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North Coast Old Stock Ale

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99
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bottled
common

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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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 polomagnifico (533), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 8, 2008  
2007 vintage. Bottle. Aroma has notes of dried dark fruit, caramel, malt, and alcohol. Hazy dark red brown hue with a small fully diminishing off-white head that left no lace. Flavor is sweet with a slight alcohol. Palate is almost lively with carbonation, oily, and full bodied. A decent barley wine but I was expecting much more. But wait, as it warms everything changes. Flavors of change and everything becomes much more complex. Brandy, licorice, and red wine come forward. Palate becomes much more smooth and soft. Very nice after all.


 elcaballo (101), Beverly Hills, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
May 7, 2008  
Very viscous this has a strong sweetness to it but some noticable hops help to balance that out. Overall the flavors blend very nicely. I look forward to drinking this with some age on it.


tarc (47), New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
May 4, 2008  
2006 - The amorma was of sweet malt and fruit. The appearance was dark brown, tinit of red that was slightly cloudy with a minimal head. Flavor was stong of molasses, wine-like and sweet. I could taste the alcohol but found it perfect. Excellent!


 SamGamgee (1429), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 27, 2008  
12oz. bottle 2007 vintage. Deep nut brown with a small, fleeting head that leaves a small foam ring. Doughy and dried dark fruit aroma, with a big dose of alcohol. The flavor is fruity and sweet with some earthy tobacco and plenty of sharp alcohol. For its strength, its well done, but the alcohol dominates any other flavors. Thick body with small bubbles. An alright sipper, but a little too hot for me


 Lothore (276), California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
Apr 26, 2008  
2007 Version A- Pours a beautiful deep ruby hue with not too much of a head S- Lots of caramel, malty to the core, coffee undertones, have to admit the nose on this one makes me excited to taste it. T- masterfully balanced. Lots of raisins and figs all the way through, caramel underneath, hints of coffee towards the end. Alcohol pretty prevalent the whole way. M- Fairly thick, quite a bit of carbonation. D- The alcohol cramps the drinkability a bit but it definitely doesn’t feel too young to drink for me. I’ll have to seek out some vintages of this one and see what i’ve been missing.


improvjock (97), Namegata-shi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/510/20
Apr 24, 2008  
2008 version. Pours a dark brown with light tan head. Aroma of sour apple. Very heavy feeling on the mouth. Not as smooth as I expected. I’ve had better Barley Wines.


 PhillyHomeBrew (176), Forest Hills, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/517/20
Apr 24, 2008  
raisiny aroma with a little bit of a boozy smell. There is also an acidity aroma, maybe grapefruit. There is a bit of a metallic flavor, but that is overcome by the yeasty flavor and a barleywine flavor.


 zebracakes (1214), Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 24, 2008  
2005 Bottle thanks to CMUBEERMAN. Pours opaque rusty amber, thin off white head. Aroma is dried fruit, malt, slight spices, graham, slight alcohol. Flavor is pretty much the same with a bit of pine, vanilla, and caramel. Toasty alcohol warmth, good barley wine.



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