Old Rasputin
North Coast Brewing Co.

Old RasputinOld Rasputin
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From:
North Coast Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Russian Imperial Stout
Ranked #88
ABV:
9%
Score:
95
Ranked #1,251
Avg:
4.3 | pDev: 10.23%
Reviews:
4,001
Ratings:
13,106
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 27, 2024
Added:
Jan 18, 2001
Wants:
  702
Gots:
  3,412
Produced in the tradition of 18th Century English brewers who supplied the court of Russia’s Catherine the Great, Old Rasputin seems to develop a cult following wherever it goes. It’s a rich, intense brew with big complex flavors and a warming finish.
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Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York

4.83/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Dark brown color with a mocha colored head and lace.
aroma of chocolate, cocoa, malts, coffee hints galore.
taste was sweet with a mild bitter finish and it had the chocolate with the roasted malts and coffee to boot.
A really enjoyable beer that was great from start to finish.
This ages well, but I would say three to five years max.
Feb 27, 2024
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Reviewed by LagerMan_US from Maine

4.59/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
If you like stout - this one is top shelf.
All the signature, and creative, flavors of a complex stout delicately combined.
It's notably refined, especially given the high alcohol content.
Feb 22, 2024
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Reviewed by chrisiswhothisis from California

4.56/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a thick, mousse-y, tan head; stays persistent.

Chocolate malt, coffee aroma.

Tastes of dark chocolate malt; almost no sweetness. Leans heavy on the bitterness of the dark malts.

Thick, bitter stout. Perfectly on style. Finishes dry.

The epitome of a Russian Imperial Stout.
Feb 20, 2024
 
Rated: 4.25 by cozmo from New York

Feb 11, 2024
 
Rated: 4.18 by Maxxis from Illinois

Jan 09, 2024
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Reviewed by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

4.28/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
poured from a 12oz bottle into a SP BBT23 snifter. pours near- black but gathers in the glass a shiny black with almost two fingers of dark khaki colored foam. foam fades away but never fully disappears leaving a thick collar around the rim of the glass and a thin film across the top of the black liquid. cocoa powder, day-old gas station coffee, pine, pine sap and possibly even some citrus. taste is more pine, resin, light chocolate, coffee grounds and very light tobacco. i’m not so sure there isn’t an orange peel thing going on from the hops buts faint. thick mouthfeel but it has a nice brush of carbonation in the finish. really good stuff. i’ve had this before but it’s been 10-12 years at least. nice to revisit as this is about as classic as it gets with craft RIS’s and for glad to see this holds up over time. there is so much to appreciate in this beer.
Jan 09, 2024
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Reviewed by walser from New York

3.98/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From AJ's Beer Warehouse in Rochester, NY. - a beer goldmine. 4 mo old can, out of wine glass. Lasting off white head, burgundy black color, very smooth mouth feel. Slippery notes of fig, cola and fading citrus. Very nice beer.
Dec 30, 2023
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Reviewed by QuietlyJudgingYou

4.69/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Appearance: Black with a thin ring of brown colored foam.
Smell: Dark chocolate, coffee beans, brown sugar, tangy, earthy.
Taste: Sourdough bread up front, quickly shifts to a coffee flavor, lots of charred malt make up most of the body, bittersweet chocolate on the finish. Sweetness is a tad lower than the bitterness. Leans more toward a charred taste than sweet.
Feel: Full bodied, well carbonated, a little oily with very little alcohol warmth in the back of the throat.
Overall: True to style and delicious. Possibly my favorite stout.

Opinion: As it continues to get more difficult to find a stout that isn't dominated by adjuncts or bourbon barrel flavors Old Rasputin continues to shine as a well made no gimmicks stout.
Dec 23, 2023
 
Rated: 4.44 by Amoien from Texas

Dec 18, 2023
 
Rated: 4.41 by emiliobaratta from Venezuela

Dec 12, 2023
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Reviewed by BGDrock from Canada (ON)

4.38/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Just about a pitch black body, a rich espresso foam head, dense with good retention of several minutes.
Aroma is mild, of dark roast chocolate, dark cherry (black forest cake), a hint of black licorice.
Wonderfully pure roast malt flavour, rich with deep dark cocoa and bold dark roast coffee, a touch of milkly sweetness balancing it out the restrained bitterness; in the finish it's like a mocha gelato, with some nuttiness; very fine carbonation and medium body lends a sumptuous silky feel; low residual sweetness for the style, which I often find cloying.

An ode to roast malt, it's beautifully balanced and surprising quaffable. A very pure example of the style.
Dec 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4.6 by porterman66 from Massachusetts

Dec 06, 2023
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Rated by tbumnnc

4.81/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A creamy, caramel, coffee blend with a balanced and smooth finish. My rating: 4.75.
Dec 02, 2023
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Rated by wiggibow from Nebraska

5/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is everything I want a beer. Beautiful.
Dec 02, 2023
 
Rated: 4.37 by nunienun from Illinois

Nov 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by Nyoder

Nov 26, 2023
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Rated by Seanc59 from North Carolina

5/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is a complete evening beverage Full flavored and loaded with body. Fine craftsmanship at its best.
Nov 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by Iggy88 from Ohio

Nov 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.69 by sewerchewer from New York

Oct 24, 2023
Old Rasputin from North Coast Brewing Co.
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