North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

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

Poured a deep brown/black with caramel highlights under an average-sized, creamy, light brown head. Chewy caramel aromas with cherry and a touch of pineapple, some late coffee and lactic notes (which altogether gave the impression of ice cream :) Big malts in flavor with a bitter coffee start and moderate bittersweetness to finish. Thick and slick. Truly decadent, especially with an Acid-brand Red Cameroon cigar.

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Real black beer. Definite Dark Choclate present. I also didn't notice the alcohol content until I read it. Flavor sticks around and doesn't fade fast.

This dark brown ale poured with a massive tan head. There is an abundance of flavor including coffee, chocolate and caramel, resulting in a sweet, but balanced overall taste. A delight to drink.

Nice creamy brown head. Muddy and black. Deep roasted/toasted malt aromas. Also sweet smelling. Very rich and complex flavors, very bitter chocolate/coffee flavors and bitter roasted malt flavors. Hop bitterness also in there somewhere. Big body with long lasting alcohol and grain flavors. Good stuff.

Poured a dark brown, almost black. The head was minimal, tan, and short lived. The aroma was very complex. Nutty, chocolatey, lighy coffee, and faint citrus from hops. Had a deep complex flaver that was very hard to pick apart. Roasted chocolate and coffee along with a bitter nutty flavor, and a waxy bitter grapefruit hop on the back of your tongue. The palate was much affected by the hop in the back of my mouth. The finish was slightly hoppy with notes of alcohol and a roasted flavor.

Bottle pours black in color with a small tan head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, and sweet molasses. Flavor is of dark fruits, molasses and roasted chocolate. Thin bodied with a nice alcohol warming effect. A very good imp stout.

12 oz. Opaque and dark, with a huge head that lasts & creams the glass. Aroma of dark fruit and almost-burnt caramel and chocolate. Flavor is all that plus some smoky mesquite, coffee, toffee, vanilla and oak. Body is medium-heavy, slightly watery in a drinkable way and smoothly carbonated. Alcohol not noticeable. Awesome and dangerously drinkable.

12oz bottle, Pours a dark reddish brown with a small, tan head. Aroma of coffee, raisins, big chewy roasted malts, soy, a little alcohol. Taste follows the aroma with the addition of spicy hops, and some smokiness.Thick and creamy mouthfeel, alcohol well hidden. Excellent beer.