy because it is organic and taste excellent. i am a big supporter of organics and this is my favorite organic beer by far. it pours i lite colour for a stout redish brown the nose is slight with chocolate. it has a wonderful chocolate taste with coffe added in to it. thabk you north coast for making organic beer good.



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