Old Ruffian Barley Wine
Thanks to Joey (KingG) for the bottle. A fiery sunset in a glass. Pours a mix of red and orange with an inch of tanned foam. Very good retention and some lacing on the glass. Lots of citrus hops, orange, tangerine, ripe grapefruit, peaches, a whole mix of fruits. Huge malt background; toasted bread, caramel, pale malts, and fruity alcohol. Taste if very much the same, lots of ripe citrus fruits along with toasted and caramel malts. A little warming alcohol in the back of the throat. Very smooth on the palate, just a bit of alcohol in the finish, but it's a very good beer to sip. Big beer for sure. There's enough carbonation to keep this one from being too syrupy, yet it's still creamy. I'm not really a big fan of barley wines, this one is actually quite tasty but it's still a little hard for me to drink a whole bomber by myself.