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Great Divide Old Ruffian

Percentile
99
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bottled
common

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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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randolphjj (96), Raymore, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
Jun 20, 2009  
copper / mahogany color with an off-white head. Malty nose - caramel, (seemingly mellow, indeed...) Bitterness without a hop resin on the tongue - or really even a particularly big hop nose. Great divide seems to do a nice job hiding high alcohol with solid flavor, and this is no different.


 mirjukka (702), LOHJA, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Jun 14, 2009  
keg 330ml 7,5€ shared at Hilpeä Hauki Hilarious American Weeks 170409 deep copper huge beige head strong tangy bitterness and sweet fruity malts sticky body. Very long lasting after bitterness.


 petematte46 (218), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 12, 2009    Updated: Jun 19, 2009
A pretty solid nose with a nice white frothy head. A little sweet, but it is a barley wine. Great with a little age on it. Overall pretty nice.


 Fred82 (373), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Bottle, Mondial 2009. Clear amber with medium creamy caramel colored head. Aroma is big sweet caramel and piny hops. Taste is quite sweet and hoppy. Hints of pineapple. Not much bitterness, really sweet. Nice balance between hops and sweetness.


bacummings (21), Alabama, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Nice barley wine style ale. Very hoppy. Fruity, I can smell and taste berries.


 kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 30, 2009  
Pours an amber/copper with a small beige head that lasts and also leaves nice lacing. Aroma is moderately sweet with caramel, toffee, grapefruit, pine, raisin and bread. Flavor is caramel, grapefruit, pine, pineapple and light chocolate. Full bodied, very creamy texture. Light alcohol burn in the finish. This beer would improve with age no doubt.


 tylerss20 (101), New Hampshire, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
May 18, 2009  
Now, this is a Barleywine. Piney, hoppy, floral opening. Sweet candy on the tongue, and a wallop of face bending hop bitterness on the way down. Not as crazy as a Bigfoot, but a bigger punch than Old Foghorn. This is a one and done (10%). I had a bomber of this on an empty stomach at McNelly’s and was good to go.


 Anker (306), Hillerød, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
May 14, 2009  
Bottle. Pours an amber colour with a small golden head. Aroma is sweet malt, hops and rock candy. Flavour is malt, lots of caramel and hops., with a long and to bitter aftertaste.



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