Ridgeway Bitter - Ridgeway Brewing

TheJudge

New York

3.45/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On cask at the gingerman in NYC, a nice light orange color, small head that holds OK. Good hoppiness in the smell, some undertone of malt. Nice. Disappointing taste. Very thin. Needed alot more body. I would have another, but with 60 choices on tap, not here.

Serving type: cask

05-16-2005 21:18:47 | More by TheJudge

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

2.8/5  rDev -24.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A light yellow colored beer at Monk's. Hops there, and the dryness of the leaf. Nutty aroma, perhaps the glass had just been in chlorine. Taste rather off, strange hops and herbal flavor of a tea I could not finish. The sweetness of honey and malt did not redeem it.

Serving type: on-tap

05-13-2005 02:29:04 | More by northyorksammy

gentlebubbles

Massachusetts

3.73/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

NERAX 2005

Clear light gold with low white head.

Sweet almond scent.

Bready malts with the subtle nuttiness of almonds lightly toasted in butter. Some grassy bite in the finish appears after a minute.

Slick mouthfeel with low carbonation. A pleasant, light-bodied quaffable session ale.

Serving type: cask

04-28-2005 20:13:04 | More by gentlebubbles

Stimack

New York

3.7/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Had this on cask the other night. The brew was pulled to vibrant golden color with a fairly dense white head that had pretty good retention and left a fair amount of lacing. This is a very malty beer, it definitely seems to dominate but I am able to pick up scents of hops with an earthy/grass like note that really co-mingle very nicely. The tastes are highlighted by a malty caramel flavor that is strongly accented by a hop taste that seems to linger a bit. Nice brew, one I would get again, but not one that I would classify as exceptional..

Serving type: cask

03-14-2005 01:40:51 | More by Stimack

Shiredave

New York

3.85/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Hand drawn at Mahars in Albany. Ivanhoe soon to follow.
Bright golden amber color with a tall, dense white head which left thick trails of lace.
Malty aromas of melon and wet grass, very soft and subdued.
Flavor and body are light even at cellar temps. Light caramel notes up front followed by strong earthy hop dryness. The firm bittering seems a bit strong compared to most of the other traditional English Bitters Iv tried, but the malt comes thru enough to keep it interesting.
A bit watery as per style, with very chalky dryness on the finish. A classic session bitter served the way it was brewed to be.

Serving type: cask

03-06-2005 18:49:14 | More by Shiredave

cypressbob

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

3.63/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

275ml bottle

Pours with a slight hazy amber body, fairly good foamy head, some retention and little lacing

Smell, hints of fresh english hops, some hint of wheat

Taste, dry and some hint of english hops, perhaps goldings, some wheat, slight hint of yeast, lasting hop bitterness on the finish

A pretty good ale, i'd like to try this on cask

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2004 21:06:18 | More by cypressbob