Old No.38 Stout

So I have a buddy named Adam who lives in a wet county in a different part of the state.  He is a fellow beer lover and supporter of this hobby/blog.  Adam's beer store has the "build your own" six pack like the other stores that we mention.  It seems, however, that his store has a different selection than the ones that JT and I frequent.  This beer, along with some others that I will review, came from Adam's location.

The Old No.38 Stout is from the North Coast Brewing Co., which is located in Fort Bragg, CA.  Before I get to the beer let me just say that it has a very cool bottle/label, and a cool back story to its name (it explains it on the label and website.) 

This beer is classified as a Dublin Dry Stout.  Of course, I didn't even know that there was such a classification.  Once again, I learned something............through drinking beer!  I am a fan of stouts.  So it makes sense that I enjoyed this stout.  It was nice and rich with a decent 5.5% ABV.  It had all the coffee/chocolate notes that I like in a stout.  There was a good clean finish that didn't linger too long.  Just a good solid stout with some awards to back it up (Gold Medal in the 2003 World Beer Championships in Chicago.)  Every stout lover should give this one a try.