North Coast Brewing Company Old Stock Ale

Old Stock Ale

 

North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular
Score
7.53
ABV: 10.2% IBU: 34 Ticks: 278
Like a fine port, Old Stock Ale is intended to be laid down. With an original gravity of over 1.100 and a generous hopping rate, Old Stock Ale is well-designed to round out and mellow with age. It’s brewed with classic Maris Otter malt and Fuggles and East Kent Goldings hops, all imported from England.
 

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7

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Stored a long time at home, but still ok

Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2025 at 19:21


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Bottle from Horrocks Farm Market on 08 Nov 2025 at 00:25


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

2004 bottle, consumed 2006. Pours dark reddish brown w/ok head. Tried one too cold and another room temp. Too much alcohol for my taste, which made it hard to taste the flavor, but what there was was good.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:42


7

Sweet and toasted malty with layers of toffee and caramel, dried fruit shred, brown sugar, medium body, spices running through into the malty finish. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2025 at 07:44


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. 2019 version. Amber copper in color with no head. Aroma is grains and fruitcake. Taste is complex fruity deliciousness.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 05:01


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

nice amber color, nose is LOTS of malt, and cognac. flavour is very malty. Very interesting barley wine, i’m used to more of a hop profile, hops seem to be lost in here. Very nice warmness from the alcoho, it’s present but not too much, very nice!

Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 06:12



8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

On tap at Apex. Pours murky brown with an off-white head. Aroma is an incorporated malty caramelized fruit. Flavour has caramelized dark fruits, dates. Booziness is very well-integrated. Incredible barley wine.

Tried from Draft on 13 Aug 2024 at 21:14


9.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle from Beer Universe in North Troy, NY Aroma: dark fruit, caramel Appearance: hazy amber with an off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, light bitterness Mouthfeel: light carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, long finish Delicious

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2024 at 21:59


7.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle via Beer Republic. 2022, 10,2% ABV. Med-full body, medium carbonation. High bitterness, pretty high hoppiness, grassy, resiny, piney. Medium sweetness and medium alco warmth. Quite intense overall, yet nuanced, easy sipping. Lots of chocolatey maltiness, toffeeish caramelly maltiness and dried fruits, raisins, light prunes. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2024 at 14:19