a friend of mine brought home two bottles of Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout from california this week. its brewed by the north coast brewing co. ...near fort bragg. bloody hell it is fantastic. it does weigh in at 9% but you would never know. its such a rich tasting stout. beautiful head from the bottle and i just cant say enough about it...except i want more, lots more . has anybody drank anything from the north coast brewing co before ...are they all this good? they deserve an award!