De Molen Rasputin

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Imperial Stout
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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On tap as Cease and Desist at Brasserie V. Opaque brown-black with a fluffy, rusty, beige head. Steady. Chocolate and coffee aroma. Smooth on the palate, relatively low carbonation. Rich choco/cocoa tones, not much in the way of unwanted alcohol tones. Quite pleasant, roasty, rich. Subdued, soft on the palate..clean, not overbearing. Has a pleasant hoppy bitterness too. Well balanced. Fantastic beer, well crafted.

Deep brown to black color with a beige non lasting head.Aroma is roasted malts,spices.Tastes sweet,chocolate,alcoholic-bitter finish.Little bit over carbonated for a RIS.

Disputin 343/1170 bottled march 17 2009: Je la verse: Bourgogne vers brun foncé en sortant de la bouteille. Une fois dans le verre, c’est presque noir avec une tête rapidement dispersé. je la respire: Les raisins bleus, la mélasse, figues, dattes et une touche de café. je la bois: C’est extrêmement fruité avec une présence forte en bouche, liquoreuse et collante. Une légère torrefaction embrasse les fruits confits au final. Il ne reste que les vestiges des 81 ibu mais la maturité du corps en vaut la peine.

Completely flat; dark cola brown body. Sweet rummy aroma, licorice, molasses. Mellow, sweet flavor, warm and rummy. Doesn’t seem to suffer from the lack of carbonation.

330ml bottle. Extra dark with a head like the best of the trappist beers, leaving lacing and a creamy cap as it diminishes. Aroma is stunning yet subtle, with perfume and spices riding atop chocolate and dark fruit. Taste just about lives up to the nose with the same features. Palate has the thickness of a quadrupel, with alcohol heat kept at bay for the most part. A really excellent imperial stout.

Bottle from Nina’s Mini Mart, Edinburgh
Extremely dark ruby colour, clear, off white head that dissipates to rim
Aroma Dark fruits, raisins, touch of sherry, dark sugars, bit earthy, hint of cherry, alcohol almost unnoticeable
Taste Dark fruity malts, raisins, lots of fruits, yeast esters, some sherry, touch of wood, juicy dark fruits, alcohol soaked dark fruits, bit of port, soft roasted malts, ashy notes, some alcohol, hint of dark bitter chocolate, touch of bitter hops in the background, complex.
Palate Very soft carb, body surprisingly quite thin, palate not too sweet, alcohol soaked fruits. Finish of warming alcohol, dark fruits with a bitter bit roasted linger which is slightly metallic. Medium body makes it rather easy to drink.
Overall Complex beer, quite unusual with lots of dark fruits and sherry notes but not overly sweet. A little thin though but somehow seems to suit this beer .

Pours dark red with beige foam head. Smells coffee, some light metallic notes but nothing wrong. The force of this beer is in mouth: great well balanced Imperial stout that beer is ! Chocolate, rosted flavours, creamy mouth. Sweet aftertaste. No alcohol heat despite the 10% ... very well done.

Off keg at a pub in amsterdam. Stunning, it was really stunning. Loads of really dark flavours, just how I like it.

14/IV/2012 - 33cl bottle @ home - bottled: 13/VII/11 (2012-375) Thanks to ajax25g for sharing the beer!

Pretty cloudy murky brown to very dark brown beer, big aery light beige head, stable and very adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, ripe apples, caramel and mocha. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: lots of sweet caramel, bitter hops, cocoa powder, mocha, coffee and coconut. Aftertaste: caramel, mocha, red berries, coffee, bitter hoppy ending, alcohol warming the throat.

Dark cola brown with a disappointing cap.....just a sad bubble ring floating around the edge of my glass. Aroma is excellent rootbeer, black cherry, cold coffee, cigarette ash.......aroma is losing it awesomeness the longer smell. Whats up with this beer? seems almost flat, very cold and watery feeling. Taste is strong but not intense. Basically every thing I said I found in the aroma is in the taste. Beer is disappointing with out being bad. I’m going to re-review this beer with the other bottles I bought this one seems off.