North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

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

Pours black with a small bubbly chocolately head. Intense roasted flavors with a lingering aftertaste. very good!

Nearly a top-tier RIS. Pours black with a legitimate tan head. Roasted malt on the aroma. Fairly oily palate (yet not as much as some of the big RISes) with flavors of chocolate and coffee, some dark fruits, and a sweet alcoholic finish. Makes you miss the good ol’ USSR.

Big thnx to flippy! Dark brown colored brew. Dark fruits, burned malty aroma. Flavor is malty, coffee, chocolate and licorice. Bitterness is good too. A very nice brew.

Dark color with creamy chocolate head. Really deep texture. Low on the front end but the aftertaste is where it delivers. Roasted coffee with a good port.

Bottle....Roasty aroma and taste with a nice spice profile thrown in consistency was a little thin but not bad...it went down with a cola-like consistency. Carbonation was pretty evident. A very nice creamy mouthfeel. very quality imperial stout and extremely good value.

Alcohol aroma evident as soon as the bottle was opened. Poured a thick dark beer with a thin tan head that remained withthe stout unitl the bottom of the glass. Excellent Imperial Stout I hope to have this again real soon.

Thanx to Lumpy and Richlikebeer, I received 1 from each. Yummy. Poured black, Good tan head, rich and creamy and fizzy. Leaves nice lacing as it settles. Aroma of coffee and raisins and caramel, and slight licorice too. First taste is roasted chocolate malt. Very pranouced and enjoyable. Them comes the dates and licorice. Dry finish, which I enjoy greatly. This black liquid is a treat to all dark brew lovers, seek this out and enjoy.

Nice black pour. Moderate amount of surprisingly light head that dissipates very quickly. Aromas of raisins, alcohol and cough syrup (somehow, not a bad thing) and a bit of dark roast. Body is much dryer than the aromas led me to expect, and very dry for an Imp Stout. Lots of roasty astringency. Taste is amazingly complex... Roasts, carmel, raisins, port, carbon. Wow! A terrific beer, and just the thing for December.