De Molen Rasputin

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

Bottled. A hazy dark amber beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet malty wint notes of spices, primarily nutmeg and licorice root. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of alcohol as well as chocolate. Nice body.

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

Bottled at Ølbaren, Copenhagen Transparently black, brief head. Unusual aroma of dusty strawberries and tobacco. There’s sweet malt and somelight coffee. Surprisningly slim with lots of ester. Gets more comlicated as it goes: salty chocolate with candied strawberry and bubblegum. Finishes with salty licorice. Interesting, but complicated.

75 cL bottle, #417. Pours unclear dark brown with a diminished tan head. Solid roasted malt aroma and mild spiced. Sweet malty. Spiced and roasted malty with a nice lingering yeasty touch. Smooth and dark malty into a lingering finish.

Bottle @ Chris_o shindig 2007. Dark brown color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate yeasty, dry dark fruits, vanilla. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily / syrupy, carbonation is soft.

Bottle, 10.7%. Citric aroma, hint of sour rag. Alcoholic nose. Very dark brown colour, almost clear with a few floaties. The flavour is quite sweet with a lot of syrupy, roasted dark malts. The alcohol balances the sweetness, but gets a little burning. High carbonation.

Bottled. Dark brown colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is dark berries and fruits, licorace, slight earth, roasted malts, spices and caramel. Flavour is spices, alcohol, roasted malts and some caramel.

Bottle at PreZBF at Alvinne. Black coloured with a mediuum sized beige head. Light roasted aroma of caramel, dried fruits and liquorice. Light roasted flavour of caramel, liquorice, chocolate and dried fruits. Roasted finish.