Old #38 Stout | North Coast Brewing Co.

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

3.92/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

4/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.94/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Not much smoke from the bottle, yet poured nigh room temp.
Jet black, thin head, grand lacing.
Scent: Malty-Chocolate: roasted, with a hint of cooking -
Smoky. An abundance (and Beyond?) of bitter roasted malt. Licorice, dark fruits and bread. Tobacco.
Interesting contrast with other (mellow, non-Imperial) masterwork Stouts, yet certainly not a go-to brew.

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3.91/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

4.02/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.03/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Almost solid black with an above average body,a little thick and creamy with a decent amount of carbonation but not too much. Aroma is mostly roasted malt with some grain, and perhaps a little vanilla and coffee. Finishes dry but with a small amount of sweetness that makes very pleasing. A great try at the style and an overall great beer

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3.83/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

3/5  rDev -21.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

3.57/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

3.68/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

4/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.18/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Good stout from an old friend! Visited the brewery on our trip up the coast, but had this on tap at industry. Very smooth and drinkable. Good example of this style.

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3.74/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

3.53/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

4/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.77/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

3.73/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

4/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.99/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.9/5  rDev +27.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

3.98/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Enjoyed this beer on nitro over at 99 Beers on the Wall in Santa Cruz. (Bad ass little joint with some delicious HUGE burgers)
The beer looked amazing, two finger head that was inviting, smelled of sweet aromatic vanilla and chocolate, the beer went down so well with the nitro, however the taste left a little to be wanting.
And honestly that could just be my personal subjective taste, this Stout was a tad smokey, and not that I don't enjoy a hint of smoke flavor, but I prefer it to by in my porters.
The only reason the taste gets a little bit of a knock from me is because I was totally not expecting smokey flavors from it, Still though.... was better than anything else I tried =p

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3.94/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.94/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.18/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Need to find this again - after the fact review. Dark pour with creamy head. Aroma is nearly perfect pure roastedness. Flavor follows similarly - never too dry or imparting any other flavors than delicious roasted malt. Finish is clean leaving me wanting more. Fantastic stout.

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