Seriously Bad Elf - Ridgeway Brewing

beerguy101

California

2.42/5  rDev -28.6%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

This English Strong Ale pours a medium orange color from a 50cl bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is caramel and sweet with a touch of hops. A medium bodied English Strong Ale. The malts are caramel, fruity and sweet. The hops are slightly earthy and floral. A weird tasting beer, there is a lot of orange peel and spices, but there are also a bunch of stuff that tastes like vegetables, grain and something that might be better left unidentified. What’s even more distressing is the bad flavors intensify as it warms. Again one can’t help but wonder if Hepworth spent as time in designing the beer as the label design and marketing the name, if they would have a better product. I still buy them -once- and am usually disappointed, but I still buy them. Yet again another ho hum, bah humbug beer. Ah well one more to go. The beer is a little watery and a touch thin as well as that weird taste. Mouthfeel is thin. Finish is crisp and clean. Aftertaste is slightly sweet and a touch vegetative.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2007 22:09:55 | More by beerguy101

gtermi

Texas

3/5  rDev -11.5%

03-26-2013 03:39:00 | More by gtermi

BGsWo22

New York

2/5  rDev -41%

03-20-2013 22:32:11 | More by BGsWo22

spycow

Illinois

3/5  rDev -11.5%

03-10-2013 20:18:15 | More by spycow

unclekeith

Alaska

2.75/5  rDev -18.9%

01-30-2013 16:22:21 | More by unclekeith

RichH55

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +32.7%

01-23-2013 19:53:44 | More by RichH55

ckollias

Maryland

3.79/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Enjoyed this bottle out of a Belgian tulip glass.

A: Pours a clear golden orange hue with a thin, 2-finger, white head that very quickly dissipates in to a non-existent lace with no trail down the glass.

S: Sweet deep caramel aroma with citrus buttery aroma.

T: Very sweet malty with caramel and some dark fruit flavors. Alcohol present but masked but the malt nicely.

M: Medium body and minimal carbonation.

O: Interesting strong ale. Very malty – not my favorite brew buy worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2013 20:52:52 | More by ckollias

FrankJCurtin

3/5  rDev -11.5%

01-01-2013 20:22:11 | More by FrankJCurtin

cliff1066

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

12-28-2012 01:27:30 | More by cliff1066

IvoryFoxhole

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

12-27-2012 23:15:36 | More by IvoryFoxhole

JakeDebus

Maryland

2.75/5  rDev -18.9%

12-26-2012 21:01:46 | More by JakeDebus

MisledTitan

United Kingdom (England)

4/5  rDev +18%

12-26-2012 03:12:46 | More by MisledTitan

Thomas_Picton

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

12-20-2012 01:02:36 | More by Thomas_Picton

Fantalek

New York

4/5  rDev +18%

12-16-2012 03:16:58 | More by Fantalek

hopstermonster1

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

12-15-2012 18:50:38 | More by hopstermonster1

Zraly

Virginia

1.93/5  rDev -43.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Pours a clear yellow with a minimal white head. Smells of fruit, corn, and bubblegum. Faint hint of floral perfume. If you did not see anyone pour this, you could assume it was an adjunct lager from afar.

Overly sweet and sugary. Tastes like canned corn and high fructose corn syrup. Honey. Medium-bodied and sufficiently carbonated. Overly malty and faint wisp of earthy hops; not enough to round this ale out, though. Not at all what I hoped for or anticipated. It reminds me of a high-octane lager that has gone bad -- or was bad to start. Alcohol is overly present.

I am not finishing the bottle and am not purchasing this again. Just drinking a few ounces of this makes me think I might have a headache tomorrow. If this wasn't so expensive, I'd say it could be enjoyed underneath a bridge, paper bag and all. (No offense to winos or the homeless.)

Seriously Bad indeed.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2012 00:21:49 | More by Zraly

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +18%

12-13-2012 15:51:22 | More by rolltide8425

jrfehon33

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%

12-13-2012 00:04:23 | More by jrfehon33

dmorgan310

Michigan

4/5  rDev +18%

12-03-2012 06:25:20 | More by dmorgan310

beergoot

Colorado

3.35/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Crystal clear, golden yellow body a a decent yet thin white head. Rich, mellow grainy malt aroma; some corn. Heavy cracker flavor initially, mild malt; kind of boozy halfway through; somewhat bitter. Medium-light body; a bit fizzy; dry.

An okay but rather blah strong ale. The alcohol presence comes across as the most distinctive characteristic which, for my preferences, I'd rather go with a bourbon. A more malt-like profile with a more distinctive yeast character would go a long way in improving this beer. Not bad per se, and drinkable, but hardly memorable.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2012 03:27:53 | More by beergoot

Woodysbeard

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +10.6%

11-21-2012 18:53:15 | More by Woodysbeard

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

10-21-2012 17:28:37 | More by RblWthACoz

metter98

New York

3.35/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: The beer is clear yellowish amber in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high off white head that died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles on the surface and a collar around the edge of the glass.
S: There are sweet aromas of apples and grapes in the nose; this becomes a little boozy as the beer warms up.
T: Like the smell, the taste is both sweet and fruity and also has some hints of caramel with a very slight amount of bitterness. There are some hints of scotch.
M: It feels medium- to full-bodied and a bit smooth and syrupy on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. There is a little bit of alcohol warming in the finish.
O: This is a nice beer to sip but this is something that needs to be done slowly because it’s rather strong and there are some notes of alcohol in the taste.

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2012 02:15:54 | More by metter98

beerpadawan

California

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

08-27-2012 00:22:50 | More by beerpadawan

ssjkyle

Nebraska

4.25/5  rDev +25.4%

07-14-2012 23:15:50 | More by ssjkyle