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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7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
XXI. Unorigined and probably picked up on one of the ‘17 trips. Almost black with a frothy to creamy, beige head that lingers. Big licorice aroma with vanilla and bourbon underneath. Taste is bittersweet with a big bourbon bite at the end. A touch to the raw and rough side, but not unpleasant. Full-bodied, moderate to mild carbonation. A solid if unspectacular example of the style.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2020
at 20:39
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. This has been sitting for a while. Pours pitch black with a medium brown head. Aromas of bourbon, chocolate, milk chocolate, vanilla, roast, malt, dark fruits, malt. Taste has lots of vanilla, bourbon, hard roast, chocolate, sweet licorice, toffee, caramel, fudge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Solid BBA imperial stout, a definite improvement upon OG Rasputin, with a heavier, deeper roasted malt presence full of unsweetened chocolate, anise, dark fruit, and roast, backed up by a hearty bourbon sweetness and a strong bitter oaked fade. Mouthfeel's still on the thin side for an impy stout, but the beautiful pour and waves of roast and bourbon on the nose make up any lost grand. Tasty beer.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2019
at 00:40
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Flarra i Djursvik med ölvänner. Doftar åh vanliga rasputin känns igen. Lite eklaterat torrt lätt rostat. Bourbonen känns inte i doften. MEN i munnen känns tydligt bourbon👍 Samt torr chokad . Välbalanserad höjdare .
Tried
on 17 Jun 2019
at 08:49