Old Ruffian
(has 3 batches)
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.63
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Old Ruffian is a hefty, hop-forward Barley Wine. Seemingly mellow at first sniff, with its subtle fruit aromas and complex caramel sweetness, this deep mahogany-hued ale quickly shows its true character marked by bold hop flavors and massive hop bitterness. Old Ruffian's rich, slightly creamy, caramel malt mouthfeel balances its grapefruit, pine, and floral hop flavors, working wonders on your palate.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Enjoyed on tap at Great Divide barrel room in Denver, CO while drinking a bunch of drinky dranks. Appearance is dark brown with a nice slightly off white billowy head. Aroma is mostly sweet caramel, light fruit. Taste is real good, real malty and sweet and the booze content is becoming pretty apparent. Overall good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2016
at 16:02
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Brewdog Edinburgh. Pours clear red brown with a thin off-white head, nice lacing. Very inviting. Aromas of red fruits, resin and pine. Taste is earthy, spicy, fruity. Long lingering finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2016
at 02:45
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Brewdog Edinburgh,. Appearance - beautiful. Autumnal red / brown with a nice amount of lacing. Nose - red fruits, general resin, pine. Taste - strawberry, earthiness and spice. Parsnip? So like roasted parsnips glazed in strawberry jam. Palate - medium to full bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - lovely beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2016
at 07:18
8/10
Tried
on 08 May 2016
at 15:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Mike at the Barleywine tasting. Deep copper color off white head. Rich caramel and toffee with light pitted fruits and hints of floral earthy hop. Pretty tasty and I’m surprised I haven’t rated this before.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2016
at 20:03
8/10
Tried
on 01 Sep 2015
at 12:54
10/10
Tried
on 12 Jul 2015
at 14:18
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottled on Feb 24, 2015.
Actually, I had this in a tulip. Here are my observations.
The appearance was an dark amber to light brown color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. A light film of lacing spider webs into the beer.
The smell holds a nice bittersweet combination of sweet citrus hops running into a sticky yet somewhat toasty caramel malts. Light tropical fruits also display themselves delicately.
The taste was bittersweet, taking the sweet citrus hops and running them into the toasted caramel malts. A sweet sticky citrus to malty aftertaste leads into a sticky finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a decent sipping quality about it. The carbonation seemed good for the style and for me. The bitterness is about a medium.
Overall, what a wonderful American barleywine. Everything fits right, I would definitely have this again.
Actually, I had this in a tulip. Here are my observations.
The appearance was an dark amber to light brown color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. A light film of lacing spider webs into the beer.
The smell holds a nice bittersweet combination of sweet citrus hops running into a sticky yet somewhat toasty caramel malts. Light tropical fruits also display themselves delicately.
The taste was bittersweet, taking the sweet citrus hops and running them into the toasted caramel malts. A sweet sticky citrus to malty aftertaste leads into a sticky finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a decent sipping quality about it. The carbonation seemed good for the style and for me. The bitterness is about a medium.
Overall, what a wonderful American barleywine. Everything fits right, I would definitely have this again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2015
at 23:33
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Aroma: caramel, floral, spruce, citrus, Appearance: deep amber, clear, minimal tan head, Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish,
Tried
on 21 Apr 2015
at 14:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft. A- Dark fruits, spices, whisky, vanilla, slightly hoppy. A- Mahogany color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Dark fruits, whisky, vanilla, caramel, slightly bitter, malty. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish. O- I’ve considered most things outside of the Yeti lineup pretty average for Great Divide, so I was excited to see what they could do with this. They accomplished a lot. Just an all around great barley wine that I am sure would age very well. Lots going on within it.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2015
at 11:13