 pintbypint (1006), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 28, 2008 12 fl oz brown bottle. Dark brown pour, sizeable fluffy beige head. Aroma is chocolate and coffee/roast malt. Flavour echoes aroma - coffee and cocoa up frontt. Dry roasted finish. Medium body with tight fine carbonation.
jbuzz (661), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 25, 2008 Single from Three Cellars Milwaukee.
Rich, well blended hint of coffee with a slight feel of alcohol. some earthy malts, light sweetness, nutty.
Gypsy19 (629), California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 16, 2008 Metaphorically speaking, this seems to be the younger and smaller brother to North Coast’s Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout. Some of the same basic characteristics are present, such as the coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, brown sugar, et cetera, but without that profound eye-opening flavor and high alcohol content. Also considerably watery compared to the Old Razz. Other than that it is excellent. And by excellent I mean that this would be the premier beer for most breweries, that’s how good it is. Yet in this case it plays 2nd fiddle to the virtuosic Old Rasputin. Either way, you can’t lose, as everything North Coast touches turns to gold.
radiomgb (1977), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 16, 2008 Near black in colour, ruby edges, small but lingering beige coloured head, good lacing. The aroma is lightly sweet, underlying sourness provides a distraction, some very light chocolate and coffee. The flavour is slightly roasty, some earthy malts, light sweetness, nutty. Lightly bitter mouthfeel, medium/light body, medium/light carbonation. Finishes with some chalky bitterness, ending sweet.
Its fairly decent, the coffee and roast come out more as this warms.
355ml bottle obtained in a trade with JohnnyJ, thanks John.
Opened on December 30, 2007
No date.
eboats (887), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 13, 2008 Bottled. Poured dark brown with a light brown head. Aroma is slightly roasted and some coffee. Flavor is dry coffee with some roasted and earth notes. Body is slightly thin.
phishpond417 (1946), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 13, 2008 Pours a dark brown with a very large chocolate coloured head. Wicked rich in chocolate and coffee flavors. mid palate i taste roasted nuts, and it ends with a bread like finish. very sweet.
yespr (12135), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 4, 2008 12 fl oz bottle. Pours black with a huge creamy and tan head. Roasted malt and somewhat wet woody hops note. Flavour is hardroasted malt and solid bitter. Goes into a more smooth flavour before the finish with a creamy texture containing notes of coffee and malt. Mild chocolate note too. Dry bitter finish with more of the same roasted malt flavour coming through.
theslats (6), Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
does not count  | 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 3, 2008 Pours dark with a dark tan head. Lots of roasted malts with dark chocolate and coffee. Decent balance from hops at first but to much sweetness on the finish. Could be a lot better if not for the lingering sweetness.
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