Tried the first of several from Winooski Beverage tonight: North Coast Brewing Company’s Old Stock Ale. This was a single with no description on the bottle itself. Will have to look this one up, but based on the name and label art, it’s presumably meant to evoke an old English brew for sailors of some sort.
Raisins and toffee were the primary notes I got on the nose of this one. Those plus chocolate and maybe dates or figs on the palette. This beer has a good, substance to it but with carbonation and packs a wallop at 11.5%. Despite the high ABV, it’s a pretty smooth-drinking brew.
A very complex beer suited for winter time and definitely recommended (though you won’t be having more than one or two).
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