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North Coast: Scrimshaw Pilsner Style Ale

This Germanic pilsener is/was brewed by North Coast in Fort Bragg, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 32.9%. Based on 3 tastings, the average ABV is 4.40%.


Historical Community Tasting Notes

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

Bottle, Liquor World in Fayetteville. Pale copper with a nice white cap. Rustic dry cracker malt nose, just a pinch of earthy hops. Nice wash of malt warmth across the palate, delicate but with a good heft, hops rather understated but present, very clean dry finish. As a modern German-influenced sort of pils, this is very good. But I am still a bit
Sampled from a bottle at the Top of the Hops Beer Festival, Charlottesville, VA, 9/11/10. Pours a pale hazy gold color with a medium head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of syrupy, grainy malts and a faint floral hop finish. The taste is nutty, grainy malts with citrus and floral hops. Medium bodied.
12 oz. from Bottleworks. North Coast can do no wrong as far as Im concerned. My list of favorite pilseners is rather short (Trumer... thats it). Smells like lilies and tastes like glacial waters. Recommended? Thought youd never ask.

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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.
15th Apr 2009 at 10:25 pm bottle (room 358 in Carlsbad Inn hotel), Carlsbad, California, USA 4.40 medium-golden Taste: 76.47%
Head: 55.56%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
31.493% lively 290
24th Jul 2011 at 9:10 pm bottle (room 312 in Cova Hotel), San Francisco, California, USA 4.40 light golden Taste: 76.47%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
32.222% clover 399
24th Aug 2015 at 12:40 pm draft 33 Taps, Hollywood, USA 4.40 light golden Taste: 75.29%
Head: 71.11%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 88.89%
Clarity: 100%
34.988% fresh-fruit 610

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Other Beers (etc.) by North Coast

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

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