Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin: Bourbon
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.16
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Prior to 2010, Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin was released in such limited quantities that it was available only at the North Coast Brewing retail shop in Fort Bragg, California. However, we received so many requests for this beer that we began producing enough Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin to put into broader, but still limited, distribution.
Brewmaster’s Tasting Notes
This beer pours jet black with a comforting layer of toffee-colored foam. Warm, sweet ethanol rises from the glass carrying roasted notes of bourbon, vanilla, and cocoa. The bourbon character from the barrel-aging gives the beer a full-bodied creaminess and a warm, tingling heat.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Novare, as pictured, 11/8/25.
Prune and black pepper with long, dry, old lead. Not oxidized, somehow. Chocolate, rum, vanilla, no alcohol. Maybe some old hop?
Soft, still, again not oxidized. Not boozey. Lighter bodied but not thin. Good barrel character. Lots of lead and spice. Easygoing and chocolatey with soft bourbon. For 13 years this is in astoundingly good shape.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle unto taster. Dark pour not much head. Vanilla etc. Oak. Ok. Could use more body
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 🍀☁️☂️ [ As North Coast Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin XXVI: Bourbon ]. ABV: 11.8%. [20250505]. 8/4/9/4-/-18
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Fles thuis geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een diep donkerbruin tot zwart bier met een volle bruinige schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van Bourbon, vanille en kokos. De smaak is vol, gebrande mout, Bourbon, vanille, drop en kokos.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at Palace Hall, Malmö December tasting (14/12/2024) - dark sweet roasted malty with lots of rich chocolate, some dark toffee and caramel malty sweetness, full bodied, bourbon into the dark malty and spiced finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
I used to think the regular Old Rasputin imperial stout was something pretty grand. That was a long time ago, I've had many in the style better. Tonight I have a 12 oz bottle of the beer but this time it's aged in bourbon barrels, XXV edition the label says. Should be a step up. The bottle came from a Total Wine but when and where, I have no clue now. I take the cap off and pour, absolutely, totally black in color with a modest cover of parchment tan foam. I will say right off, the nose is mighty fine. Dark chocolate, dark fruit, malt and grain and a promise of the booze. The drink finally. It is not extraordinary but it is good. Scorched grain, berries, bakers chocolate, vanilla, malt and enough bourbon to register. A tasty imperial stout, I like it, but was expecting something really big.