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Great Divide Old Ruffian

Score
9997
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1101   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.9   EST. CALORIES: 308   ABV: 10.27%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
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.
A mind-numbing 90 International Bittering Units (IBUs).

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
stoneagerad (74) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 7, 2012
Bomber. Caramel, sweet fruit aroma with a white foamy head that lasted a while over the dark amber fill. The med-light body had a crisp finishing texture. The taste was a nice blend up front of floral grapefruit hop and sweet breadiness. It finished with a dry bitter taste that I quite enjoyed.

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
Marheb (412) - Montréal, Quebec, CANADA - JAN 30, 2012
*(Cuvée jan. 2010): Magnifique couleur sanguine avec une tête beige crémeuse et vivante. L’arôme est abricots noyé dans le caramel et l’alcool, très sucré, très invitant. En bouche c’est complètement malsain. Une présence velouté, onctueuse, avec la présence fantôme des anciens houblons qui engourdi la langue et procure un fini assez sec. Le caramel tapisse sans retenu pour laisser une délicate amertume avant de partir.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
StPeteBeerMan (9) - St Petersburg, USA - JAN 29, 2012 does not count
Think white head slowly dissipates. Very pleasant aroma, sweet floral and malty. Initially sweetness is quickly overcome by very strong malty and happy flavor. Very dry mouth finish. Excellent early wine beer. The extra hoppiness and heavy malt does an excellent job of masking the high (10.2%) alcohol content. Very good barley wine.

3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Kashdonkey (4) - New Hope, Minnesota, USA - JAN 25, 2012 does not count
Picked up a 22oz bottle at Zipp’s. I thought it was cool how it has a good boozy barleywine flavor, but also adds the signature Great Divide maltiness. Finished the whole bootle in one sitting by myself while watching hockey. Good Stuff.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
DrSilverworm (696) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - JAN 21, 2012
22oz bottle I picked at some point during 2011, shared with Taylor. A hazy grapefruit-juice red color. Little off-white head, good amount of lace sticking. Light, very crisp carbonation. Hoppy, but very much like grapefruit, I’m thinking... Awesome tart sweet taste. A nice, unique satisfyingly hoppy barleywine. Awesome, long aftertaste.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
dimenhetfield (1606) - , Florida, USA - JAN 21, 2012
Bottle shared by Kevin. This was an 09’ I believe. Still has a lot of hop character to it. Malty up front with a dryish hop finish. Didn’t blow me away but still very good.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Thisis12ptfont (87) - Los Angeles, CA, California, USA - JAN 16, 2012
Large choccolate malts and rasins on the nose. Pours a dark amber color with a thin foam top. Taste is a nice malt and hop combo. Lots of flavors playing off each other. Caramel malts in the begining followed by a bitter hop bite on the finish. Overall, I am very satisfied with this beer, the balance between the malt and hop is amazing. I’d give this an A rating.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
rbrazell (289) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - JAN 16, 2012
Pours a deep amber with a white head. Initially sweet caramel malty nose with underlying roast and light floral and grassiness. Flavor is sweet as the nose but very drinkable and presents a dryness through the finish. Pretty solid.


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