De Molen Rasputin

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

750ml bottle, 71/524, brewed 12/14/07, bottled 2/1/08, with thanks to acrdz. Pours a surprisingly light brown with a fluffy off-white head, great lacing and moderate retention. Aroma is maybe brown sugar, something else I cant put my finger on, and not much else. Fairly slight on the aroma. Flavor is sweeter, with more brown sugar, almost a cola, and also a bit one dimensional. An enjoyable beer, but none too exciting. I am very glad I got the chance to try this, thanks again Mike.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a slightly hazy reddish brown with a beige head. Intensely vinous aroma, roasted malts and fruits. Quite full-bodied, somewhat overcarbonated, roasted malts, dried fruit, overripe fruit, some licorice accents and a lightly bitter finish. 221108

Bottle from tytoanderso - thanks! Pours a rich brown color with a big fluffy tan head. Nose is very sweet and roasty. Dark fruit. Smooth and calming. Tastes malty and light roast, a bit sweet like molasses, and dark fruits. Rich in flavor and balanced. Very nice.

750ml bottle from State Line consumed during the Eagles brutally dropping a key game to the NYG - stoopid Reid and McNabb. Pour was brown in color but not pitch black, chocolate-tan colored head. Aroma was fruity, smokey, roasty. The flavor followed the aroma, smokey notes most interesting. Lingering bitterness in the flavor. Mouthfeel was strongly carbonated for the style. An fun experience.

Bottle. Pours opaque with an average, fizzy, light brown head, somewhat diminishing with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (molasses, caramel, coffee, toasted), average hops (flowers, perfume), average yeast (leather) with notes of alcohol, plum, prune, wood, and smoke. Full bodied, gritty texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness.

Thanks for sharing Yaniv! May 2008 batch. Darker, opaque brownish black with a bit light tan head. For the style, lots of spice, cinnamon. Sweet brown sugar. some roast, a little creamy. Creamy fuller mouth, medium carbonation. Not stick or chewy. Full spicy flavor for style. Creamy roast. Very small hops, a little fruity. Complex. Lingering roast.

Opaque dark amber/brown with thick tan head. Aroma of bitter chocolate. Flavor of burnt coffee, dry and full-mouthed. Bitter chocolate finish. Easily our best beer of the night, one of the best stouts I’ve ever had. Heaven.

750ml corked and caged bottle poured a clear dark brown with red highlights and a lasting creamy tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, graininess, malted milk and vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a lightly warming finish. Flavors of roastiness, cocoa, light vanilla and light graininess with a smooth lightly warming malty finish.