North Coast Old Stock Ale

4.2/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

2010 12 ounce bottle into snifter. Pours clear dark red color with a fairly dense 1 finger off white head with good retention, that reduces to a lacing cap. Some very thick lacing on the glass. Aromas of strong bourbon, molasses, caramel, dark fruits, honey, and some booze. Some very strong aromas. Taste of raisins, honey, molasses, toffee, caramel, and other fruits. Some very light bitterness on the finish that almost goes unnoticed. Also has a fairly dry finish, but there is some lingering sweet notes after the finish with a fairly large alcohol warming. Incredibly smooth for its alcohol content(11.7%) and there is absolutely no alcohol burn going down. Full bodied with medium-low carbonation. Overall a very enjoyable brew, I would like to seek this out and age it for a while to see how it is with age on it.

A very delicious beer from North Coast. I should definitely cellar a couple of these in the future.