North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

Pours a dark black with a medium sized brown/beige head that seems to linger for a bit. The aroma is great, a mix of alcohol, chocolate, and coffee. Complex to say the least. The taste is even more complex. A balanced mixture of chocolate, coffee, hops, wood, and some roasted malts coming through. The taste remains for some time, and the finish is warm and perfect. What a great beer, truly an American masterpiece.

one of my all time favorite imperial stouts. Nice brown head, tasted lots of chocolate and a little coffee. very pleasing to my taste buds

A dark black beer with a nice tan head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, & roastedness. The taste is roasted chocolate cake, creamy, with a lot of flavors that goes down very smooth. Goes great with brownies.

Dark black in color with nice tan head.... Aroma of dark chocolate and fresh roasted coffee... Flavor is chocolates, prunes, coffee, and brown sugar fused into a malt heaven... Delicious beer...

Poured from a bottle in to a snifter. Jet black with creamy tan head. Good lacing. Aroma is sweet, chocolate, coffee. Taste is chocolate, coffee, and well roasted malts. Some hoppy bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel with good carbonation. A dry chalky finish. Very drinkable. Let it warm up a bit to really bring out the aroma and flavor. 20Sep2009

Comes across very intense at first, almost too much. Give it a few minutes and the rest of it comes together. Great beer, probably the best imperial stout I have had.

pours black with a nice head if you are aggressive with the pour. smells of burnt chocolate and possibly some coffee. taste is very bitter with a sweeter aftertaste.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown/black, really nice cocoa colored head, lacing throughout. Aroma has some right away burnt notes, also some vague chocolate notes and a hint of anise. Flavor is more of the same, bitter chocolate, roasted malt, anise and some very vague coffee notes. Finish is acrid, bitter and flavors linger on the tongue.