North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

Bottle - Pours opaque black with a frothy tan head. Lots of malt and roast on the nose with raisins, a little coffee, and bourbon notes. There’s some dark fruit in there as well. Taste is roasty, with chocolate up front and some charcoal flavors near the bitter finish. Finish feels a little off. The mouth is smooth and creamy, but not full-bodied. I was kind of expecting more based on previous ratings.

Bottle shared with Pyrozoid and French Tickler. Black appearance, thick bubblely brown head. Aroma: coffee, chocolate, creamy, molasses, burnt malts, cinnimon. Flavor: raosted malts, alcohol, chocolate and coffee. Palate: full body, soft cabonation, creamy with a roasted malt finish.

Dégusté avec Pyrozoid et Agaguk. Apparence noir tres foncé avec un belle grosse mousse brune qui colle tres bien au verre. Aromes de chocolat noir, vanille, gateau, malt chocolat, anise étoilé et une touche finale de café. Sucré et amertume intense et équilibré qui dure tres longtemps en bouche. Sensation huileuse et tres crémeuse également. Gout identique a l’arome, une imperial stout digne de son style, intense et complexe.

Bouteille. Dégusté avec french tickler et Agaguk. Bière de couleur noir avec un immense collet moyennement collant. Odeur de chocolat, malt bruler, cannelle, bonhomme pain d’épices, un peu fumé et sucre brun. Gout épicés, un peu d’alcool, café et chocolat.

Jet black pour with almost no head. Against the light, there is not even a whisper of light coming through. Aroma was of dark chocolate and malt. I expected to be overwhelmed with sweetness and bitter chocolate, but I was not. The malt and chocolate flavors meld and yield to a wonderful hoppiness in the finish.

Pours pitch black with thick tan head. Aroma is surprisingly strong of roasted malt and lightly hoppy. Hints of the expected coffee and dark chocolate that make a stout a stout. Taste is no surprise, a fine imperial stout, but nothing special.

12oz bottle from grape & gourmet. pours a slightly thick jet black with a tall, light beige head and thick lacing. aroma is delicious and unique for an impy stout. scents of dark roast malt, black coffee, and chocolate dominate but a slightly tart, vinous, red fruit note wafts from the glass giving the distinct aroma of chocolate covered cherries. flavor is outstanding with big roasty malts, expresso, and dark chocolate balanced again by a slight tart flavor of dark cherry and raspberry and just a pinch of hops. finish is an excellent balance of oak, roasty malt, and burnt sugar. palate is extremely smooth, medium bodied for an impy, with good carbonation, and just a touch of alcohol warmth. overall, a great impy stout that i waited entirely to long to try.

From bomber pours opaque and thick black with a finger of compact brown bubbles. Profuse aroma of chocolate, licorice and malt. Body is velvety rich and licorice rides to the top of the complex flavors. Residual sugars smooth out the alcohol warmth. Long lasting flavor sweetens then dries out.