Old Rasputin XI Imperial Stout, North Coast Brewery, CA

Wow, delicious! Like the Rasputin, but thicker, deeper, richer, with a hint of the bourbon! Yum. And a bit expensive...

Acme California Pale Ale, North Coast Brewing, CA

Good, slightly malty, not as good as the Stouts, or the Pranqster.

Old Rasputin XII Russian Imperial Stout, North Coast Brewing, CA

Wow. Fabulous.

Like the Rasputin, but better.

PranQster, North Coast Brewing, CA

http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-Pranqster.htm

Tasty! Chris brought me on of these, and it was good!

Acme IPA, North Coast Brewing, CA

Another fine beer from North Coast. It's an IPA, but it also has some of the sweet smoky taste I like in their other beers. I'm not sure exactly what they are doing here, but in my opinion, there is a shared flavour across the 4 of their beers that I taste. Luckily, I quite like that flavour!

http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-AcmeIPA.htm

Old No. 38 Stout, North Coast Brewing, CA

A great stout, thoroughly delicious, and the third really great beer I've had from this brewery

Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout, North Coast Brewing, CA

I really, really, like this, despite not usually liking high alcohol beer. I agree with this review:

"These folk don't fool around with their beers. Very big, very complex, and downright kick-ass."
-The BrewGuide

I want to try the special aged Rasputin, but I can't! Life is hard. :-)

On Wednesday, November 26, North Coast will bottle the long-awaited Old Rasputin XI to celebrate the eleventh anniversary of the first bottling of Old Rasputin. This special batch of Old Rasputin has been aging for a year in oak bourbon barrels, and it is truly amazing—even more depth and complexity than we had hoped for. Old Rasputin XI will be available only at the Brewery retail store in Fort Bragg beginning on Friday, November 28—the day after Thanksgiving. (How about that for perfect holiday timing!) It will be packaged in a 500 ml. bottle with commemorative labels and a cork and cage finish at $12.95 per bottle. Limit is one case per customer. Some for now, some for cellaring. Sorry, we are unable to ship beer to consumers. Don’t be left out of this milestone event. When this batch is gone, it’s gone.

Roman says the Russian on the label says "A good friend is not born".