Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin: Bourbon
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.15
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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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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Clear, dark brown to black colored, medium- creamy non lasting beige head. Heavy malts, chocolate, biscuit, roasted malt, wood barrel, bourbon, some dark fruity notes, strong alcoholic notes, very sweet, alcohol finish. Full bodied, flat carbonation, sticky. If not so boozy it would be great, just very good this way!
Tried
on 29 May 2019
at 09:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle [XX]. Jet black colour with average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, tan head. Roasty-spicy, chocolately dark malty aroma, notes of Bourbon, oak, dark chocolate, caramel, some liquorice, a marmite touch. Taste is roasty, chocolately, dark malty, notes of dark chocolate, caramel, treacle, Bourbon, some oak, burnt caramel, a touch of liquorice and marmite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2019
at 10:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
dark Brown colour, medium sized dense beige-ish head; aroma and taste of soy sauce, cocoa, some vanilla, dried sour cherry and slight plum; good one!
Tried
on 17 May 2019
at 19:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 500 ml from De Bierliefhebber. Shared with Max, kajser27 and Miro B. Black with beige head. Malty, chocolate, barrel, incredibly smooth and silky, vanilla, bourbon, medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
from De Bierliefhebber
on 29 Apr 2019
at 06:05
7/10
Fajna beczka, fajna czekoladowosc, niedokonca fajne przyprawy, przezzkadzaja mi. Bardzo dibre piwko, tylko ten jeden aspekt mi wadzi
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2019
at 17:59
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2019
at 02:08
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Dutch Brewery Tasting @ Benzai’s. Bottle. XVII. Thanks 🙏 Benzai. Black with tan head. Sweet deep roasted malts. Chocolate. Massive bourbon and vanilla. Big sweet and moderate bitter. Full body and soft carbonation. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2019
at 00:19
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2019
at 20:16
8/10
Kind of dissapointed
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2019
at 22:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep brown color. Nice nose of charred oak, vanilla, molasses, chocolate, roasted malt, caramel nose. Smooth mouth, great depth, nice little char finish. Nice stuff
Tried
on 19 Jan 2019
at 13:50