De Molen Rasputin

Courtesy of after4ever. Pours deep dark amber with thin mocha head. The aroma is musty dark fruity esters and black licorice. Soon, after a bit of warming perhaps, a velvety dark chocolate note rises up mingling with a faint earthy – tobacco – smoke note. The taste is smooth and near silky. It starts with a mixture of chocolate, prunes, dates, plums, more chocolate and nuttiness. By midway the sweetness grows as a velvety dark chocolate note joins in and carries to the finish. As the finish approaches the earthiness tobacco smoke wells up just to the surface bringing the experience to a close. YUM!!

Bottle. Small head with short duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, coffee and oak. Wonderful licorice finish.

750 ml bottle. a dark brown, nearly black beer with a quite small and fast disappearing light brown head. The aroma is peculiar for the style, with lots of berries and dark fruits, more present than chocolate. There are also notes of licorice, green hops and alcohol, this last maybe too much present in a however good nose. The flavour is very sweet and again very strange for an imperial stout: very sugary, lighty roasty and with light chocolate. Again some licorice. Medium to full body, average/lively carbonation, quite long finish with medium bitterness, coming more from the hops than the roasted malts. not much an imperial stout, but a decent and above the average beer.

Dark brown beer with a fluffy light brown head. Light nose that originally reminded me of ginger ale, with some grainy hints. This is an easy drinking stout for an imperial. Some roasted grain, toffee sweetness, some green grassy hops and more alcohol in the flavor than even the 10.7% would indicate. Thanks to thedm for sharing this bottle.

(Bottle) Pours dark brown with a light yellowish brown head. The aroma is medium fruity and light spicy with tones of black berries, blueberries, applesauce, white pepper, vanilla, mint and anise/liquorice. There are also some light roasted malt and hops in the background with notes of dark caramel, brown sugar, milk chocolate, nuts, cookies, forest, grass and herbs. Just a whisper of almond paste. The flavour starts quite sweet with some roasted malt, blackberries and liquorice. Continues with a grassy/light herbal hop bitterness. Dry finish. Ester-ish fruity and light spicy. The mouthfeel is velvety soft and smooth with a medium carbonation. The aftertaste brings notes of lingering resiny and grassy hop bitterness alongside some light roast. Medium bodied. A very fruity IMP.

Bottle courtesy of Crushinat0r, found at Julio’s. Aroma of roast primarily, and malt. Black with big bubbly white head. Significant lace. A good above-average mouthfeel. Nice drinkability. This beer is a good product for the style, but it does have lots of competition these days

Bottle: The aroma is very fruity with cherry and plum. The aroma also has some notes of chocolate and faint roast. Pours a "dark" brown with some orange highlights, lots of sediment, and a large soapy beige head that leaves behind some clumpy lacing. It’s a nice looking beer, but the one category I do rate for style is appearance, and this does not look like an Imperial Stout. The flavor is very fruity with plum and cherry. Moderate chocolate in the middle. There is some light-moderate roastiness along with some light citrus hoppiness. Absolutely no sign of 10.7% alcohol. Seems more like a Baltic Porter than Imperial Stout. Medium bodied with a soft creamy mouthfeel.

750 bottle that after4ever bought for us to share at the Uber Tavern in Seattle, Washington. Bottle #403. Pour is black with ruby highlights with no head to speak of. Aroma of sweet prunes, raisins and roasted coffee. Some grassy tobacco in there as well. Taste is the fruit sweetness and acidic tartness of the raisins. On top of those flavors is a sharp milk sour taste. The roasted coffee flavor exists throughout and is nicely balanced with the other flavors. Only minor present alcohol.