North Coast Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin XVI Now Available

(Fort Bragg, CA) – After nine months of aging in oak bourbon barrels, North Coast Brewing’s award-winning Barrel Aged Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout was released on February 1. Old Rasputin is known as the gold standard for Russian Imperial Stouts. The barrel aging process imbues this rich, intense brew with an even more complex flavor profile.

Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XVI will be arriving at fine retail establishments, restaurants and bars throughout the month of February.

Reviews of Previous Releases –

“…(Barrel Aged) Old Rasputin is one of the handfuls of truly classic American ales; a huge, intense, boozy, bone-dry, lush, complex Darkness that has the power to cloud men’s minds and make them crave no less than this.”
~Let’s Pour

Best of 2011: Platinum Medal, “Superlative”
~World Beer Championships, Beverage Testing Institute

Top 11 Beers for 2011
“World class, the best of the best…This is beer at its highest level of sophistication…”
~Modern Brewery Age