North Coast Old Stock Ale

	Percentile
	99
	overall

Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Fort Bragg, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1262	3.89/5.0	3.89/5.0	Winter	12.5%	92.4	Snifter

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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JCB (1744), Durham, North Carolina, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 27, 2007

2007 bottle, and drinking lovely even in its youth. It’s got a far more aggressive malt profile than in previous years, with a big toffee slap in the face that more or less tames the lively hopping in, say, the 2005 vintage. But it’s certainly very enjoyable, even if drinking a bit rough right now (also a bit boozy, dontcha know). Some bourbon and dark fruit notes towards the end. Really solid now, and once it settles down in a couple years it should be magnificent.

505 (271), Echo Park, California, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	4/5	10/10	4/5	18/20

Dec 27, 2007

I cannot believe I’ve never rated this. A comfort beer of sorts . . . Pours ruby and golden. Aroma is plummy and malty. Flavor is just packed with a nice bitterness, very mild sweetness, and a hint of tartness. Not sure what it is, but this beer is very enjoyable.

Tilley4 (218), Huron, Tennessee, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Dec 21, 2007

2007 bottle. Careful with this one..... It’ll whip that ass if you aint ready for it. Muddy, murky brown pour, not much to speak of in the way of a head. Definitely get a bourbon aroma from this one with some malt as well. Man, this tastes like whiskey. Very strong oaky taste to this along with some sweetness and malt. Finishes pretty hot but that’s to be expected for a 2007. Very warming drink here. Got a few more bottles that I’m putting away for at least 2 more years. This needs aging because its going to be a damn smooth barleywine but its just not there yet.

jmikolich (405), Athens, Ohio, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Dec 17, 2007 Updated: Oct 29, 2008

2004 Vintage, consumed 12/16/07 12oz, pours a nice amber color, with a very thin head, taste is very smooth with no distinct alcohol burn, easy to drink but meant to be sipped, still tasting of dark fruits and a late vanilla smoothness becomes apparent as it warms.. very nice for a beer 3 years old. EDIT for 2006 version tried 10/28/08: Bought from Chucks recently where it had been sitting, taste is barely oxidized but still definitely drinkable, this is 11.6% version, very smooth, with malt and carmel. but a lack of vanilla as found in the 04, no alcohol burn but definitely high in the ABV, still pleasant to drink.. cant wait to try the other years.

alobar (1015), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 16, 2007

Cloudy amber/caramel color with no head. Strong bourbon aroma. Taste is a complex mix of bourbon, caramel and malts. Very enjoyable!

zathrus13 (1296), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 13, 2007

Bottle, 2003. Cloudy brown, with a tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toffee, and dark fruit. Flavor is malt, fruit, alcohol, and sugar. Four years old, and still pretty good.

ChazMania (408), Pasadena, California, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 11, 2007

Bottled. Wow, great beer. Very thick pour with only small head. Dark fig like malty aroma. Flavor is huge and balanced. I think for an 11.7 abv, I think it’s well hidden and a great beer. I have a few more and will re-rate if necessary.

VikingHammer (362), Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	18/20

Dec 10, 2007

Amber pour with thin white head. DArk fruits and roasted malts in the aroma. Roasted malt end in a metallic bitterness. Nice barley wine. I had it with DogFish Head’s Old School Barley Wine and it didn’t stack up.

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