Appearance: pours with a rather large pithy head which fades slowly, leaving massive clumps of lace. Oranges and coppers glint and glimmer when held up the light. Swirls with clumps. Nose: very faint overall. Orange rind and pith. Lemon esters. Wheat crackers. Cut and dried green grass. Palate: orange and lemon rind than chewy sweetness […]
Tag Archives: North Coast Brewing Company
Scrimshaw ~ North Coast Brewing Company
I am always on the hunt for a good pilsner either in the German or Czech traditional styles. When done right, it is one of the most aromatic and delicately vibrant beers out there. Unfortunately, it is very hard to find a good and proper German or Czech style pilsner. Up to bat today is […]
Old No. 38 Stout ~ North Coast Brewing Company
I can honestly say that I have ridden in an old train. not the Old No. 38 that this stout is named for, but for the few years I lived in Eugene, OR, the folks and I went on an old train ride along Mt. Hood during a parental visit. The scenery was jaw-droopingly gorgeous, […]
Brother Thelonious ~ North Coast Brewing Company
What better way is there to celebrate ones birthday then with a new beer I haven’t tasted yet and another fellow beer geek? Toss in my wonderful girlfriend Jackie who tolerates with a generous heart my beer geekness and voila: otakuden birthday beer bliss. Being a 4th of July firecracker baby, eating out on said […]
PranQster Belgian ~ North Coast Brewing Company
My first North Coast beer was up in St. Augustine, FL at a little whole-in-the-wall restaurant that had probably some of the best fresh guacamole and salsa I have ever experienced in my life so far. On draft they had a beer called Red Seal Ale which is another fine beer brewed by North Coast. […]
Acme California Brown Ale ~ North Coast Brewing Company
So far, I have been consistently impressed with the beers North Coast Brewing in Mendocino, CA has put out. It wasn’t until I did some online poking around that I discovered Acme is North Coast, albeit under a different name. Or something of the like. Its odd how sometimes I find my inner gung-ho beer […]
