Old No. 38 Stout
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Dry Regular|
Score
7.05
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Named for a retired California Western Railroad steam engine on the Fort Bragg to Willits run through the Redwoods, Old No. 38 Stout is a smooth, firm-bodied stout with the toasted character and coffee notes of dark malts and roasted barley.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Literally black coloured, big rocky and firm off-white head, moderate bitter-sweet nose of roasted malt and dried fruits with traces of vanilla and molasses; moderate bitter-sweet flavour with that certain, well hidden acidity, relatively light bodied for a beer of 5.6%, but surely creamy; lingering dry bitter-sourish finish with a coffee and roasted malt. Good, but one is enough...
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2018
at 20:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0,355 l bottle from Beer Supreme, Oldenburg. Black with reddish edges in the glass, frothy two finger beige head. Roasted malty smell.Taste is malty, increasing roasty, later some coffee and/or dark choco. Hop present in the second row. Some berryfruity sweetness. Low carbonated. Noce one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2018
at 21:12
8/10
Tried
on 02 Dec 2017
at 16:56
5/10
Zboze, kawa, miod. Najgorsze dzisiaj. Lekkie, slodkie. Raczej ziew. Jesli miod jest z utlenienia, to swieze musi byc fajne... zero daty tu:(
Tried
on 17 Nov 2017
at 17:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tom L's place. Thanks Stas & Max. Dark brown. Roast, chocolate, nuts, some oxidation, sweetish, slightly bitterish finish, medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2017
at 15:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From Dec 2007
I got this one in a great trade with JDV. Thanks Deniz!
This pours from 12oz bottle a very dark brown with reddish hues and a large tannish head of foam.
The smell has good notes of roasted malt and sweet chocolate but it's fairly light on the nose.
The taste has some nice sweetness to it from the chocolate followed by the roasted malt. Nice and tasty and a smooth drinking Stout. It has a medium mouthfeel to it and it finishes with that good roasty flavour. Pretty darned drinkable and the relatively low abv helps in that regard. I like this stuff! And that head of foam just keeps on hanging in there as a solid 1/2 inch layer with plenty of sticky lacing. Very attractive looking Stout and a very tasty one. I recommend it.
I got this one in a great trade with JDV. Thanks Deniz!
This pours from 12oz bottle a very dark brown with reddish hues and a large tannish head of foam.
The smell has good notes of roasted malt and sweet chocolate but it's fairly light on the nose.
The taste has some nice sweetness to it from the chocolate followed by the roasted malt. Nice and tasty and a smooth drinking Stout. It has a medium mouthfeel to it and it finishes with that good roasty flavour. Pretty darned drinkable and the relatively low abv helps in that regard. I like this stuff! And that head of foam just keeps on hanging in there as a solid 1/2 inch layer with plenty of sticky lacing. Very attractive looking Stout and a very tasty one. I recommend it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2017
at 09:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Black colour, small head with decent lacing. Aroma is much coffee, also pine, very well balanced. Light bitterness, not sweet. Smooth, soft carbonation. Rich, but not aggressive. Very good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2017
at 15:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as North Coast Old No. 38 Stout (by North Coast Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
16/X/17 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - BB: n/a (2017-1790) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!
Clear red brown beer, big irregular creamy beige head, unstable, dissipates immediately. Aroma: very roasted, lots of chocolate, some vanilla even, bit malty, touch of coffee. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: pretty sourish start, roasted malts, some cocoa powder, bit fruity, bitter touch. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, roasted, malty, dark chocolate, some coffee, more cocoa powder and dark chocolate, dry finish.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
16/X/17 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - BB: n/a (2017-1790) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!
Clear red brown beer, big irregular creamy beige head, unstable, dissipates immediately. Aroma: very roasted, lots of chocolate, some vanilla even, bit malty, touch of coffee. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: pretty sourish start, roasted malts, some cocoa powder, bit fruity, bitter touch. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, roasted, malty, dark chocolate, some coffee, more cocoa powder and dark chocolate, dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2017
at 18:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours black from the bottle. The frothy tan head slowly subsides, leaving a sticky web of lacing. Aroma is Backhaus, coffee grounds, sweet cream. Taste is bitter with a light tang. Quite smokey. Dry. Body is medium with a mild carbonation. Overall not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2017
at 11:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Almost black with medium beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel and liquorice. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, liquorice, little salt liquorice, medium sweet, hop and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2017
at 14:38