Old Ruffian Barley Wine
A - Teas colored cloudy brew with a small head with short life and copious streaks of lacing. S - Caramel, vanilla, pine, bourbon, molasses, oak, toffee and alcohol. Fantastic aroma. What an American barleywine is meant to smell like! T - A bit of a sweet maltiness that quickly shifts to an intense crisp pine flavor. The aftertaste is a powerful pine bitterness with some faint grassy notes and a lot of lingering sweet molasses malt underneath. A pleasant barleywine for certain. M - Thick with minute bubbles that tingle the tounge and gums, but i wouldn't say it feels highly carbonated. There is a bit of a film left in the mouth fromt he beer being so thick, so the refreshment is about neutral. D - Good. I will have this again. One of the best barleywines I have had the pleasure of tasting, great work Great Divide!