North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Fort Bragg, California USA

On tap at Flying Saucer in San Antonio. A sweet, molasses aroma. It just smells thick! Jet black appearance with an ecru colored creamy head and super sticky lacing on the glass. Flavor is heavily coffee with a touch of molasses. It starts sweet and finishes slightly bitter. Smooth, velvety texture with minimal carbonation. An absolute winner and one of my favorites!

Poured from bottle. DAMN. Magnificent nose; espresso, toast, meaty. Color is a dark, opaque brown that gleams slightly red in a bright light. Tastes of dark roast espresso, baker’s chocolate, black tea, and a slight herbal note -- rosemary? This is a beautiful beer.

I just fell in love with this beautiful beer. The aroma is complex with dark chocolate, coffee, dark fruits, and toasted malt. As soon as you taste it you get heavy malt/bakers chocolate and after swallowed you find black licorice and coffee. This is not a beer for everyone but if you enjoy stouts this is tits! Really fun to drink and at 9 percent alcohol it’s suprisingly smooth. Will take some home with me back to germany.

Pours black with a light brown head. Aroma is dark malt, chocolate, coffee, sweet and fruity notes. Flavour is roasted malt, smooth, chocolate, coffee, liquorish and light dark fruit.

Very robust, dark but not bitter, a little bit of spicyness and sweetness, but on the whole dark earthy chocolates predominate.

This brew is no joke. Super malty, silky mouthfeel, rich rich rich! A great choice, even if you can only put down one at a time.

North Coast Brewing Company--Old Rasputin Imperial Stout 1997 12 oz. Bottle Release. 8.00% ABV. (4.5 / 5.0) 1999 22 oz. Millennium Bottle Release 8.90% ABV. (4.75 / 5.0) Stout--Imperial Creamy chocolate head. Clear deep cherry black color.Toasted floral hoppy light chocolate front. Medium texture to extra smooth body. Sweet but dry with subtle chocolate. Malt lingers in alcohol hop end. 12/24/1999. 2003 12 oz. Bottle Release. 8.90% ABV. (4.5 / 5.0) Stout--Imperial Thin pour. Light head & lace.Clear dark black red color. Mild cocoa espresso rich toasted hop front. Thin sweet roasted smooth mild cocoa rich body. Smooth hot balanced hot hop end. Big rich smooth brew. Sampled 8/23/2003.

On tap at the Saucer in San Antonio. Pours an opaque body with ruby highlights. An extremely sticky, tan head clings to the glass. Nose is fresh coffee, bitter chocolate and lightly sweet. Flavors of espresso, bitter chocolate, stone fruits and a hint of alcohol. Fine carbonation and a medium to full mouthfeel/body. Slightly oily on the palate. Great coffee bitter finish that’s smooth and long. I "HEART" Rasputin ends the review.