North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

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

OMFG! Pitch Black, a Black Hole....the room gets darker when you open one of these. Rich, sweet, roasty, bitter....WOW! There’s a lot going on in one sip, multiple layers of malts and floral hops. Absolutley delicious!

Very close to perfect...a big bold stout. Licorice taste with a coffee aftertaste. The ABV is very well hidden. Great stout.

Regular Version. Deep black in colour. Aroma of licorice, roasted malts, chocolate. The flavour is of cocoa, dark chocolate, roasted coffee grains. Finishes warming, creamy, and buttery. Decadent. Thanks CaptainCougar.

Millennium Edition. Deep black in colour, long lasting tan head, some lace. The aroma was filled with dark chocolate, vanilla, espresso, some sweetness and very minor alcohol. The flavour is very roasty, lots of sweet chocolate, vanilla, coffee notes. Bitter mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes very long and decadent. Quite nice but I can’t help but feel that this was aged just a bit to long (6 years). Rating: 8/4/8/4/17

One of the first beers that turned me from swill early on. I really enjoy the cocoa/coffee/fruity aroma with that slight licorice finish. I get hints of cherries and strawberries as well. Super smooth and a fine looker as well. I haven't found any alcohol in this (that is until I stand up).

on tap ar Rich O’s public house (pub), check them out www.richos.com.Dark as night it went great with a cuban cigar, flavors of coffee and chocolate. Highly Recommended

Sampled at 59 deg F.
Deep black color with a large dark brown head. The aroma was a beautiful mix of espresso, chocolate, bitter hops, and roasted grain...some alcohol crept in. The flavor was intense...woody/charcoal, chocolate, coffee, roasted grain, tobacco, hops bitterness. The feel was surprisingly crisp and bubbly...that made this beer feel not as big as it is. Very wet finish...coats the tongue and throat. Immense stout...right up there with Alesmith Speedway Stout!

Dense head atop a virtually black body. Complex raosted and fruit flavors, good coffee and chocolate components. This is one of my all-time favorties to just sit back and enjoy.

Solid strong stout. Pours thick and black like a good ip should. At 8.9% the alcohol is masked very well with strong tones of roast coffee and burnt chocolate, taste goes on forever. Great beer for a cold night in a nice dark pub.