North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Fort Bragg, California USA

The aroma is fantastic; sweet with strong notes of coffee and dark chocolate. The color is pithch black and it has a fantastic dark brown head. The flavor is fantastic too; starting out very sweet before the complexity hits You with notes of sweet black chocolate, licorice, and hints of coffee. The sweet start is soon taken over by more powerful stout notes of roasted malts, tar, wood, bitter chocolate, and bitter hops. Even with the roasted malts and the bitter hops the mouthfeel is still very smooth. But the bitter and roasted/burnt flavors lingers on Your tongue for a long time after taking a sip. It is so strong, that it warms my ears - a great winter beer. This is one of the very best beers I've ever had. Thanks a million to Alex (fiulijn) for trading this one with me.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours completely black and opaque with a small, off-white head. Fat and rather aromatic nose - obviosly some good aroma hops are used here. Medium body with sweetish, roasted malts - somewhat vinous. Quite alcoholic and bitter finish. 030606

Black coloured with a rich brownish head. Loads of salty liquorice in the aroma. Chocolate flavour. Ful bodied, so full bodied that you don’t think about the high alcohol contents. Aromatic hop aroma, salty finish. This is indeed a very good beer, but to give it an even higher rating I’d like to see even more malt, and perhaps a tad fruitiness.

12 lf oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a reddish hue and a huge, dense and chocolate brown head. Roasted malt and light hops aroma. Quite intense roasted. Flavour is smooth chocolate with solid roasted malt flavour. Medium sweetness and light hops note. Light coffee note following and slowly taking over into the finish. Dry and bitter/roasted finish. Lovely and smooth.

Bottle. Claer dark brown / black color with a average frothy good lacing mostly lasting light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, burnt, roasted, chocolate, moderate to heavy hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily to creamy, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. Very nice ;o))

Bottle. Malty, slightly roasted aroma with a hint of chocolate. Black colour, small brown head. Good, thick body. Very chocolaty flavour with a slight bitterness. Long, bitter aftertaste.

Bottled. Black opaque with big creamy head. Lacing. Roasted malt in aroma with hints of coffee and toffee. Roast, smoke, toffee and caramel in flavour. Old coffee in aftertaste. Very nice Imperial Stout.

Bottled. Dark brown coloured with a medium sized beige head. Nice aroma of chocolate and coffee with notes of fruits. Flavour of chocolate and coffee with lots of roasted notes. Nice.