Old Stock Ale - North Coast Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 4.12
pDev: 11.41%
Reviews: 1287
Hads: 536

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Brewed by:
North Coast Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
Old Ale | 11.90% ABV

Availability: Fall. bottle (1235), on-tap (49), growler (2), nitro-tap (1).

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Reviews by CHADMC3:

CHADMC3

Connecticut

4.47/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a warm chestnut brown with just a faint tan head, which quickly subsides leaving almost no remnants. Appears very light & thin with just a touch of carbonation erupting in the center.

Intense sweet fruit & malt masking the alcohol aroma. Slightly acidic and nutty as well.

Sweet dark fruit, perhaps raisins and over ripe cherries. Amongst the chocolate and fierce alcohol presence at the finish, I can sense some unidentified yeast notes. This is rich and full of character.

The Old Stock is relatively thick, medium carbonation and hearty alcohol.

This is an excellent and greatly enjoyable beer. Drinkability is great, but this is a sipper. This will be a favorite throughout the winter for me.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2008 01:29:01 | More by CHADMC3

More User Reviews:

EROCK75

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +9.2%

05-17-2013 17:00:09 | More by EROCK75

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

05-17-2013 02:04:10 | More by ElizabethEleanor

THEOPTIMATOR88

Illinois

4/5 rDev -2.9%

05-16-2013 02:48:50 | More by THEOPTIMATOR88

twenty5

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4/5 rDev -2.9%

05-15-2013 16:45:01 | More by twenty5

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Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev -15%

05-15-2013 14:18:55 | More by touchmeimsac

Snellgg5

New Hampshire

3.75/5 rDev -9%

05-13-2013 22:58:57 | More by Snellgg5

whallgren

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev +9.2%

05-12-2013 19:19:52 | More by whallgren

WillCarrera

Illinois

4.11/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle, 2013 vintage, poured into a snifter.

A- Pours a dark red color, topped with an inch of creamy off-white head.

S- Sweet, boozy and fruity, rum and raisin, bready.

T- Sweet, fruity flavors of raisin, booze, and caramel. Also some nice earthy and tobacco flavors. Nicely balanced, not overly sweet.

M- Medium-bodied, smooth feel, some alcohol warmth on the end.

O- A nice old ale, will have to try this again sometime.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 03:32:50 | More by WillCarrera

piconaut

Florida

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

05-11-2013 11:57:53 | More by piconaut

2beerdogs

California

4/5 rDev -2.9%

05-10-2013 03:47:48 | More by 2beerdogs

jkane101

New Jersey

4/5 rDev -2.9%

05-10-2013 00:15:00 | More by jkane101

OC_Beer_Fan

California

4.5/5 rDev +9.2%

05-08-2013 06:12:13 | More by OC_Beer_Fan

deadliest

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

05-08-2013 00:03:51 | More by deadliest

diehl07

Ohio

4/5 rDev -2.9%

05-06-2013 19:46:29 | More by diehl07

deeznuts420

Pennsylvania

4.39/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

served into a duvel tulip. small one finger head that dissipated to a small ring. tons of alcohol legs down the glass , deep mahogany red color.
smelled very weet with a little bit of alcohool present. mainly caramel and sweet frdark fruits like raisins and faint cherry.
taste followed the nose well with a big hit of caranel sweetness up front followed by raisins and the dark fruits like figs and cherries; rumlike. then the alcohol comes in and cleanses the palate and gives a warming sensation in the chest.
overall a very good american old ale that i would definetly buy again especially at 2 bucks a piece .

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 11:14:50 | More by deeznuts420