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North Coast Old Stock Ale

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99
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
12643.89/5.03.89/5.0Winter11.5%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%.
2009 vintage: 11.5%.
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 Optigon (562), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/518/20
Oct 6, 2007  
Old Stock 2005. Aroma is malty with caramel, chocolate, coffee, and butterscotch qualities. Pours clear, brown, with a moderate, lightly tan head. Heavy mouth feel with a strong alcoholic warmth. Flavors of caramel, chocolate, and bourbon. Excellent!


 waolsen (1222), Littleton, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/517/20
Oct 3, 2007  
2003 bottle. thick mahogony pour with swirly head. maple sugar, rich caramel malts, raison and fig, oak barrel aroma. sweet and sugary, delicious. great rich malts with nice hop. candy. sweet and bitter finish.


 wetherel (1596), Encinitas, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/518/20
Sep 30, 2007  
2005 bottle from Churchill’s pub. Tried to kmweaver. Great microbubble foam. Clear dark amber color. Still a bit young, but certainly a great beer. Tasty.. a bit sweet.


 AR (426), Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Sep 29, 2007  
A very smooth and sweet barley wine. Very good for sipping and relaxing. A wonderful elixir that glides down your throat.


 DeweyDell (155), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/515/20
Sep 28, 2007  
12 oz bottle, 2006. Pours a dark red color with a bubbly tan head that you can hear fizzle out. Very sweet aroma, strong malt background, lots of raisins and caramel. Taste is also sweet, lots of malts, caramel, alcohol. Alcohol is a little on the strong side, and it’s too sweet for my tastes, but I guess that’s typical for the style. It’s pretty good.


 Kalli (476), Falun, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Sep 27, 2007  
Aroma has me thinking of cherry jam made with grape juice instead of sugar. Still, quite a bit of sweetness and also in the mouth. Almost pastry-like would describe it, I think. Caramel followed by pastry glacing-like sweetness. More hops please, less sweets. The last few Barley Wines I’ve had have me reconsidering my love for the style. I need to find some hopped Barley Wines soon.


 drfabulous (1240), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/510/20
Sep 25, 2007  
From memory so I will have to re-rate one day. My memory isn’t great. Bought it with high expectations but wasn’t thrilled. Maybe I wasn’t ready yet for this beer.I found it too syrupy.


 cathcacr (588), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 25, 2007  
Color and transparency-wise, this fits right in there in that Arrogant Bastard glass. But no head after a cuppla minutes, little nose, alco-slick, syrupy, light burn on the finish. Could do better than this one. ’07 vintage. Maybe needs to age?



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