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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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Tap at SF Beer Week Opening Gala. Pours black, light beige foam. Aroma: Strong Bourbon vanilla, some oak, coffee. Heavy boozy barrel, little sticky, but not super sweet. Long sweet nutty palate. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2017
at 12:26
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
500 ml bottle from Whole Foods Market Fair Lakes Aroma: butter, bourbon, caramel, woody, roasty, chocolate, coffee Appearance: black with a tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Tasty, but I would prefer a weaker butter taste/smell
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2017
at 10:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a dark brown with tan head. Mellow booze malts. Taste is malt with some sweet chocolate, bourbon alcohol boost as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2016
at 22:10
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Vertical tasting which included XII, XIV, XV, XVI, XII and both XVIII versions. I’ll post the results from XII-XVII below. XII: Full bodied, chocolate nose, fudge brownies. Velvety palate. Abv hidden well. Smooth and rich. (4.3) XIV: Chocolate brownie, cacao nib, toasted caramel. Thin bodied. Boozy finish with a touch of oak. (3.8) XV: Leather, cigars, treacle notes, cacao nib, marshmallow. Body is thinnish with a warm boozy finish. Lingering bourbon brownies and Bailey’s. Most complex of the night. (4.5) XVI: Treacle nose with rich leather, s’mores & bourbon. Medium body. A touch of booze on the palate. Cinnamon, chocolate. Light body. Boozy end. (4.2) XVII: Dark chocolate, cacao nib, leather, marshmallow nose. Bourbon pecan pie. Boozy and warming but well integrated. Toasted coconut. (4.4) What a night!!
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2016
at 18:24
8/10
Dark chocolate, cacao nib, leather, marshmallow nose. Bourbon pecan pie. Boozy and warming but well integrated. Toasted coconut.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Dec 2016
at 23:37
8/10
Treacle nose with rich leather, s'mores & bourbon. Medium body. A touch of booze on the palate. Cinnamon, chocolate. Light body. Boozy end.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2016
at 23:34
9/10
Leather, cigars, treacle notes, cacao nib, marshmallow. Body is thinnish with a warm boozy finish. Lingering bourbon brownies and Baileys.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2016
at 23:31
7/10
Chocolate brownie, cacao nib, toasted caramel. Thin bodied. Boozy finish with a touch of oak.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2016
at 23:28
8/10
Full bodied, chocolate nose, fudge brownies. Velvety palate. Abv hidden well. Smooth and rich.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2016
at 23:25
8/10
Tried
on 02 Dec 2016
at 22:50