Old Ruffian - Barrel Aged
(has 4 batches)

Bottled@PBF VIII (11.8 %). Very deep amber colour, small off white head. Aroma is sweet toffee, some raisins, mild plum pudding, some slight whisky like sweet notes along with vanilla. Flavour is very much the same in a nice balance, but also the alcohol gives it a slight sting.

Bottle # 514 of 1188. Zero carbonation, just like my last bottle, but I don't need any. The awesome aroma and taste more than makes it +++

750 ml bottle received in trade. Thank you! Pours clear dark amber with a rather thin offwhite head that quickly dissipates while leaving some trace on the glass. Smell is sweet, fruity and malty with sweet dark bread, caramel, toffee, vanilla fudge, oak, overripe tropical fruits, bourbon, roasted nuts, dried dark fruits, caramelized apples, hay, coconut milk, whisky, hints of charred wood, hints of moist moss and subtle hints of smoked meats. Taste is sweet, tiny bitter, fruity and malty with caramel, toffee, biscuits, vanilla fudge, alcohol, grass, charred wood, overripe tropical fruits, raisins, prunes, figs, bourbon, roasted nuts, pine needles, coconut, lemon zest, resin and hints of grapefruit rinds, smoke and moist leaves. Mouthfeel is round, soft, creamy, smooth, boozy and full bodied. Finish is sweet, bitter malty and fruity with caramel, biscuits, vanilla fudge, bourbon, charred wood, roasted nuts, grass, pine needles, sweet dark bread and hints of grapefruit rind. Very nice big beer. A less rough ruffian but oh so smooth and tasty.

Bottle RB Århus tasting @ Christers, courtesy of adnielsen, huge thanks Aaron. 2012 vintage # 3347. Pours rusty brown with a slowly fading offwhite head. Aroma of rich malt, caramel, oak, vanilla, coconuts, light bourbon. Flavor is rich malty, caramel, oak, vanilla, rich bourbon, dark fruits, very smoth and velbalanced. Full body, soft carbonation, warming alcohol in the finish. 270213

Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Courtesy of adnielsen. Thanks a lot, Aaron, for another top beer! Hazy reddish amber with a lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit, vanilla, wood and whisky. Flavor is very sweet and rather bitter. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. Smooth and oily. 270213

Bottle courtesy adnielsen. Clear dark amber/brown with small tan head. Aroma is malt, toasted, caramel, oak, vanilla, whiskey and a little toffee. Flavour is malt, caramel, vanilla, oak, wood, medium sweet, toasted, toffee and whiskey. Smooth.

Bottle courtesy adnielsen. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark amber. Aroma and taste are rich fruits, little vanilla, caramel, wood, alcohol, malt, notes of candy sugar and hops. Long bitter finish.

Sample, brown bottle, 750 ml, 11.8%, bottle 3347; eye: dark ruby, clear, tiny ring of pale brown head, light lacing; nose: woody, whisky, caramel, malt, bourbon, light dark fruits, anise, molasses, light vanilla; mouth: woody, whisky, caramel, malt, light hops, dark fruits, anise, molasses, light resinous hops, finale in malt with presence of molasses, full body, below-average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille brune, 750 ml, 11,8 %, bouteille 3347; œil : rubis foncé, limpide, petit anneau de mousse brun pâle, légère dentelle; nez : boisé, whisky, caramel, malt, bourbon, léger fruits noirs, anis, mélasse, léger vanille; bouche : boisé, whisky, caramel, malt, léger houblon, fruits noirs, anis, mélasse, léger houblon résineux, finale en malt avec présence de mélasse, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon

750mL bottle, pours a dirty dark amber with a medium, quickly-dissipating beige head. Aroma of deep dark fruits, brown sugar, Flavour is exceedingly complex, with brown sugar, dark dried fruits (figs, dates), candied sugar, subtle whiskey barrel notes that are never overbearing, and a touch of alcohol. Despite 20 months in the whiskey barrels, the barrels never dominate the already complex base beer, but rather accentuate it, while the hops are no longer very noticeable. Extremely complex, sweet but not cloying, finishing on brown sugar notes. I actually prefer the regular Old Ruffian slightly more, but this is an enjoyable delicacy.