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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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of joergen. Comes as: "North Coast Grand Cru". Pours a clear golden with a small white head. Lovely oaky aroma combined with sweet fruit. Solid body, pours thick and syrupy with sweet oak and vanilla - not sure if I pick up the agave nectar though. Some alcohol heat. Lovely complexity. 290212
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Feb 2012
at 11:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
clear light golden, smooth large offwhite head. dry hoppy aroma, mild, slightly breadish or doughish. flavor is yellow fruity, yeasty, boozy, like a strong belgian blonde, perhaps the agave. wood notes. alc. is too dominant.
Tried
on 29 Feb 2012
at 11:53
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from a 750 ml corked brown bottle this beer poured a bright apricot color with a large fluffy yellow-white head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was sweet and tangy tequila, pineapple, kiwi and oak and was moderately boozy in a way that really worked. The flavor was very sweet and tangy pineapple, kiwi, tequila, oak, and bread. The finish was long sweet and tangy pineapple and tequila. Boozy again but in a way that surprisingly worked well. Fairly full bodied. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2012
at 17:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled:
Pours a clear, deep golden colour with a thick head. Aroma is rhubarbs, oak and Bourbon. Thick and sweet mouthfeel. Flavour is more perfumy Bourbon followed by a long, somewhat boozy bitterness.
Pours a clear, deep golden colour with a thick head. Aroma is rhubarbs, oak and Bourbon. Thick and sweet mouthfeel. Flavour is more perfumy Bourbon followed by a long, somewhat boozy bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2012
at 12:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle labeled Grand Cru. Color was not what I imagined it would be, very pale, crystal clear, tight carbonation. Aroma was of the agave, sweet fruit, brown sugar. Taste was the same, no Brett or any yeasty adicity like I thought there would be. A very good beer, but way too sweet for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2012
at 19:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (as North Coast Grand Cru)@my birthdaybash@Chriso. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, caramel, wood, earth and some slight tropical fruity notes. Flavour is alcohol, some fruits, mild nectar and some alcohol and wooden notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2012
at 05:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
50 cl bottle from Systembolaget labeled "North Coast Grand Cru". Intensely fruity and floral. Strange taste and aroma, I guess it’s from the agave juice. Very sweet, not much bitterness. A hint of bourbon. Alcohol is well hidden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2011
at 15:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Pat’s birthday tasting at chriso’s. Pours clear gold with a fluffy, white head. Very sweet, doughy malt nose. Extremely sweet flavor, dough notes, white sugar, honey, white grapes. Full bodied with lively carbonation. Warm, sticky sweet finish, some more dough and sugar. A bit heavy overall with the sugar, but decent in small quantities.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2011
at 15:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from SB Torslanda cons 2011-12-02 (Fredrik: I brought this, ;-) ) AR: pruns, caramel, sourness AP: clear golden, wee white foamy head F: caramel, warming feeling, butter, tropical fruits, mango, sticky *3,3
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2011
at 12:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle sampled @ Ekstedts tasting on December 2. Courtesy of Nisse666. Pours light golden with a white head. Smell is malty, slightly sour and fruity with peaches and lemon. Taste is very sweet with wood, vanilla, red apples and alcohol. Finish is slightly dry and slightly sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2011
at 17:36