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North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
100
overall
Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout

Fort Bragg, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
23114.1/5.04.1/5.09%94.4Snifter
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Commercial Description:
A rich, intense brew with a robust palate, a fruity nose and a warming finish. Very complex.
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 BigBang (210), Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Decent stout but didn’t blow my hair back. Very dark - nice appearance. Palate was fairly thick but not quite the oily viscosity of the truly great stouts. Flavor was good but not really that memorable either. It has the typical imperial stout flavors but none really stood out more than others to me. I will likely try this one again and revisit my rating. Jury is somewhat still out.


 Boliv (188), New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 2, 2008  
Bottle. Pours thick and dark brown with a large foamy brown head that takes a long time to recede. Roasted chocolate malt aroma with sweet figs and dates and some slight alcohol. Initially bitter, it moves to a sweet warming middle before a bitter/tangy hop finish with espresso and cocoa. Smooth and creamy.


 pintbypint (1002), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Jun 29, 2008  
12 fl oz brown bottle. Deep brown/black colour, opaque. Holds a nice tan cap throughout the glass. Sweet malt aromas combine with coffee and chocolate. Inital taste is sweet chcoolate malts, a decent level of citrusy hop flavours. Finishes with a trace of alcohol, lots of roast and some citrusy bitterness. Low carbonation, creamy full mouthfeel. Great drinkable and balanced impy.


enginaaron (73), San Diego, California, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 27, 2008  
Overall wasn’t impressed. Very long-lasting, creamy head that was quite tasty, and it was strong without an alcohol taste, yet it just lacked an over-the-top roasted/hoppy flavor characteristic of imperial russian stouts. Seemed more like a strong british dry stout than an IRS. Very little aroma, no development on the palate, bland flavor, not terribly impressed.


vanrassel (30), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 27, 2008  
I guess holding onto any beer geek credentials requires declaring unconditional love for yet another impy stout, right? Truth is, this is a good beer and I can appreciate it — even if the style’s not my thing. It poured opaque and nearly black into my glass, like viscous oil. Aroma mostly of roasted malt, dark chocolate, espresso and licorice. Flavours of dark fruits (prunes, plums) burnt sugar and coffee. Bitter hops contributed to a long, dry finish with a nice alcohol burn going down. Smooth and full-bodied with low carbonation that contributed to the rich feel.


doppelmeup (51), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 27, 2008  
Had this in a pint glass. Poured very dark, nearly black, with a half inch head. Nice hoppy aroma. Also hints of coffee and chocolate. Very nice flavor. Rich, but not overpowering. Not too sweet. Coffee and chocolate tastes, balanced by a pleasant bitterness which cleansed the palate after swallowing. Although a high alcohol content, it didn’t overpower the beer. Smooth, clean finish. Didn’t linger in the mouth. An excellent beer, although it would be hard to drink a lot of these in a row.


 Bungalo22 (326), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/517/20
Jun 25, 2008  
This beer pours as dark as night, even the head is tinted brown. Cold an aroma of chocolate, coffee and licorice hit you over the head hard. As it warms and sits for a bit the aromas, as well as the flavors really start to pan out. This is a really hardy drinker. I had a very bitter taste on my tongue for parts of this. It was a great beer but not the best stout I have had.


Bananamaniac (35), Kristinehamn, Sweden
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/518/20
Jun 25, 2008  
Pretty amazing beer! Tons of nice flavours such as, hardly roasted malts, caramell, cascade (or similar citrusy-hop flavour), toffee, and some honey too! I am lucky to have three more of this in my cellar. :)



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