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Great Divide Old Ruffian

Percentile
99
overall

bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8743.91/5.03.91/5.010.27%93.6Snifter
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).
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 BelgianBeerGal (1283), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 11, 2008  
Draught at the GD tap room. Big, hoppy barleywine. Deep copper coloured with a frothy tan head. Huge hops in the aroma but also some caramel and candy. Flavour is more hops and caramel but also some bourbon and candied fruit. Slight piney bitterness in the finish. Pleasant and enjoyable.


 robforbes (1085), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/516/20
Mar 11, 2008    Updated: May 1, 2009
old rating: 7/4/8/4/17 - 4.0. pours a cloudy burnt auburn with a large foamy beige head, and great lacing. smell is faint, some caramel, dark fruit, malt, alcohol, some hops, a touch of spice, and a touch of roastiness. taste is thick and creamy, bitter, malty, burnt caramel, some spice, bitter in the end.


 thewolf (5722), Kolding, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/515/20
Mar 9, 2008  
Bottle, bought @ Øltorvet.dk.
Pours a wonderful brownish red with a big, creamy yellowish head on top. Aroma is hoppy, nice fruitiness - both from hops and malt. Grapefruit, orange peel and raisins. Lightly vinious. Medium carbonation, wonderfully oily mouthfeel. Flavour is greatly sweet at first, lots of caramel, vinious, port, oakiness. Finish is nicely bitter with a clear dose of hops flavours. Pine and grapefruit dominate amongst the wonderful alcohol.


 turbothy (720), Bonn, Germany
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/103/514/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Pours with foam the colour of orange peel. Bitter, hoppy orange, smoky oak. Extremely bitter aftertaste.


 blutt59 (2096), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 6, 2008  
22 oz. bottle, coppery nose with nice caramel colored head, amber orange color, starts off smooth barley wine and then hits you with the hops and alcohol, would have liked a little smoother finish


 VitaminR (426), Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 2, 2008  
Sweet hoppy nose. Deep amber/copper color with small head. Intense maltiness, with an equal intensity of hops. The high alcohol was surprisingly masked well until the very end of the finish. Nice tight bubbles, perfect effervescence. An excellent Barley Wine--perhaps one of the best.


 HughConway (367), Washington, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Bottle. Pour clear, nice deep colour, thick off white head. Great hop aroma. Nice thick hop flavour, nice body, pleasing aftertaste. A very pleasing, hoppy, barley wine.


 AgentSteve (1357), SF Bay Area, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/518/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Beautiful pour, mahogany with a foamy tan head. Bigger head than other BW styles. Nose is quite nice, with hoppy pineapple along with some apricot and malt. Flavor is sweet and malty, yet at the same time slightly bitter, and quite complex. Quite enjoyable.



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