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Ridgeway IPA
Ridgeway Brewing
- From:
- Ridgeway Brewing
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English IPA
Ranked #22 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #20,894 - Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 14.85%
- Reviews:
- 81
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 09, 2023
- Added:
- May 01, 2005
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 11
Our best seller, this bottle conditioned, hopped IPA is intensely floral, with wine-like tannin and hop resins to the fore. However, allowed to ‘age’ and the tannin will almost disappear with the floral hop being replaced by a more subtle spicy character. Natural carbonation will develop and the beer will pour with a champagne like sparkle.
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I had this on draft 3/7/23 @ the Beer Temple.
Cloudy dull orange appearance.
Small bright white head; strong, frothy lace.
Raw oats & mild orange peel notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Raw oats, mild orange peel & some earthy flavors.
Balanced & very tasty, I'd have another!
Mar 09, 2023Cloudy dull orange appearance.
Small bright white head; strong, frothy lace.
Raw oats & mild orange peel notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Raw oats, mild orange peel & some earthy flavors.
Balanced & very tasty, I'd have another!
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.71/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Had on tap. Pretty clear amber body white sudsy head. Dry flowers with light hop bitters and citrus zest make up the bland nose. Taste adds some stale crusty bread and mild malt, floral hops run the show though, again zesty citrus supporting with a hint of tea. Feel is bright, dry, moderately shaped by bitterness, but carbonation is high. Meh
Jan 12, 2022Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.66/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.66/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle, at Plain Kitchen, Göteborg. Bottle conditioned. Golden colour, moderate head. Hoppy aroma with notes of resin and honey. Hoppy flavour, notes of resin and grapefruit. Good beer.
Jan 07, 2022Reviewed by RochefortChris from North Carolina
2.98/5 rDev -21%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.98/5 rDev -21%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Had to have been a bad bottle. Very little carbonation, oxidized and dull but had a best by date of July 2017. I will revisit this beer as the other beers from Ridgeway have been well made.
Feb 12, 2017Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.8/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
In Roger Protz' "300 More Beers To Try Before You Die", sequel to his CAMRA classic.
Had in my pre-BA career. If I find it again, I'll review it.
May 06, 2016Had in my pre-BA career. If I find it again, I'll review it.
Rated by Wobbly from Missouri
4.37/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Outstanding English IPA. I would take this over most IPA's made in the U.S.
May 05, 2015Reviewed by titty_mcbitty from Tennessee
4.02/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
This ipa pours a hazy orange-yellow with a tall white head. Lacing is left.
Smells like a forest - grassy hops and English malts and barley.
At first it's kind of dry and starchy. As it warms though it gets really good. There is a genuine hop bitterness in this beer. Also some floral tones with a nice caramel maltiness backing it all up.
Mouth feel is smooth and relatively light. Creamy, though.
I appreciate the traditional IPA English style that Ridgeway followed. I can really taste the hop oils. It's as if I were drinking beer at an English pub in the 1800's.
Mar 14, 2015Smells like a forest - grassy hops and English malts and barley.
At first it's kind of dry and starchy. As it warms though it gets really good. There is a genuine hop bitterness in this beer. Also some floral tones with a nice caramel maltiness backing it all up.
Mouth feel is smooth and relatively light. Creamy, though.
I appreciate the traditional IPA English style that Ridgeway followed. I can really taste the hop oils. It's as if I were drinking beer at an English pub in the 1800's.
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.26/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a brown 16.9 oz. bottle. Has a rich golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of light fruits, floral, some sweetness. Taste is light hops, malts, hints of tea, mild bitterness at the finish. Feels light in the mouth and overall is a decent beer, but nothing special.
Jan 04, 2015
Ridgeway IPA from Ridgeway Brewing
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
127 ratings
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