North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

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

I strongly feel that this is one of the best beers that has ever touched my tongue. Dark and toasty, with a warmness imparted by the alchohol.

Perfect score, no I could not give it a perfect score. I had to give it a perfect score for palate. It is full bodied, not thin not surpy, excellent mouth feel. I give it a perfect score for taste, I like other imperial stouts with differing flavors but this is excellent. Appearance? It has the appearance of an imperial stout. That leaves deduction for aroma or overall, while my sense of smell is not overly acute I deducted a point for overall, why? I did not wish to give it a perfect score. I suggest you try it and decide.

Oh yeah! This is great. Roasty, dark, creamy, and enough bite. Great beer. Coffee, chocolate notes in this nearly black beer. brown head

This was a very pleasing stout. The initial sip is shocking in its strength. As the body acclimates to the sensual overload. the overwhelming taste battles the mellowness and smoothness as you try to understand this beer. When the glass is dry, you are looking for more!

WOW!!!!!!!! awsome beer favorite Imperial Stout!caramel, chocolate, coffee, roasty, alcohol, vanilla, smoke, black, clear, tan foam, aminimal head, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, medium sourness, full body, creamy, thick feel, soft carbonation, long finish, Wonderfull beer!

Thick, black pour with creamy dark brown head to top of the glass - had to pour last bit very slowly as the head takes awhile to dissipate when undisturbed leaving heavy lacing on the glass. Aroma of smoldering oak, toasted nuts and dark chocolate. Finish is full and creamy without the bitter hop aftertaste that other stouts I’ve tasted leave. Excellent recommendation by the helpful staff at the Cellar.

This is definitely a stout-standing brew that pours a deep brown with a "chocolate foam" head that disipates rather quickly to a mere thin line and has sticky, on-the-move lacing. It smells of chocolate syrup with toasted/smokey notes and slight hints of a freshly rained on forest. The flavors are of toasted malts with chocolate tones and prevalant alcohol with a slight hoppy bitterness. Presents medium carbonation with a pleasant, lingering palate.

12 oz bottle. Poured dark black with a medium long lasting dark tan head. Tastes strongly of dark chocolate and espresso with a roasted, toffee and resin taste. This is truly an extraordinary beer.