North Coast Old No. 38 Stout

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

On tap at The Blind Lady Alehouse in SD
Appearance: Back with a nice tan head and some good lacing
Aroma: Not much, roasted malts
Taste: Thin mouthfeel. Roasted malts and chocolate
Ok, but nothing special. Left half a pint on the table when l left. I’ll look for this in bottles so I can re-rate it, my experience doesn’t come close to other ratings.

ReRate 3/15/12 12oz bottle
Aroma of roasted malts and rich chocolate. Flavors of roasted malts, molasses, grainy, chocolate and bitter. I’m not changing my rating. I still didn’t like this beer.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

Short stubby bottle. Chocolaty aroma with a very attractive pour. Black and thick. The flavor is almost repulsive but strangely attractive, with the coffee and dark chocolate and stuff. Barely any carbonation but much more than a nitro pour. It’ starts out creamy with each sip then coats like flat paint. Another example of a good west coast beer from the USA. Back of throat specimen that acts like meat that has been overcooked on the grill. Almost as good as Carlow OHaras Celtic Stout or Marzonis Stone Mason Stout but with a little less manners. IMHO certainly better than Murphys Irish Stout, Mendocino Black Hawk Stout and Bare Knuckle Stout. Longish lingering burned back palate finish.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Large bubbled tan head. Almost opaque. Black with red highlights. Grainy, fruity nose. Full bodied. Laceing hanging around, slight head still there. Roasty, chocolatey aand some black malt to boot., kinda burnt tasting. Creamy, dry finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Rated Nov. 2006. Dark-dark brown color with creamy mocha head. Aroma is molasses, coffee and burnt malts. Yum, nice malt flavors break right out of the glass: roasted malts, chocolate malts and a pinch of black patent burnt malts. There’s also a Monday morning hot cup of coffee flavor too.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Pours a dark brown/black with a one finger head that goes away fairly quickly. Light shows a very dark ruby read body with decent amount of carbonation. Aroma is strong of bread dough and roasted malts with a tad bit of chocolate. Taste is of Twizzlers and dark malts. Metallic aftertaste. Fairly dry. Decent but not great.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Pours a black color. Smell is mild, some roasted malts. Taste is kind of bland for this style, some roasted malts, a touch of coffee and hops. Overall a mediocre beer.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Picked this up in a small town across the border, and noticed after that it had a significant amount of dust on the bottles. Great! Probably aged a year or so. The first one didn't wind me up too much, and I really don't like the labelling, but this is a solid brew. Old Rasputin's little brother. malty, roasty, fairly dry in character. Hint of mint chocolate chip ice cream (so weird, and I know shrews123 mentioned it, but it's there), tart, distinct wet coffee grounds, I'd love to make a snakebite with this aznd some good cider. I think you could put this in a fancier bottle, jack up the price, and watch the positive reviews roll in. Worthy.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Near black pour with an ample tan head and chunky lacing. Chocolate upfront on the aroma with some roasted malts and nuts, slight java, very slight molasses, light earthy hops. Taste is also chocolate upfront, slight coffee, roasted malts and nuts, touch of molasses sweetness, earthy bitter linger - like semi-sweet chocolate would leave. Not necessarily "dry' but very tasty nonetheless.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Very dark brownish/black color with a few deep ruby highlights when held toward the light. Thick tan head. Creamy and full. The retention wasn't exceptionally long, but it hung around for a few minutes then settled to a nice film. Pretty good lacing too. Roastiness comes forth first in the nose. Getting a type of dark fruitiness. Like a deep cherry or a deep, dark plum. Picking up some hints of coffee and dark chocolate. The taste mimics the smell very well. The roasted malt and dark fruit are present, but I also found a mint-chocolate chip ice cream sort of flavor. It was subtle, but there. Could just be me. It wasn't unpleasant. Kind of interesting. Medium mouthfeel. Nice and smooth. Creamy. Bountiful amounts of flavor left on the palate. Dry and delicate. Goes down way too easy. I like it. This is a very sound and agreeable Stout. Perfect for those cold Winter nights. It's a session beer for me. I would love to pick this up again. I want another one. Goes down easy and is not overly filling. A very, very, very nice beer. Cheers!

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Pours a deep, opaque sable with a thick, fine-bubbled, fairly persistent beige head. Aroma is strong, smoky and oily with undertones of unsweetened chocolate and molasses and just a whiff of coffee. Smoky flavor has a woody undertone as well as firm tones of molasses and mocha. Texture is smooth and fairly tingly, leaving a satisfying and slightly gritty finish.