6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
North coast has come up with a couple of beers that I have liked in the past so I jumped at the chance to try this one. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this brew poured a very cloudy medium orange-golden color with a small white head. A very nice looking wheat - particularly with the large amount of sediment. I like my wheats cloudy. The aroma was sweet, spicy and had a hint of orange. The flavor was predominantly malt and spice with some vague citrus flavor that seemed almost an afterthought. Not much wheat could be tasted on this one but the hop presence was noticeably stronger that what I have become used to in American Wheats. Sadly, I doubt that I would bother to purchase this one again, although it was not bad by any means.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2004
at 07:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
BottlePours black with a dark tan creamy head and nice lacing. Aroma is of bunrt charcoal and coffee. Taste is a very dark roast, smokey coffee flavor. A little extra carbonation than other stouts. Feel is rich thick and smooth. Nice fnish with aproppriate bitterness and smokey taste. The ABV is masked well. Very good. Even if the picture looks like he's maing the "loser" sign.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2004
at 00:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a dark red colored beer with a nice head with medium retention. Aroma is quite nice with floral hops. Taste is even nicer with a hops heavy taste leaving a quite important bitter finish. Could have profited of more spice and a bit less hops; I believe taste would have been more subtle and complex. I’m still looking forward to trying more products from North Coast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2004
at 10:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours hazy light orange with a thin off-white head. Spicy (pepper) aroma with pineapple juice and pear syrup. Flavor is pretty well developed with fruity notes (peach, pear and white grape), citrus, spice (plenty of yeast phenols), and sweet bread. Medium-bodied. Quite a bit going on but nothing stands out.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2004
at 01:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a deep brown, held up to light you can see through it. Aroma coffee and chocolate. Flavor is the same. It is what a stout should be. Nothing to get excited about but still is pleasing.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2004
at 21:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours a hazy yellow. Aroma is hops and the flavor is a grassy hoppy mix. Nice taste but a bit thick for a pilsner.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2004
at 22:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Sampled draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
Clear pale amber, small head. Sweaty, fruity hoppy nose. Very dry. Clean, hard mouthfeel. Just loads of hops. The malt profile is plain and simple, but the hops creates all kinds of sensations: grassy- herbal, salty licorice, fruity grapefruit. Very bitter finish, of course.
Clear pale amber, small head. Sweaty, fruity hoppy nose. Very dry. Clean, hard mouthfeel. Just loads of hops. The malt profile is plain and simple, but the hops creates all kinds of sensations: grassy- herbal, salty licorice, fruity grapefruit. Very bitter finish, of course.
Tried
on 13 May 2004
at 15:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[Vintage 2002] A red beer with no head. Both the flavor and aroma is sweet and dominated by cowberries.
Tried
on 08 May 2004
at 19:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours a copper color with alomst no head. No real aroma and flavor is typical pale ale. Hops with some roasted malts in there. Ok but I still think this brew is SNPA minus more intense flavor.
Tried
on 06 May 2004
at 21:08
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
This is a rather nice interpretation of the Belgian Golden Ale style and one of my favorite North Coast beers. Sadly this one was absent from our market for a number of years but it is making a reappearance +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a light bronze color with a small tan head. There is a moderate sweet sugar, breadyand lightly fruity aroma. The flavor is a mix of sweet, sour and vague spice with moderate notes of ripe golden fruits and sugar. Medium length fruit and sugar finish. Fairly full bodied. All in all an excellent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2004
at 21:53