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Ridgeway Brewing

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6 Chapel Close
South Stoke RG8 0JW
Telephone: +44 (0) 1491 873474
Brewer: Peter Scholey
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Notes

Opened: 2003

U.S. Importer: Shelton Brothers

Brewer/Owner Peter Scholey was formerly a brewer at Brakspear.

Updated: December 4, 2011

Beer List

Bad Elf Winter's Ale

English-Style India Pale Ale

6.00% abv.
- Date: November 28, 2003 (#5153)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI
  
  Score: 20 points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Bright golden. Thick tight head. Huge Kent Goldings and Fuggle aroma. Medium body, very low carbonation. Richly malty with a huge spicy resiny hop flavor and bitterness. Compares very nicely with Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. Excellent bottle-conditioned beer, with three pounds of hops per barrel.

Bad King John

Foreign (Export)-Style Stout

6.00% abv.

Date: February 2, 2010 (#8129)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Almost black. Big head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy. Chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (9)
Creamy. Roasty. Grassy. Fairly bitter. Malty

Overall Impression (2)
Bottle conditioned.

Bitter

(Special) Best Bitter

4.00% abv.

Date: January 12, 2008 (#6814)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Huge moussy head.

Aroma (4)
Spicy, toasty...gingerbread.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body. Fizzy. Sweet toasty malt. Fairly bitter, with a herbal, slightly sulfury hop flavor. Finishes clean.

Overall Impression (2)

Criminally Bad Elf

Barley Wine-Style Ale

10.50% abv.

Date: December 25, 2006 (#6231)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Huge head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, toasty. Similar to Very Bad Elf, but not as complex.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big body, terrrifically malty. Huge caramel character. Nicely alcoholic. Mild spicy bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
It's a real similar beer to Very Bad Elf, but stronger, with a much maltier balance.

Date: August 15, 2008 (#7256)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Herbal hops, lots of chocolate.

Mouthfeel (9)
Smooth, medium-big body. Lots of chocolate. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Mild alcohol.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: January 26, 2008 (#6845)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-amber. Big thick head.

Aroma (4)
Huge caramel malt. Mildly estery, grassy.

Mouthfeel (10)
Enormous big beer. All malt, no fizz. Spicy alcohol, leather, vanilla.

Overall Impression (3)
Exceptionally smooth tasty strong beer.

Date: May 25, 2007 (#6526)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, biscuity, with lots of grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body. Huge grassy, resiny hop flavor, fairly bitter. Some malt sweetness.

Overall Impression (2)
Definitely the hoppiest English IPA I've ever tasted. Bottle-conditioned. The label says "CAMRA says this is a Real Ale".

Date: December 9, 2005 (#5799)

Package: bottled

Place: Spirit World, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. High carbonation. Huge dense head.

Aroma (3)
Ginger snaps. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium big body, fizzy. Big gingerbread flavor on top of lots of caramel malt. Spicy, earthy hop flavor. Caramel, spicy finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: November 10, 2007 (#6689)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Columbus, Columbus NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black, with red highlights. Moderate beige head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, grassy, fruity, chocolatey, alcoholic.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, silky smooth. Lots of malt and quite a bit of coffee. Big chocolate character. Alcohol shows up in the end.

Overall Impression (3)
Very tasty beer.

Date: August 10, 2010 (#8281)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Slight haze. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Grassy, earthy English hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Biscuity malt, fruity-grassy hops. Medium-low bitterness. Sweet fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: July 5, 2011 (#8596)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey. Grassy. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Earthy, grassy, roasty.Very mild hint of oak. Not a lot of malt to support the other flavors, pretty thin all the way through.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: December 7, 2007 (#6729)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Huge fluffy head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, sweet, and fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Sweetly malty, toasty. Actually pretty sweet. Loads of fruity esters. Sweet biscuity fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 8, 2007 (#6265)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Deep garnet. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolatey, smoky, floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, low carbonation. Rich chocolate malt flavor, mildly roasty, mildly smoky. Just a hint of grassy hop flavor and bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: December 7, 2007 (#6730)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Big thick head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet grainy malt. Earthy and yeasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, silky smooth. Lots of alcohol and lots of sweet malt. Really really warming, with an alcoholic spiciness. Spine-tingling alcohol.

Overall Impression (2)
This beer is all malt and alcohol, and it's pretty tasty. "A Rather Serious English Double Ale".

Date: December 25, 2006 (#6230)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Fruity grassy spicy hops. Toasty caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big body, smooth and malty. Big caramel malt character is very nicely balanced by a spicy, fruity, mildly bitter hoppiness. Nicely warming in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real Tasty Beer. "Brewed to an original 1795 Thames Valley recipe."

Date: November 10, 2007 (#6688)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Columbus, Columbus NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Low carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Lots of sweet, toasty malt. Lots of fruity, floral hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, chewy and smooth. Big toasty maltiness. Mild fruity hop flavor, low bitterness. Warming, with a mild alcohol flavor. Surprisingly dry finish.

Overall Impression (3)