Old Ruffian - Barrel Aged
(has 4 batches)
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.80
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This special release of our acclaimed, hefty barley wine has been aged for over 9 months in Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey barrels. The process tempers Old Ruffian’s edges for a mellowed version with heady whiskey flavors and subtle oak notes. Each limited edition, individually-numbered bottle is special in its own right. This rounded wonder clocks in at 85-90 IBUs.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Light hazy deep copper liquid with small to medium white off-white head. Aroma of raw sugar, wort, anice, bread and toffee. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with notes of toffee, raw sugar, booze, anice and bourbon. Medium to full bodied with medium carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2015
at 17:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from 2011. Pours deep reddish chestnut, small beige head, some residual and lacing. Aroma is hugely oaky, vinous, slightly Bretty, whiskey. Flavor is light sweet, some tartness, loads of oak tannins, some funk, whiskey, dry sherry. Medium body. Interesting what 5 years has done to this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2015
at 03:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty woody caramel bourbon aroma. Fruity malty woody caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty woody caramel bourbon vanilla finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2015
at 05:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Fra flaske på Cardinal M2 sep-15: Sigmund overgår seg selv og ruller ut den ene h¨jdaren etter den andre (La Trappe Quadrupel Oak Aged, Stone Double Bastard, for å nevne noen). Denne har lett grumset brunlig farge med kort skum. Saftig, lekker og balansert med sviskeplommer, rosiner, sherrytoner, vanilje og amerkanske whiskeyfat. Life is indeed good.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2015
at 13:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Shared bottle at Mi2 at Cardinal 28.09.15 and 26.10.15. Slightly hazy brown. Small head with big bubbles, Complex aroma, with dry malt, dry herbs and brown booze. Similar taste, also with dried fruits. Plums and cherries. Warming aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2015
at 13:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2015-09-28: Shared bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours hazy light brown with off-white head. Aroma of caramel, oak, vanilla, fermented fruits. Tastes slightly sweet, but still well balanced. Re-rated 2023-04-24: Shared bottle at Cardinal. Pours hazy dark amber with little white head. Aroma of dark dried fruits, caramel, vanilla, spices, bourbon, ethanol. Tastes slightly sweet with more than balancing bitterness. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2015
at 13:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottled:
Colour is brown. Head is kind of smallish. Aroma is malty; chocolate, toffee and almonds. Some hops and alcohol. Somewhat sticky mouthfeel. Taste is chocolate, toffee, almonds, cherries, hops and alcohol. Bitter finish.
Pretty good, but the ordinary Old Ruffian is much better.
Colour is brown. Head is kind of smallish. Aroma is malty; chocolate, toffee and almonds. Some hops and alcohol. Somewhat sticky mouthfeel. Taste is chocolate, toffee, almonds, cherries, hops and alcohol. Bitter finish.
Pretty good, but the ordinary Old Ruffian is much better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2015
at 14:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel Florentin. Thanks David Cohen. Hazy amber. Aroma of malt, caramel, vanilla, wood, stale hops and alcohol. Sweet flavor with malt, caramel, vanilla, wood, whiskey, some bitter stale hops, and alcohol. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2015
at 12:53