Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin: Rye Whiskey
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.85
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Every year we age a special batch of our much-loved Russian Imperial Stout in Bourbon 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. This year, two variants of barrel aged Old Rasputin were produced -- one in rye whiskey barrels, and the other in wheat whiskey barrels.
Stout Aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels. First release XVIII (2015).
Stout Aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels. First release XVIII (2015).
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Pulled out of the cellar. Very dark brown almost black with a skim of a head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, oak barrel, rye and vanilla. Taste is also chocolate, coffee, oak barrel, rye and vanilla.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2025
at 05:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
XXI Rye Whiskey BA. Shared with Caesar and ShivanDragon @ Mancave Bunnik. Opaque dark brown to black color, average sized beige to light brown colored head. Aroma and flavor are malts, soft roasted malts, whiskey, decently bitter. A bit thin bodied due to age I think, but still good.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2024
at 01:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma of whiskey, coffee and sweet, dark fruit. Sweet, boozy flavor, alcohol burn, roasted malt aftertaste, slight coffee ground bitterness of a stout to finish. A hint of spicy flavor. Similar flavor to barleywine.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2023
at 18:25
9/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2023
at 15:19
7/10
A bit old skool , roasted, choco, coffee, alcohol, a bit thin texture, decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2022
at 20:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at annual end of the year Fryslân tasting. Opaque pitch black color, average sized off-white to light brown head. Smell and taste malts, roasted malts, coffee, malt bitterness, liquor. Heavy, but good.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2022
at 19:49
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
(Bottle) Black colour with lasting, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of dark chocolate, coffee, oak wood, vanilla, rye whiskey, liquorice, a touch of mint and herbs. Malty, roasted taste with chocolate, coffee, crisp-bread, liquorice, mint, oak wood, vanilla, whiskey and a balanced roasty bitterness in the finish. Full body, with a certain sweetness. Really tasty and well balanced with a gentle wood ageing and a slighly herbal/minty touch. Great beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2022
at 20:49
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Brewer's Haven, XXIII release. Nearly black pour with a nice tan head. Delectable aroma is sweet with chocolate and barrel notes, light roast. Tastes sweet with a light roast and modest barrel notes. About midway through I can pick up a little rye in the finish. Solid depth and layers of flavor, this is a winner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2022
at 02:00
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Over-aged? Not aged enough? No clue how old this pint is, but I am sure it’s over-oaked. Woody bitterness and whiskey mix with roast and a rusty salinity. The barrel dominates. Not all that enjoyable.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2022
at 01:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle pours out dark brown almost black topped with a tan head. Nose is nice big barrel vanilla chocolate notes. Taste is more of the nice chocolate big booze whiskey barrel and some vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2022
at 03:52