Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin: Bourbon
(has 15 batches)
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.14
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Every year we age a special batch of our much-loved Russian Imperial Stout in Whiskey barrels. The depth, intensity, and complexity of the flavor profile of this special release, like its predecessors, make it a worthy tribute to Old Rasputin.
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.
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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Twelfth Anniversary Bottle. Aroma has a moderate dark chocolate aroma with a bit stronger notes of fruit esters. Fruit is fig, prune and raisin. Aroma has a moderate cardboard oxidation note. Light alcohol spice in the finish. Pours a nice black color with a fairly thick light mocha head with average retention that then lingers on the edges. Flavor has medium sweet chocolate notes with some lighter bitter chocolate notes. Medium light raisin and fig notes as well. Light roast and moderate bourbon notes. Light oak character that also imparts a touch of nuttiness. Medium alcohol spice in the finish with some lingering whiskey notes. Medium oxidation notes of cardboard in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low but present astringency with medium to medium low carbonation. Overall an alright beer but it is definitely past its prime with quite a bit of oxidation showing up as dried fruits, cardboard and hints of cat piss. The chocolate notes are still there but not as bright as when fresh. The alcohol notes have subsided a bit though which is a positive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2013
at 22:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap @ Bailey’s Taproom, Portland, Sixth Anniversary Barrel Aged Fest. As Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin XV. Pours black with a creamy finger thick dark mocha head. Aroma is roasted malts, leather and oak, as well as bourbon, vanilla and heavy dark fruits. Oily body with average carbonation. Flavour is sweet and almost overwhelmingly dark, with oak, bourbon, tobacco, vanilla, prunes and cocoa.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Nov 2013
at 12:08
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Christers. Courtesy of Adnielsen, Thanks alot Aaron. Pours pitch black with a light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, licorice, oak, bourbon, dark chocolate. Flavor is rich malt, coffee, rich chcolate, bourbon, oak, licorice. Medium body, soft carbonation, warming alcohol in the finish. Great beer. 231013
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2013
at 11:55
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Black with a small dark brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and roasted rather bitter finish with warming alcohol. 231013
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2013
at 13:41
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle as "North Coast Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin XIV" courtesy of pussypete. Almost black with medium brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, bourbon, oak, caramel and vanilla. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, bourbon, medium sweet, vanilla, oak, wood, hops, liquorice and quite bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2013
at 13:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
(Bottle, 0.5 l - the XV edition, from Systembolaget, 20130816) The beer poured black. Its head was large and lightly brown. Aroma had wood, vanilla, liquorice and roasted malts. Palate was full bodied, warming and dry with medium carbonation. Flavours were roasted malts, vanilla, burnt malts, wood and bitterness. Aftertaste was woody and bitter. The barrel flavours were too strong but otherwise nice brew. Also, drinkability could have been better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2013
at 12:17
9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle [thanks to Boltzzz755] shared @ ZZT VII. Opaque pitch black color, small brown head. Smell malts, dark malts, dark chocolate, some roast. Taste malts, some hops, some vanilla, liquor, roastyness and a touch of sweetness. Wow!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2013
at 13:22
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tasted at ZZT 7 thanks to Benzai. Pours almost black with a beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, dark chocolate, cookies, toffee, fudge, vanilla. Flavor is over moderate sweet and bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation. Excellent!
Tried
on 25 May 2013
at 13:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ ZZT7 thx benzai. Pitch black colour with a small light brown head. Smells lots of wood, chocolate, roasty malts, red wine. Tastes sweet, bourbon, roasty malts, dark chocolate, vanilla. Full body, soft carbo, silky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2013
at 13:06