Anytime a new beer comes out in bottles, my eyes perk up and in this case, they perked up extra to see that this new fruity IPA is from North Coast Brewery ….
North Coast Magic
16 Ounces of Rasputin
North Coast is putting their flagship Old Rasputin into 16oz cans and I am torn. I do not think it is a 16oz type of beer. To me it is more a 10oz specialty bottle, that packaging would have you sipping more carefully, to wring every last drop out of it.
North Coast Old Stock Ale Ōtsuchi 2012
Looks like North Coast is following up on the popularity of the Old Stock Ale with a version by the name of Ōtsuchi 2012.
A quick search on the interwebs says that Otsuchi is a town in Japan or a war mallet. What meaning that imparts into the beer is your guess until it arrives and we can taste it.
Birthday Beer
Only one post today, too busy celebrating the latest birthday with……
Here is the description of this North Coast beer, “Old Stock Ale Cellar Reserve 2009”
“In an exercise of humanitarian charity and to demonstrate just how very much we care about our friends, North Coast brewmaster, Mark Ruedrich, has just now released an exceptional batch of 2009 Old Stock Ale that has been aged for 18 months in oak Bourbon barrels. In this latest example of the cunning of his hand, Brewmaster Ruedrich has set new standards for the brewers’ art. To say that it’s amazing would be an understatement. Look for Old Stock Cellar Reserve in the special decorated bottle, as they say, wherever fine beers are sold. There’s not much, and it will go fast, so be vigilant.”