Video Beer Review: Old Rasputin

Here's a random beer review of Old Rasputin, a Russian imperial brewed by North Coast Brewing. The two guys doing the review provide some useful insight on the beer, but for the most part they sound like nerds who are ignoring the women at the party.



Old Rasputin was the first Russian imperial I ever tried. It comes in little short bottles, which is what first drew my attention (along with the picture of always-creepy Rasputin on the bottle.) When I read that the beer had 9% alcohol in it, I was anxious to find out how much of a difference an additional 4% would make in a beer (since most American lagers are around 4-5% alcohol by volume).

Of course I was shocked as hell when two bottles of this had me feeling warm and fuzzy inside. The alcohol smell and taste overwhelmed me but I refused to let that be a deterrence.

In retrospect, Old Rasputin was probably a typical Russian Imperial, with flavors of chocolate, dark fruits and smoke playing a prominent role in both taste and smell. It received a 91 from Beeradvocate, which is a trustworthy site for beer reviews.