Cirrhosis (610), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Jun 11, 2009 "Extremely dark brown pretty much black with a thin film floating on top and a thicker layer ringing the edge of my glass, fairly standard look for the style. Coffee aroma with a nice bitter chocolate and sweet berries. Yum yum yummy aroma maybe a touch mild though, alcohol starts to show up when warmer but its very mild. Very burnt flavor with a sweet creaminess in the back ground. Lots of coffee in the flavor but its not a coffee bomb. Beer has a nice thick full creamy mouth feel. The burnt bitterness of the flavor lingers for a very long time. Flavor becomes chalky when beer warms. Nice impy stout very easy drinking. Nat says this smells like prunes and booze."
ljay6880 (132), , Pennsylvania, USA Jun 6, 2009 Poured a pint from a home tap system (half barrel). Pours black with about an inch of dark head. Nose is coffee, chocolate, and malt. Taste is right along that alley with a bitter coffee aftertaste. This is a well balanced Russian Imperial Stout that I can enjoy glass after glass. leems (147), Portland, Oregon, USA 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. rbrazell (57), Tallahassee, Florida, USA Jun 5, 2009 Pours black with a big mocha head. Nose of chocolate malt, caramel, some coffee. Flavor is very rich and full of malty chocolate, coffee, very faint hops finish. TearsforBeers (171), Ohio, USA Jun 3, 2009 I’ve had this last Old Raspy sittin’ around for a few months now, and this thunderstorm seemed like the right time to drink it. Pours extremely dark brown with disappearing burnt red-orange head. Aromas of villainous plots to overthrow royal families waft from the depths, as well as notes of plum, tar, sweet malt, and alcohol. Flavors of sweet malts, dark fruits, leather, smoke, bitter chocolate, and alcohol abound. The beer feels thick and foamy without being overly dense. Overall, this is a very fine brew. bermod (118), Lappeenranta, Finland Jun 2, 2009 Sweetish, roasty and burnt malty aroma with hints of vegetables. Sweet, milk sugarish burnt malty flavor finishes quite dry and coffeeish. Very mildly bitter. Smooth, creamy palate.
DarkBeerReign (10), Rhode Island, USA Jun 1, 2009 Wonderful beer, with a coffee and chocolate taste to it. This beer is a little bitter, but not overwhelming, it is a perfectly balanced imperial stout. shanepardue (107), Raytown, Missouri, USA May 31, 2009 Pours dark with decent head. Very rich flavor of chocolate stout, but not too bitter. Delicious!
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