Old Ruffian
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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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bouteille 22oz, courtoisie de Hogtownharry ou Blankboy. De couleur brune-ambrée foncée et claire. Nez de houblon citrique et résineux, malté de caramel sucré, léger de toffee, légèrement fruité (dates, notes de prunes et de raisins) avec des notes de malt rôti, de biscuits et d’alcool. Ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture moyennement crémeuse et légèrement huileuse. Léger goût fruité (raisins aux notes vineuses, notes de prunes et de dates) avec une amertume amer de houblon citrique et légèrement résineux (une amertume présente toute la gorgée) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel toffee sucré avec quelques notes de malt rôti et de biscuits à la mélasse ainsi que des traces de chocolat puis en finale le tout est finalement englobé dans une amertume légèrement plus prononcée de houblon plus résineux et légèrement herbeux ainsi qu’avec un moyen goût d’alcool (notes brûlantes). Post-goût long et un peu sec, assez amer de houblon résineux, légèrement citrique et herbeux, avec un moyen goût d’alcool ainsi qu’avec des notes fruitées et quelques traces rôties.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2013
at 02:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught (10,4%) @ Olutravintola Konttori. Rated on 09.04.2009
Delicious aroma with hops, exotic fruits, some raisins and caramel. Flavour is somewhat sweet with American hops, exotic fruits, caramel, raisins and hints of grapefruit. Rather hoppy and very good BW!
9+4+8+4+17=4.2
65 cl bottle (10.2%) @ home, bottled 20.12.2012
Aroma is sweet with caramel, woody notes, resin and vanilla. Flavour is hoppy with fruity notes, apricot, resin, wood and some caramel. Finishes with hops and mint. Also some alcohol is present but if doesn’t disturb. Rather heavy, good and rich. But not as good as I remembered.
8+4+8+4+16=4.0
Delicious aroma with hops, exotic fruits, some raisins and caramel. Flavour is somewhat sweet with American hops, exotic fruits, caramel, raisins and hints of grapefruit. Rather hoppy and very good BW!
9+4+8+4+17=4.2
65 cl bottle (10.2%) @ home, bottled 20.12.2012
Aroma is sweet with caramel, woody notes, resin and vanilla. Flavour is hoppy with fruity notes, apricot, resin, wood and some caramel. Finishes with hops and mint. Also some alcohol is present but if doesn’t disturb. Rather heavy, good and rich. But not as good as I remembered.
8+4+8+4+16=4.0
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2013
at 02:48
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Cloudy amber,small lasting beige head.Nose of light alcohol & molasses.Rich full bodied sweet malt/molasses profile.Big long hop finish with medium alcohol heat
Tried
on 12 Feb 2013
at 17:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ Man in the Moon. Hazy amber- red colour with a small tan head. Sweet aroma of hops, caramel, dark fruit. Flavour is caramel, hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2013
at 11:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Pours ruby red with great creamy head and lacing. Smells like fruity hops and booze. Some malt creepin on this as well. Taste has heavy bitterness. Nice thick consistency, comes off creamy, a little oily. Some saltiness on tip of tongue. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2013
at 16:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On draft at Meridian Pint, DC. Vintage Dec 2010. Pours a cloudy amber with an off white head. Surprisingly hoppy aroma for a barley wine. Stale hop flavor. Bitter finish. 3.4
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jan 2013
at 19:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
2010 draft murky brown color. Aroma of grass and caramel. Taste is bittetsweet citrus and grass. Highly hopped for a bw.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jan 2013
at 14:38
5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Pours cloudy amber with floaties and a small beige head that dissipates quickly with a touch of lacing. Aroma is caramel, citrus, pine, and something odd and astringent. Flavor is lightly sweet, quite bitter but not in the good hoppy way, more in the metallic flagpole licking way. What the hell is so great about this beer?
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2012
at 21:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz bottle from mikem409 in the locals swap, thanks
Appearance: Pours dark mahogany with a medium sized beige head and lots of lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, sweet caramel and pine
Taste: Caramel, malty, grapefruit and bitter pine resin
This is a great BW. Smooth, hoppy and bitter.
Appearance: Pours dark mahogany with a medium sized beige head and lots of lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, sweet caramel and pine
Taste: Caramel, malty, grapefruit and bitter pine resin
This is a great BW. Smooth, hoppy and bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2012
at 20:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bomber Courtesy of Jonathan (non-RB). Pours clear deep amber with a frothy and rather fizzy offwhite head that quickly dissipates while leaving some thick lacing and trace on the glass. Smell is very sweet and malty with caramel, sweet dark bread, brown sugar, pine, lemon zest, alcohol, vanilla, toffee and oatmeal cookies. Taste is sweet and bitter with caramel, freshly cut grass, sweet dark rye bread, toffee, raisins in rum, burnt sugar, marmalade, oily pine, resin, wet leaves, moss and damp wood/soil. Mouthfeel is intense, sticky sweet, oily bitter, slightly boozy and full bodied. Finish is slightly sweet and bitter with caramel, oily pine, wet soil, resinous wood, wet soil and straw. Very intense...
Tried
on 03 Jul 2012
at 16:53