Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin: Rye Whiskey
(has 5 batches)
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.89
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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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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Opaque black liquid with small to medium tan head. Aroma of licorice, dried fruit, red berries, whisky, wood, licorice, coffee and booze. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with notes of raw sugar, red berries, wood, booze and chocolate. Full bodied with low to medium carbonation. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2016
at 16:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle@Yesprs - Black pour with tan head. Roasted malty aroma and taste with cocoa and caramel sweetness, rye, some vanilla essence running through, roasty wooden notes into the finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2016
at 13:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A dark brown beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, caramel, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, alcohol, and whiskey, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2016
at 12:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and breadish to chocolate. Dark malty. Roasted and toffee. Caramelish. Dense and smooth malty. Caramelish finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2016
at 12:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottled 50 cl at Jernbruket in Floda on January 22, 2016.As "XVIII Rye Whiskey".Black color, small brown head. Sweet, alcohol, grainy, vanilla scent. Cocoa, vanilla, sweet, oak, grainy, alcohol, bitter taste. Grainy, vanilla, oak aftertaste. Medium to fizzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2016
at 16:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Man in the moon. Pitch black with beige head. Aroma is vanilla, liquorice and dill. Quite oaky taste with dill, vanilla, liquorice and red berries. Warming alcohol. Pretty nice!
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2016
at 15:56
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Man in the Moon, Stockholm. Black with beige head. Licorice, coffee, vanilla and oak up front. Mid sweet with full body and well rounded mouthfeel. Butter, coffee, oaky whiskey and chocolate. Rich and harmonious. Warming. These Rasputin variations are always delivering.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2016
at 13:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
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On tap at Man in the Moon. Black with a medium tan head. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla, some oak and roasted malt. Similar taste. Quite sweet with a smooth mouthfeel. Well hidden alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jan 2016
at 03:18
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle on Christmas Day (side by side with normal Rasputin). Huge head, pitch black pour. Soapier foam than normal Rasputin, slightly browner too. Aroma is huge caramel/marshmallow, toasted malt, spice, chocolate, some hops. More rounded, more toffee, less herbal hops than the normal one. More booze too. The soft creamy carbonation belies a huge bitter boozy and spicy bite (rye?), with lots of toasted marshmallow, roasted malts, dark chocolate. Really nice. The booziness combines with the rye spice for a huge sharp bite. Delicious. Top 5 stouts? Definitely top 5 if not top 2 or 3 of barrel aged stouts I’ve had. Had again Christmas Day 2016. Sat in the fridge all year. As delicious as I remember. Spiciness of the rye is so much more interesting than standard bourbon barrel aging. Yum. Had again CNY 2020. XXI version. A bit less spicy than I recalled. Still fantastic though. Must try if you come across it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2015
at 05:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Whisky nose, chocolate, berries. Rich chocolatey flavor with a pronounced tart edge, berries, rye whiskey. Rather higher carbonation than expected, almost a bit fizzy. This was not all that impressive at first, and much less nice than the Wheat Whiskey BA version, but it opened up in a lovely way as it warmed. I would give it a few more months in the bottle, but still pretty great now.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2015
at 19:11