North Coast Old No. 38 Stout

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Bottle. Pours a very dark brown color with zero head to it. Some bitterness and roasting coming off the nose. Taste has some bitterness to it, though the malts balance it out well. Interesting stout...

Mörkt brun öl med ett ljusbrunt skum. Doft av rostad malt, kaffe och choklad. Samma återkommer i smaken. En "midle of the road" stout. Sticker inte ut.

Poured on tap in San Diego it has a nice look in the glass but it definitely fell short. There is some vanilla on the nose along with some roasted malts. After that the beer just fell off. Maybe I should have asked for a new beer because there was very little taste. It was smooth but only picked up on a little bit of licorice. Very disappointed.

Bottle at The Harp Irish Pub, Chongqing, China. Roasted malt in the aroma with notes of chocolate and licorice. Flavor is slightly sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, licorice and some hops. Dryish finish, medium body.

Had to drink out of the bottle as I was camping and had no glass available, so no color notes. Toasty aroma and taste. Hints of chocolate, but toasted malts were not over done as is often the case with stouts and porters. Really good for a dark beer.

(bottle). Nice roasted malt aroma with some vanilla. Deep brown complexion with thin tan head. Flavors of roasted malt and some coffee. Thin palate. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Dark, rich, medium-heavy body. The beer has a lot of roasted malts and coffee. A lot of flavor without the typical high alcohol bite at 5.6%. Smooth.

This one falls into the "I can't believe I haven't rated this yet" category. Pours a very dark brown with a tan head. Aroma contains lots of roasted malts along with coffee and chocolate. Taste is mostly what you would expect from the aroma. Similar, except I get much more coffee and even some smokey elements. Good amount of carbonation for this style. Aftertaste is smokey with chocolate. Quite dry as well. Overall, this is a very solid stout.

Bottle. Appearance: dark brown/black with a minimal tan head. Aroma: roasted malt, fruit I can't place, molasses, some ash. Taste: very similar to aroma but with fruit-ish/tartness notes that I still can't place, that ashiness and very light sweetness, dark chocolate, molasses and coffee. Mouthfeel: fairly thin w. low to mid carbonation. Overall: it's pretty unique and good for a standard dry stout but nothing out of this world. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottles. Dark brown/black with a minimal tan head. Nose is lots of roast and molasses, a fair amount of ash as well. Flavor is similar, lots of roasty bitterness, some light sweetness, molasses and coffee. Meh.