Whole Foods Old Plowshare Stout

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

12oz bottle. Dark and opaque. Almost black. Tan thick ring of head. Strong coffee aroma. Sweet caramel and bready chocolate. Great cola-esque sweetness and bitterness. Coffee flavors permeate. Not the fullest of bodies, but its got a great roast and smooth character. The dryness doesn’t come immediately, it is secondary to the crisp, syrupy sweet malts. A perfect example of a lighter bodied dry stout. Full and rich. Light but flavorful.

From a 12 oz. stubby brown bottle with a USDA Organic seal on the front label, no freshness date. Made a decent appearance, poured a opaque red hued roasted coffee brown with a small fizzy tan head that reduced to a minimal sticky, bubbly thin lacing. Had a tasty aroma, a roasted coffee malty, a little burnt chocolate and a mild sweet barley maltiness. Moderate carbonation and a smooth medium bodied mouth feel, good drinkability. Had a nice roasted malty taste with a touch of charcoal, roasted coffee malty, just a hint of chocolate, a buried fruitiness and a sweet malty finish.

Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Nice roasted malt aroma with chocolate, coffee, and some molasses. Flavor is also strong on the roasted malts right away with a decent slightly bitter and dry finish. A little suprised with this one.

Bottle thanks to BMan1113VR. Pours a very dark black brown color with a medium to large sized puffy light tan head. Nose is chocolate milk, coffee, little bit of earth, brownie, and some grass. Taste is like a burnt brownie dunked in some milk with a little bit of caramel drizzle. This is actually enjoyable. First organic product that has no ended up in the drain. Well done.

This beer poured a very attractive and inviting dark color that was almost black with a generous tan head that dissipated slowly. The aroma was of sweet roasted malt and coffee. Taste is the same with some milk chocolate flavor as well. The mouthfeel was very pleasant. This is a realy great session stout and one I am looking forward to having again.

Charcoal and currant nose with mild cocoa notes. Dark brown with a thin tan head. Moderately intense flavor of sour currants and parsley. Bark and parsley finish. Good strength and balance.

Pours dark brown with reddish highlights and a tight, pillowy, beige head that deposits creamy lace in its wake. Chocolate and roasted malt are on the nose with a touch of spicy hops hiding in the background. Medium-bodied and soft, the mouthfeel is oily-slick with a roasted, lightly bitter finish. Dark roasted malt, ash & chocolate malt combine into a failry tasty beer. It almost seems like a blend of a robust porter and a dry stout. Regardless of what you call it, it is one of those beers which comes together in a way that the sum is greater than its parts; a solid, quaffable stout.

Pours a very dark brown, almost black, color with dark ruby edges and a huge foamy tan head that settles into a lasting lacing. Very roasty malt aroma with hints of oatmeal, nuts, chocolate and a feint sweet coffee presence. Bitter and hoppy up front with a nice roasted maltiness, oatmeal, crisp hazelnut and a dry bitter finish.