Old Stock Ale
(has 19 batches)
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
7.54
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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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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Thanks Huhzubendah for sharing the 2011 bottle! Poured into a snifter showing translucent caramel brown with no head. The nose is brandy forward. The palate is light bodied and moderately carbonated. Medium alcoholic spiciness, slightly cloying without much dimension.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2017
at 22:48
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
12 fl. oz. Bottle. Vintage 2015. Pours with a dark copper and a small tan head, which disappears quickly. There are some floating particles in the glassware. very nice nose: malty, raisins, Banana and sweetness cherries. Syrup and belgian yeast.very fat! Taste is toffee, raisins, some nuts, nice malts and caramel-woody finish. Full bodied . very good one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2017
at 16:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 33 cl. Vintage 2015, Consumo preferente 12/2015. Amber, hazy with a minimal offwhite head. Aroma of sweet malt, oak and caramel. Ligth bitter with a warm alc and wooden caramel ending. Nice apertif before reindeer fillet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2017
at 15:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. A- Dusty, whisky, boozy, oak, dark fruits. A- Garnet color, clear liquid, beige head. T- Booze, butterscotch, prunes, dates, fig, oak, whisky, dusty. P- Full body, slightly thin texture, average carbonation, complex finish. O- With just over 3 years of age on it, this 2014 vintage was time to open. As much as I wanted to keep saving it, I couldn’t wait any longer. Somehow still boozy but a really nice sipper. I honestly liked it a touch colder than after it had warmed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2017
at 16:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(355ml 2015 bottle from Systembolaget) Pours clear copper, with a small stable off white ring of bubbles. Aroma of caramel, toffee, Maillard flavours, toasted grains, sundried tomatoes, nuts, some booze. Flavour of caramel, alcohol, toasted grain, dried apple, lots of booze. A bit thin, average carbonation, and alcohol heat. Decent enough but distractingly boozy for its malt depth and body. Better as a beer to age in barrels than on its own.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2017
at 07:06