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North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
100
overall
Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout

Fort Bragg, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
23104.1/5.04.1/5.09%94.4Snifter
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Commercial Description:
A rich, intense brew with a robust palate, a fruity nose and a warming finish. Very complex.
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brewcrew2002 (50), USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Got to try this one thanks to iowaherkeye, great roasty aroma that pours a nice dark brown with a tan head. great tasting really enjoyed it.


 MrChopin (621), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Pours black with decent, tan/cream-colored head. Nose is a little clean, probably the result of the hops, which are balanced nicely with some smokey, roasty malts and some chocolate. Flavor is strong bitter roast with a little sweet chocolate and some minor hop freshness. There’s clear hop in the aftertaste. Palate goes right along with the beer: full bodied, a little sticky, and, quite salty. The hop balance is great, but something more complex would be nice, and I prefer my Imperial Stouts a little sweeter.


 Pawola22 (676), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/515/20
Jul 12, 2008    Updated: Feb 12, 2009
Re-rate: On tap at the Flying Saucer in KC. Pours a thick black body with a humongous milky brown colored, creamy head that takes absolutely forever to dissipate and remains extremely lacy. More great work by the FS here in kansas city. Aroma is chalky coffee and milk chocolate. Very smooth and delicate smelling. Some roasted grains in the background and a hint of fruit. Decent and soft aroma, but not as rich as I was hoping for. Flavor is very soft and delicate as well. Very creamy and milky chocolate maltiness with a touch of vanilla at first. Moves into a soft bitterness and chewy fruity hoppiness before finishing with a delicate, but strong bitter and chalky coffee linger. Palate is medium to full and very smooth. Really goes down nicely with a subtle warming feel. Overall, I did not find the bottle version of this impressive at all, but the draught version is very nice. Its a very soft imp stout and the only word that comes to my mind in describing it is "dainty." Its very elegant in aroma, flavor, and body. Good imp stout for sure, and definitely glad to give this another shot. Would be a great dessert beer.


 Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Jul 12, 2008  
Bottle at home with renffisch, 25th June 2008. Very dark brown with a tan head. The good coffee and dark cocoa aroma gets you ready for the excellent roasted malt flavour. It’s very smooth indeed, very delicate and very well balanced. Fantastic stuff.


solifugid (11), New Paltz, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Pours dark black with a brown head. Light will not even penetrate the corners of the glass. Smoky, boozy taste with notes of bitter dark chocolate and coffee. Bitter, lasting aftertaste. Drinks like a swift kick in the ass.


 maniac4016 (114), bill clinton, Iceland
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/520/20
Jul 11, 2008  
coffee/burnt toast/ carmel all round into one & the chiffonned on the palate. dont fuck with the one who wouldnt die as he will lead you to a path of doom and eventually break you down till you pyscho-anolize yourself to the point of paranoia


 rustychiles (997), Mesa, Arizona, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Pours a deep blackish brown with a nice brown burnt head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate and roasted malts. Flavor is coffee, malt, cocoa, roasted barley and finishes with some hop and chocolate bitterness. Good stuff.


 FatTony (121), Augusta, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/517/20
Jul 10, 2008  
12 ounce bottle- pours an incredible black/brown with a thick and long lasting cola head. Aroma was bitter chocolate and coffee. The palate was as thick and smooth as milk. Bitter coffee and raisin-like sweetness predominated in the taste of the brew. Had a very strong alcohol flavor as well. Good stout with a really wicked bite.



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