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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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 estoppel (1028), Buffalo, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Feb 10, 2008  
2006 bottle consumed 2/08. Dark amber body, white head, sweet malty nose. Very sweet, brown sugar, maybe slightly fruity, syrupy body. Not very impressive.


 dkoonce (883), People’s Republic of Athens, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Bottle with 2007 on the neck. I was expecting an alt ale. But, one sip to dispelled that thought rather quickly. Very hoppy and loads of malt and alcohol. Poured with a tall head of loose large foam. Very heavy body, almost syrupy. Finishes a bit long.


 bp (455), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Feb 8, 2008  
Bottle (2007 vintage): pours a cloudy burnt orange with a thin lacing of head around the edge of the glass, aroma of sweet dark fruits, taste is a tad bitter with a burnt sugar type flavor, finish is smooth with just a slight warming in the throat. Pretty good. I have three more of these that I am going to try to age.


london1o1 (14), USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/519/20
Feb 7, 2008  
I recently drank a 2002 and 2006 Old Stock side by side (in Jan. ’08). The difference is remarkable. I suppose I should be rating the ’06, since that’s closer to what people will be drinking straight out of the stores, but I can’t bare to rate such an inferior product. While there were many similarities (I’m not sure if the recipe has remained unaltered or not, but they certainly taste as if they were at least similar recipes), and the ’06 tasted like something that could some day develop into the ’02, the various flavors of the ’06 are so much more rough and aggressive, while the ’02 has allowed them to mellow and intermingle, resulting in a much rounder, more subtle combination of flavors. I cannot recommend aging this beer enough. I still have a bottle of the ’02 and the ’06, and plan and trying them with the ’08 in ’10.


 clong83 (243), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Feb 6, 2008  
Nose of thick malts. STRONG alcohol finish, almost like the end of a sip of whiskey. But overall flavor is of caramel malts, hop bitterness, and some dried fruit tones. Low carbonation. If not for the alcohol, this gets a higher score.


 harrisoni (6769), Ashford, Kent, England
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Feb 5, 2008  
Bottle at HogTownHarry Fest 08. Again big thanks to Harry for this one. Syrupy dry malt aroma. I guess its a barley wine, with some soy sauce in the mouth. Nice US hops on there.


 lordeche (397), Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Feb 4, 2008  
Pours dark copper with quickly disappearing head. Aroma of scotch, sweet plum, port, caramel malt, cherry. Flavor contains a really nice caramel malt backbone melded with notes of cherry, raisin, and some vinous notes. Some slight smokiness is really nice in the flavor. This is a pretty sweet barleywine, but it’s not nearly as sweet as some others that I’ve had (a couple from Dogfish head come to mind). Moderately thick, sticky palate.


 smith4498 (865), Miami, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 3, 2008  
2007 bottle. Pours dark orange with minimal head that disappeared quickly. Aroma was sweet and malty. Drank 3 bottles about 7 months ago and saved this one. When I first tried it the alcohol was overwhelming. Time has mellowed the alcohol and it is much smoother. Thick, malty and sweet, this one goes down easily for 11% abv. I think I’ll buy anothr 4 pack and age it a while, should be good. Another quality brew from North Coast.



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