Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout - North Coast Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 4.31
pDev: 10.44%
Reviews: 3134
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North Coast Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
Russian Imperial Stout | 9.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (2825), on-tap (159), nitro-tap (142), growler (7), nitro-bottle (1).

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Reviews by messyhair42:

messyhair42

Colorado

4.69/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

A: poured into a Boulevard snifter. Very dark ruby with three fingers of head that quickly fade into a thin lacing.

S: Caramelized sugar, dark chocolate, and grilled meats

T: Roasty, chocolate. This beer has a lot of hops among RIS but the balance of malty to bitter is so well maintained that the hops don't have a flavor so much as add to the whole experience. The 9% alcohol is completely masked, if I didn't know better I'd session this beer.

M: Not sticking to the roof of my mouth, but the flavor says it could be. lots of bubbles.

O: Fantastic, the best example of a RIS I've ever had. also very affordable for the RIS category. This beer is a treat as much as it is a beer that I could enjoy everyday.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 07:56:03 | More by messyhair42

More User Reviews:

Mordhaus

Texas

4.25/5 rDev -1.4%

06-20-2013 01:17:25 | More by Mordhaus

Fatehunter

Oregon

4.41/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75

Poured a finger of tan head on a pitch black body.
The aroma is full of molasses with a little burnt wood and caramel. Wonderful.
The taste is incredible. Lots of burnt malt and molasses but nicely balanced, which makes it almost too easy to drink.
The texture is thick with low to moderate carbonation.
Heaven in your mouth.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2013 00:50:51 | More by Fatehunter

MarkQ617

Massachusetts

4.51/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

It was awesome. Had on tap at Slate. I could've used a darker look, but a very pretty looking beer. The smell wakes you up like a black cup of joe, and the taste of the beer has a nice chocolate flavor to match the coffee. Amazingly smooth mouthfeel.

Serving type: on-tap

06-19-2013 23:08:37 | More by MarkQ617