Periander (38), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 4, 2007 Dark brown, tan head. Cocoa/hop aroma. Flavor is intense coffee, chocolate, licorice, wood, burnt malt. Not as sweet as most imperials. Agressively hopped with a long bitter finish. Serious stuff indeed, a beast of a stout!
 Brix (379), Denmark
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Feb 1, 2008 Tasted 2008-02-01. 4 years old. Pours black!!! with grey/brown head. Dusty aroma (can you feel me?) of cocoa and more cocoa. Some port wine wine and cellar scent in there too. It smells good! Though it leaves me very curious as to whether it will taste good. Could easily go either way. Well it went... somewhere above the middle. Definately great, but not as great, as I hoped. It is mellow but yet powerful; great balanced bitterness. Very complex. The CO2-level is perfect. Thumbs up to the crown cap! I’ve had this beer fresh, and I like it better after 4 years. It seems it could go longer. Outstanding!
jtruty (2), Austin, Texas, USA
does not count  | 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 15, 2008 Very dark pour. Smells of roasted coffee and chocolate. Wonderful chocolate taste. Clean, strong finish.
homeslice (36), , California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Jan 24, 2009 Bone Black appearance with thick creamy light brown top. Smell of ROASTED COFFEE BEANS, DARK CHOCO, and vanilla, light bitter conclusion. Strong taste disguises alcohol. Lasting and enjoyable.
DrSamPHD (63), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 23, 2009 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.
Beardface (1036), Eugene, Oregon, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 18, 2008 Updated: Dec 10, 2008One of the darkest pours I’ve ever seen, thick and heavy with a medium brown head. Massive hits of coffee beans and bitter chocolate with just a slight hint of the alcohol buried beneath it all. How I miss my youthful days when I used to regularly drink four of these a night. Probably the most pleasant drunk I’ve ever had. Your beer drinking life is not complete if you’ve never had this one. Also Rasputin’s beard is a hero to mine, just saying.
thegristle36 (2), danviile, Illinois, USA
does not count | 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 29, 2009 12oz bottle, poured into a pint glass. poured thick and dark, not a real big head but lasted a while, the aroma was pleasant and the taste even better. it was very robust and had an excellent aftertaste. at 7.99 a 4 pack a great value for such as good beer. one of the best beers i have drank, purchase 4 pack from friar tuck liquors in savoy, illinois
leems (150), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 6, 2009 Poured black and viscous out of the bottle and was topped with a medium brown head. Aroma is brown sugar, alcohol, chocolate, and something I can’t quite place maybe vanilla? Flavor is intense coffee, chocolate, caramel, sweet but balanced by the bitter. Old Rasputin is oh so good and a beer I keep coming back to.
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