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North Coast Old Stock Ale

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
12623.89/5.03.89/5.0Winter12.5%92.4Snifter
Commercial Description:
As a continuation of North Coast Brewing Co.’s commitment to quality, our Old Stock Ale is crafted in the tradition of our critically acclaimed Pranqster Belgian Style Golden Ale and Old Rasputin Imperial Stout. It’s brewed with classic floor-malted Maris Otter Pale Malt and Fuggles Hops imported from England, so it’s a beer to be served proudly. Like a fine wine, North Coast’s Old Stock Ale is intended to be laid down. With an original gravity of over 1100 and a generous hopping rate, Old Stock Ale is well-designed to round-out and mellow with age. North Coast Brewing Co. Old Stock Ale is a vintage dated ale. We produce a small quantity each year and it remains available from release date until our stock is depleted.

pre-2006 ABV: 11.4%.
2006 vintages: 11.6% & 13.25%.
2007 vintage: 11.7%.
2008 vintage: 12.5%.
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MakeItDrinkIt (66), Portland, Oregon, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Nice amber, slighty ruby color with a medium tan head. Aroma is of rich caramel, some raisins, a slight alcohol bite. Flavor is rich with pears, caramel, raisins, but with a generous dose of hops that kick the bit of sugars off your tongue in a hurry, leaving a slightly nutty lingering finish. This one is sure to age well - I hope I fare so well!


 MrChopin (632), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 11, 2008    Updated: Nov 28, 2008
rerate (11/20/08): Another ’07, not nearly as much fruit in the nose, more brandy, raisin, brown sugar. Almost peaty in fact. Flavor is alcoholic, lots of malt, caramel, and sugar, but a little watery. Palate is still intense, though rather short-lived and a little too carbonated given the malty overtones in the flavor. It’s far boozier than the first time I remember, and I think that I prefer the nose this time around. 848415.
(7/11/08) Pours dark red-amber with small white-yellow head. Clean aroma with caramel, banana, fruits... spring rain? Some say cognac, and I’d agree to that, especially with the alcohol buried in there. Flavor is WOW. This kicks me over even with an inflamed face. Beautiful balance with strong hop contributions playing off of sweet sugars and a generous alcohol backbone. Aggressive palate to compliment the taste, and even a little sticky just for marks. I’m still reeling. 849518.


 Vas19 (299), Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 10, 2008  
2007 Bottle. Pours brown with a thin tan head. Very nice complex fruit aroma with a touch of caramel. Flavor is on the malty side with a dry finish. Taste is more vegetal than fruity. Noticeable alcohol. Good, not great.


 checkmatei1 (630), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 9, 2008  
Bottle (’07 vintage): Poured a reddish amber color with almost no head. The aroma was sweet, fruity and malty. The flavor was just the same, VERY sweet and VERY malty. Overall, a very good beer with the potential to be a great beer with a couple of years of cellaring.


 renffisch (514), london, Greater London, England
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 8, 2008  
bottle with ethereal 2007 vintage. Wonderful floral and fruity nose, apricots, dried pineapple, fresh figs and plums. Ruby colour, fine lacy head. Flavours of treacle, honey, caramel and quince. Beautifully dry with a strong sweet, almondy back. Good plum liqueur aftertaste, quite alcoholic, but sweet. lovely, and very drinkable, develish.


 gueuzeisgod (109), Graham, North Carolina, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 7, 2008  
12oz bottle, 2007 vintage. Deep amber, thin fine bubbled head, slight spotty lacing. Smells fantastic, fruity with light esters, caramel/toffee, bread pudding. First sip unfolds in perfect form, rich but not cloying malt body flows over the tongue with authority, fading to a tingling hop profile with nuances of root beer and spice cake, alcohol slowly wafts out the nostrils. Has some characteristics that you might consider belgian. The best barley wine I have had yet, truly delicious, I will buy more more more.


MtStateBeer (77), Hurricane, West Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 7, 2008  
12 oz. bottle 2008. Pours a reddish-brown with an average, fizzy, off-white head. Aroma is sweet malts, a tiny bit hoppy, and a little plum. Flavor is sweet with a bit of a bitter finish. It is very warming on the palate with light alcoholic finish. Warms very well, first barley wine. Good experience.


 badbeer (433), Iowa, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 5, 2008  
2005 Vintage. Red amber color with a slightly tan head; head slowly recedes but still leaves some lacing. Smell of sweet caramel and some dark fruits, even a bit vinous. Taste is sweet (caramel and toffee), alcohol is present, but not overpowering. A bit earthy as well, improves tremendously as it warms; when its cool, its a bit metallic and lacking, when you warm it up it transforms into a solid beer. Higher side of medium carbonation, full bodied, a bit sticky on the tongue. An excellent sipper, but even though its a year old, it still has plenty of room to become the shining star its destined to be.



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