Grand Cru
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.20
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Ale Brewed with Agave Nectar and Aged in Bourbon Barrels
Originally released as Twentieth Anniversary Ale in 2009 and then re-released in 2011 and again in 2013 for North Coast's 25th Anniversary.
Originally released as Twentieth Anniversary Ale in 2009 and then re-released in 2011 and again in 2013 for North Coast's 25th Anniversary.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours amber with a fading head.Nose shows wine-like notes, fruity tequila, very soft bourbon, coconut. Pretty wierd and different. Not sure I like the fruity white wine character though.More coconut as a flavour along with bourbon and booze. Some fruity wine notes are still there.Boozy-feeling body, low carbonation. Some burn.A bit too boozy and white wine-like in my opinion.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2012
at 17:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Falling Rock Beer Tasting with Dr. Bill on 10/13/2012 (as Grand Cru). This beer pours a bright golden color with a medium light beige head that recedes steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Notes of oak, grainy malt and spices. Full-bodied with flavors of oak, honey, spices and vanilla. The finish is oaky and vinous. Pretty good all around.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2012
at 20:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Corked bottle, courtesy of Yespr
Glden color, bright, with a small frothy head. Some aroma of vanilla cask, and fruity Belgian yeast. Sweet and cloying flavor, oily mouthfeel, with accents of Belgish yeast and vegetables, traces of vanilla, sugar; warming alcohol feeling. Unbalanced. Something I can define as bad attempt to brew Belgian styles.
Glden color, bright, with a small frothy head. Some aroma of vanilla cask, and fruity Belgian yeast. Sweet and cloying flavor, oily mouthfeel, with accents of Belgish yeast and vegetables, traces of vanilla, sugar; warming alcohol feeling. Unbalanced. Something I can define as bad attempt to brew Belgian styles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2012
at 01:56
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
650 ml bottle from 16th St. Pours a golden orange with medium head that dissipates quickly but has lots of carbonation. Aromas of malt and hay with hints of honey. Smooth for 12.9%. Sweet honey tones with a bit of caramel, malt, and stoned fruit. Reminiscent of brandy. Complex. Hot bitter finish. Update Oct 24/13. Still really nice after cellaring. Pronounced notes of oak and peaches. Smooth. No longer hot. Super. Notched up the rating...
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2012
at 17:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Hopleaf. Slightly hazy, big creamy white/off-white head. Relatively mellow, creamy Pils aroma. Woah. The alcohol hits right away. Big honey sugar agave tones. Quite different. Sort of like those agave beers of years past, but with a quality mouthfeel, champagne effervescence. Sweet and brutal, this goblet could be split into 4 and you’d still get enough. Boozy honey liqueur notes. The booze really dominates, but it is quite unique with the one-dimensional Pils malt. Sort of too big for it’s own good.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Apr 2012
at 22:41
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Rated April 2012. Corked and caged 50cl bottle pours clear copper to gold with a nice white looking head of foam. The rather bold aroma offers up prunes, apricots and some funky passion fruit followed by white wine and a touch of cream soda like vanilla notes. The taste is similar with tart to nearly funky white wine notes as well as some prunes and molasses and not too much of anything else really. The big ABV isn’t too obtrusive. It ends on the dry side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2012
at 05:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a copper color with white head. Sweet aroma fruit and malt. Very fermented fruit very alcohol land wood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2012
at 15:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 16.9fl.oz. @ chriso [ oh6gdx birthday bash tasting ].Clear medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, sweet malt - fruit, moderate yeasty, riped fruit. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111203]
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2012
at 01:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks Ariel. As North Coast Grand Cru. Clear golden-copper. Aroma of fruits and a bit of funky notes. Sweet flavor with honey, fruits, wood, light acidic notes and a drier finish. Full-bodied. Good and unique.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2012
at 16:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A dark golden beer with a lazing yellowish head. The aroma has notes of alcohol, fruits, malt, and a bit of caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of agave, malt, alcohol, and caramel, leading to a very dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Feb 2012
at 13:25