De Molen Rasputin

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

Pours light brown out of the bottle and appears very dark brown, nearly black in the glass. Brown edges, with lasting foam, that is a very light tan, nearly white. It’s very aromatic with a variety of dark fruit notes. Mouth feel is fairly well textured and the finish lasts in a decent manner. Flavor is well balanced. Dry. It has a very light chocolate hint and is mostly accented with dark fruit flavors. Fairly nice ale. Wish it was richer and roastier, but it does have some nice elements.

Bottle 414. Pours dark brown, with a tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, and fruit. Flavor is sweet roasted malt, caramel, chcoclate. Sweetness is a bit too much. Not exactly to style, to me.

Bottle 75 cl, bottle nr. 76 brewed in march and bottled in may 2008. Pours black with a small tan head and a sweet syruppy aroma, with notes of dark sugar, dark coffee, dark chocolate, ripe red fruits and something roasted. The mouthfeel is liquorice and the starting taste is very sweet. After that a lot of different tastes come kicking in, very dark chocolate, molasse, roasted malts and brown sugar. Leaves a feeling in my moth like didn’t only drink this beer but I also had a whole bar of chocolate and a big sigar. I wonder how this tastes when aged for some years

Bottle shared by Robert. Wierd label???Looks like it was printed on a home computer/printer. The wax was even weirder, looks like candle wax poured on to the bottle. Anyway.... Poured a black color, small head. Smelled a little fuity and tasted a little fruity. Roasted malt and small amount of chocolate in there as well. Not watery but not a thick typical stout texture. Overall not a bad beer just not great. Thanks Robert for the brew!

Bottle@VinensVerden,Odense. Bottle says brewed 27/3-08: What the fuck is this? Pours unclear amber/brown with no head at all. Caramel roast, very ashy, sugary, dusty. Medium & oily/sticky palate. Very messy!!!

Bottle shared by miketd: Pours a deep brown. Aroma hits me of chocolate-covered banana and is a tinge solvent-like. Intimidating sounding, smelling, and looking but has a thin mouthfeel which is oddly smoky. A bit confusing.

2007 Bottle from ygtbsm94. Thanks Brad! Pour is dark brown, nearly black. Aroma is sweet chocolate and roasted malt. Flavor is sweet as well with some smokey meat like thing going on. I’m not sure why all European stouts and portes have this quality, but I rarely like it in the beer. Body is suprisingly thin. Not bad, but not great.

25 oz bottle, via jbrus. Nice very dark brown pour, almost black, with a creamy dark brown head that had pretty good retention. Nice roasty nose with a vinous background, just a touch of alcohol apparency. Flavor is roasty and vinous, full of dark fruits, with light alcohol and some lingering smokiness. Mouthfeel is oily with moderate soft carbonation. Overall, a really nice Imperial Stout that isn’t over the top with roasted and burnt malts.