Old Stock Cellar Reserve: Wheat Whiskey Barrel-Aged
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.67
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Old Stock Cellar Reserve is a small batch, limited release that has been aged in wheat whiskey barrels. The aging process gives this world class beer an added layer of complexity. A memorable drink that should be enjoyed as a completely unique offering. First released in 2015 (2014 date).
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8/10
Ace & Kees 2019. Bottle 2014. Murky brown with some bubbles. Sweet grainy barley and caramel, raisans, vanilla. Sweet and bitter. Full body and soft carbonation.
Tried
at
Brouwerij Kees
on 02 Nov 2019
at 17:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at Ace&Kees festival. 2014 vintage. Almost clear dark amber with bubbly beige head. Huge caramel, vanilla, bourbon, spicy notes, sugary malts, alcohol, soft bread crust, sugar loaf. Quite sweet, solid medium bitter. Full bodied with boozy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2019
at 17:05
8.5/10
Interesting combination. Smooth old ale, malty, with dried fruit, raisins, a bit boozy and warming. Also a pretty sharp and sweet whiskey. Honey, wood and some caramel. Both are pretty sweet together, but not too much. Sharp barrel is compensated by base.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2019
at 23:00
7/10
Tried
on 02 Mar 2019
at 17:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flaska från 2014. Något mörkare kastanjebrun, lätt murken med beige krona. Doft och smak av karamell, whisky, kolaremmar, kaffesirap, toffee, fudge, övermogna äpplen och torkad frukt, en snäll kaffeton, viss ekton och precis i avslutningen ett litet inslag av mint/menthol. Finns hetta kvar från alkoholen och fatlagringen, men tycker den lagt sig ganska fint. Kroppen är större och med tydlig fatkaraktär. Fint djup och tål att smuttas på ett bra tag. Gott!
Tried
on 01 Mar 2019
at 10:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2015 bottle. Bought off a shelf, so self aged. Dark ruby brown. Head is big at first but does to nothing. Beer definitely is aged but if I were to age a decently available barleywine this is the one. It's a nice cardboard and aged malts. The barrel isn't really strong and neither is the higher abv. Not astringent, not thin, some fruit but not overly fruity. Gelatin look with the last pour. It tastes like an aged barleywine should taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2019
at 04:57
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Flaska från 2014. Något mörkare kastanjebrun, lätt murken med beige krona. Doft och smak av karamell, whisky, kolaremmar, kaffesirap, toffee, fudge, övermogna äpplen och torkad frukt, en snäll kaffeton, viss ekton och precis i avslutningen ett litet inslag av mint/menthol. Finns hetta kvar från alkoholen och fatlagringen, men tycker den lagt sig ganska fint. Kroppen är större och med tydlig fatkaraktär. Fint djup och tål att smuttas på ett bra tag. Gott!
Tried
on 21 Jul 2018
at 20:47
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2018
at 18:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cl bottle @ Ruoholahti Beer Festival 2018
Vintage 2014, 14,44%
Aroma has sweet malty tones and some caramel. Flavour has sharp alcohol, minerals, sweet malt and some caramel. Boozy all the way.
Vintage 2014, 14,44%
Aroma has sweet malty tones and some caramel. Flavour has sharp alcohol, minerals, sweet malt and some caramel. Boozy all the way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2018
at 15:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample from the bottle at Ruoholahti, Espoo. Color is clear dark orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Dry fruits, some sweetness, some alcohol, whiskey and malts. Extremely heavy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2018
at 15:08