4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle, a great winter warmer. Have a half case (2005) aging to compare with 2006 vintage. A classic, beer grasps you, rich with all kinds of flavors, sip and enjoy!
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
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.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
2006 vintage, sampled mid 2007. Will North Coast ever brew something that isn’t outstanding? Sweet chewy delicious malts dominate this behemoth of a beer. The aroma is filled with dried fruits, caramel and raisin. Taste is very complex - lotsa stuff going on here. And at 13,25 ABV, well.. that’s very well masked. Incredible, I love North Coast!
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pours out a redish dark. Carbonation was soft but there till the last drop. No lacing in this one. Smells wonderful for a barley wine. It smells like a fruit basket a old shit would get for their birthday, like prunes, prunes and spice.
The taste is there! You have to try this one. My body warmed up instantly. I could taste everything. The main were sweet fruit, malt, alcohol and bitterness at the end. I drank it at room tep. and it was very good. 11.4%, 2003
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
An amazing beer, feel of strong scents, strong flavors and great taste. The aroma is malty and caramelly and full of alcohol. So is the taste. Full of flavors, the alcohol taste finishes off each sip, overwhelming the other flavors, but not overwhelming itself. I have had the 2005 and 2006 vintages, and, the 2006 being stronger has a stronger alcohol taste. I look forward to sampling the 2007 vintage brew.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
2006 bottle. Bubbly murky brown with creamy tan head that coats glass as it thins. Sweet oakey whiskey aroma. As aroma would suggest, wweet oakey raisin whiskey taste with clean aftertaste. Very warming and so smooth for 13.25%. It brought a tear to my eye as I drank this as it is the last of the 2 I had. This and Old Rasputin are 2 of my highest ratings. Thank you North Coast, hope to see you again soon.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
This beer is a true gem. With a small head, this beer offers a robust flavor and aroma. The sexy complexion and body rivals that of Jessica Alba, with not much to see through.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
2007 vintage consumed 11/08
They should rename this beer, "North Coast Jizz in Your Pants Ale." Because after one sip I thought to myself, "man, i’d let someone jizz in my pants if they bought me one of these."
Poured cold, let sit and warm up. Pour was a dark golden orange, with very little head and little carbonation. I cant see through it at all.
Taste is of rich toffee and bourbon, and still somewhat hot with alcohol. Hot enough that my cheeks are warming up.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Many 4 packs over the years. Finally in Fort Bragg at the tap house. This has got to be one of the best strong ales out there. Huge hop flavor and heavy spice nose. Awesome red brownish color in the pour. North coast has been a true champion in brewing true high quality heavy duty craft beers year after year. If your going to the coast it is a must visit. Superb food, great people and the Mendocino coast, who could ask for more?
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Old Stock Ale by North Coast Brewing
12 oz bottle 4-24-12
Pours reddish brown with big off white to tan head and medium retention.
Rich sweet malt smell with hints of caramel and light hops alcohol is noticeable but not bad at 11.9%. I love this beer and thank North coast brewing for doing a great job with this Ale, I have had this beer many times and always stock up when released hope to do a 3 yaer veridical some day if I can save some LOL.
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