The recent batch of Old Ruffian

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  1. Kristen_Lane0306

    Kristen_Lane0306 Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2018

    I tried a bottle last year and loved it, but the one I had over the weekend just blew me away. I bought a six of Bigfoot a few days ago and it's fantastic, but that Old Ruffian topped it. I plan on buying a couple more bottles tomorrow.

    Is there any way this stuff gets even better with age?
     
    #1 Kristen_Lane0306, Sep 21, 2018
  2. Ahonky

    Ahonky Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2018 New York

    Possibly. For me, its really the only style I consider aging (if at first it's less appealing than I had hoped for). I know folks who will hold on the barleywines for many years. I think one year does the trick if the beer is either too hot or too hopped out.
     
    #2 Ahonky, Sep 21, 2018
  3. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    I am under the impression that this beer is no longer brewed. Did you have it via bottle or draft? Certain of the date?
     
    #3 zid, Sep 21, 2018
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  4. SudsDoctor

    SudsDoctor Pooh-Bah (1,739) Nov 23, 2008 New York
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    For your palate it might. But I've had Old Ruffian once (~1 year old), and Bigfoot both fresh and aged (1-4 years), and the only one I really enjoyed was the fresh Bigfoot. To my palate, hoppy beers of greater strength just become malty, medicinal-tasting messes with age.
     
    #4 SudsDoctor, Sep 21, 2018
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  5. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    2016 was the last year, I thought.
     
    #5 Bitterbill, Sep 21, 2018
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  6. Alefflicted

    Alefflicted Crusader (481) Dec 2, 2017 Minnesota

    I know that's the last year I was able to get any from my distributor. So I believe you are correct.
     
    #6 Alefflicted, Sep 21, 2018
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  7. dlcarst

    dlcarst Zealot (733) Aug 21, 2015 Missouri
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    Yeah, I had BA old Ruffian last year, which I assume was the 2016 version aged for a year. Damn shame they stopped making it.
     
    #7 dlcarst, Sep 22, 2018
  8. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    Yep discontinued. At least they’re still making hibernation ale.
     
    #8 Scott17Taylor, Sep 23, 2018
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  9. chipawayboy

    chipawayboy Pooh-Bah (2,181) Oct 26, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Trioll thread. There is no recent batch of Old Ruffian.
     
    #9 chipawayboy, Sep 23, 2018
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