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North Coast: Le Merle

This saison is/was brewed by North Coast in Fort Bragg, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 74.8%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 7.90%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

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

Bottle,75cl corked, at Patricks. It pours an unclear golden-orange body and a nice but diminishing white head. Fruity nose with white sugar. Peaches, some citrus and juniper, slightly yeasty. Theres some alcohol in the mouth, its full-bodied and nicely carbonated. The flavor is very fruity, with a good sugary sweetness. Some bitterness and yeasty n
This is a great beer. The palate is soft and gentle. The flavor is relatively homey and refreshingly bland / straightforward. It is very drinkable. The two worst things about this beer are actually extraneous to the beer itself - its ridiculously hard to open cork (you need a corkscrew) and its price. The beer itself is quality.
75cl bottle at Hndverkerstuene. Shared with fellow beergeeks. Golden colour. Small head. Aroma is yeasty and laden with bret yeast. Some hops and grass. Flavour is acidious and hoppy. Citrus, hops, grass and more bret yeast. Flavour is hoppy bitterness, citrus, bret yeast. Bordering on acidious, but still drinkable.

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Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
30th Jul 2017 at 9:20 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 7.90 medium golden and slightly cloudy Taste: 90.59%
Head: 73.33%
Aroma: 68%
Ease: 77.78%
Clarity: 80%
 74.802% peppery-biscuit 715

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Other Beers (etc.) by North Coast

Apart from Le Merle, Hop Horizons lists 11 others by North Coast. These are:
Acme California IPA
Acme California Pale Ale
Blue Star
Brother Thelonious
Old No. 38 Stout
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
Old Stock Ale 2011 (aged 5 years)
Pranqster
Puck The Beer
Red Seal Ale
Scrimshaw Pilsner Style Ale

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