Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout - North Coast Brewing Co.

mashedpotatoes

Ohio

3.95/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Brutal, strong and complicated and I'm not talking about my ex-girlfriend. This beer it the real deal. I should preface my review by stating, this is by far my favorite label design ever. Just by looking at the artwork you know you've gotten yourself into something serious, kinda like a mix between, satanism/black magic/and an orgy.

All that being said, this is not my favorite stout, however, it is an extremely admirable stout. I don't even know where to begin. It's kinda like expensive artwork. You stand in awe of it yet you can just throw it around.

The appearance is jet black. Period. The smell is complicated; chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toffee, molasses, the whole nine yards. The smell is like a flower garden in hell. Figure it out. The taste is complex and mechanical like something from a Tim Burton movie but with a twinge of bitterness due to the high Abv%. Mouthfeel is thick and strong as it should be. Drinkability I'm going to have to say is not as high as other Stouts. Simply due to the sharpness and complexity, you just can't pound these down, you have to enjoy one or two of them and think about it for a while.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2008 03:11:25 | More by mashedpotatoes

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California

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4.25/5  rDev -1.4%

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5/5  rDev +16%

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4/5  rDev -7.2%

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3.5/5  rDev -18.8%

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4/5  rDev -7.2%

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4/5  rDev -7.2%

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Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -7.2%

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4/5  rDev -7.2%

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4.25/5  rDev -1.4%

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4.5/5  rDev +4.4%

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4.5/5  rDev +4.4%

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