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Lost Coast: 8 Ball Stout

This New World stout is/was brewed by Lost Coast in Eureka, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 77.05%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 6.30%.


Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

An abover average stout. First off I must say that this is the best 8-ball i've had, and i've had a few of the oe kind. The flavor was soft for a stout. Very smooth with a nice combo of roasted chocolate and coffee malt offerings. Only 5 percent, I like my stouts to be a little more fierce, but if its smooth your after then this is a solid choice.
This beer poured like dark chocolate syrup or melted tar. A very nice dark brown head that is quickly disapearing. No seeing through this thick stout. After I saw the pour, I didn't expect much of a carbonation...but surprisingly it had just the right amount. Sweet aromas of chocolate, roasted malts and espresso. I loved the tasty chocolate that wa
Poured dark as night with a nice sized dark brown head. aroma of roasted malt and coffee. Nice roasty chocolate malt flavor with coffee undertones, and some hop bitterness in the finish. A bit overcarbonated for my states but all in all a nice stout.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
18th Feb 2017 at 2:40 pm draft Jack's Cannery, San Francisco, California, USA 6.30 black Taste: 94.12%
Head: 73.33%
Aroma: 72%
Ease: 88.89%
Clarity: 90%
77.052% tasty 684

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Other Beers (etc.) by Lost Coast

Apart from 8 Ball Stout, Hop Horizons lists 9 others by Lost Coast. These are:
Alleycat Amber Ale
Apricot Wheat
Downtown Brown
Great White Ale
Indica India Pale Ale
Raspberry Brown
Sharkinator
Tangerine Wheat
Winterbraun

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