Gold Stock Ale - New England Brewing Co.

alexgash

Connecticut

4.48/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pint poured from a 64 oz. growler, filled on 1/28/13.

Hazy, cloudy, golden body with white brassy edges. Finger of cottony, gauzy, casky, off-white head. Nice lacing. Solid hop nose. Strong on the spicy, herbal, peppery, slightly funky noble characters. Some citrus rind as well. Fruity malt aromas play bass. Faint woody, oaky twinge. Lovely!

Spicy, bitterish, gentle hops up front. Malt fills in underneath, with notes of biscuit, cookie, and light fruit (melon and pear). Mineral water bitterness picks up a bit. Grassy, sea-air funk hop flavors roll in nicely. Peppery, dry finish. Subtle woody notes and even a little oaky vanilla. Medium body, with a smooth, creamy feel. Interesting, complex, and crazy drinkable. A big time winner!

Serving type: growler

02-02-2013 02:11:49 | More by alexgash

bigedct

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

05-08-2013 02:32:02 | More by bigedct

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -20.3%

04-15-2013 05:36:56 | More by Kelp

Atomicskis5

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

04-11-2013 01:35:00 | More by Atomicskis5

dcguitar

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

04-04-2013 19:39:27 | More by dcguitar

juliusseizure

New York

4/5  rDev -8.9%

03-06-2013 01:46:33 | More by juliusseizure

bootdown21

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

02-20-2013 20:59:31 | More by bootdown21

polishkaz

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -8.9%

02-13-2013 02:15:51 | More by polishkaz

dcoux09

Connecticut

4.98/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Appearance: Gold, cloudy, white head, lovely lacing.

Smell: Gold Stock is well balanced. You certainly had a hop presence, however it was balanced with orange oil, coriander, and citrus notes.

Taste: In one word: smooth. This beer was so well balanced between an IPA and a wheat beer it was unreal. Imagine a Lagunitas IPA mixed with a less yeasty Allagash White, and that’s what this beer was. If I ever see this during the summer, I will buy every keg… it’s a perfect summer brew. Gold Stock was easy to drink, perfectly carbonated, and a joy to pour out of the little brown jug. It finished with some spiciness and was very satisfying.

Serving type: growler

02-09-2013 22:32:57 | More by dcoux09

thegerm87

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -8.9%

02-04-2013 01:45:11 | More by thegerm87

tehzachatak

Massachusetts

4.79/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Growler filled this morning.

A - hazy light pilsner-esque body with a good finger of cotton/bone-white head.

S - First you get lots of classic noble hops - lots of spiciness/slightly herbal notes, some citrus/stonefruit, and some oaky notes that I do not usually equate with an nose. Cool.

T - Floral/herbal/spicy hops first, like a strong pilsner or noble hopped IPA, then a direct left turn right into oaky, slightly vanilla goodness. Leaves you with wonderful citrus at the end. Just unreal.

M - Drinks like a light crisp pilsner. Very light body, on the higher carb end, not sticky or cloying. Incredible drinkability.

One of the most unique and awesome beers I've ever had the chance to try. Never had anything like this before, not sure I'll ever find anything comparable. Really quite amazing. I could drink this beer every day. Wish they made it more than once a year!

Serving type: growler

02-03-2013 00:44:07 | More by tehzachatak

CTJman

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +13.9%

02-02-2013 05:17:24 | More by CTJman

merc7186

New York

3.99/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Sandman3479.

Growler into snifter glass.

A: Hazy Golden Straw Hue, Passes Some Light, White Head Ring, Some Lacing

S: Floral, Mild Citrus, Mild Oakey

T: Floral, Citrus, Grainy

M: Decent Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Bitter, Mildly Drying

Overall, very hoppy and grainy for 'american strong ale'...more like an IPA.

Serving type: growler

01-31-2013 03:34:06 | More by merc7186

jimmy82063

Connecticut

4.19/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Lousy weather on the East Coast, must be Gold Stock Week! Poured into a tulp glass, this has to be a Bot predessor! Frothy head, nice citrus nose and just a little vanilla. Go to beer pluss! I forget that every year this is such an easy drinkable beer. This should be canned!

Serving type: growler

01-26-2013 22:19:52 | More by jimmy82063

seplo

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

10-30-2012 19:31:26 | More by seplo

gamanley

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +13.9%

07-25-2012 00:06:53 | More by gamanley

HopsHopenstein

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -14.6%

07-18-2012 22:25:19 | More by HopsHopenstein

RMoeNay

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

07-15-2012 14:04:56 | More by RMoeNay

hoppymcgee

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +8.2%

04-06-2012 02:11:50 | More by hoppymcgee

Pete27lax

New York

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

03-29-2012 16:32:00 | More by Pete27lax

Adrianized

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

03-28-2012 20:39:28 | More by Adrianized

Homebrew35

Connecticut

3.7/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Served in a pint glass with one fingers worth of white foamy head.
Slightly hazy pale golden body. A slight ring of head remains and not much else.

Smells of citrus and lemony hops and bready yeast. Some
sticky an sweet pale malts and some pineyness.

Tastes mostly of pine and lemony hops. Some bready yeasty notes and a finish of what some may say is an oaky tannic quality.

Medium thin bodied. Low carbonation. Resinous piney sticky finish.

Overall this is a good beer. Nice smell, good taste and fairly complex.

$5.50 a pint

Serving type: on-tap

03-13-2012 00:05:57 | More by Homebrew35

foodplusbeer

Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Light yellow-orange in color, with a cloudy poor. Whiffs of glorious citrus and herbal hops fortified with a little oak. On the tongue it starts off hoppy and bitter but leaves you with a moderate amount oak flavor, a tad of vanilla from the wood, and lingering hop citrus. The flavor to ABV ratio is off the charts. It's big flavors are unique and deliciously packed into a relatively low amount of alcohol that just begs you to have another!

Serving type: on-tap

03-08-2012 22:33:54 | More by foodplusbeer

donohuer

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -20.3%

03-06-2012 04:05:12 | More by donohuer

nicholas527

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -43.1%

03-04-2012 20:05:53 | More by nicholas527