Rumpus
Ridley's in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.69
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A Ridley’s beer, brewed by Greene King since late 2005. Brewed January to March by Ridleys. Reduced to a monthly January seasonal since the Greene King takeover.
Roasted crystal malt creates this rich, ruby coloured ale, giving a sweet, nutty flavour perfectly complemented by a light bitter aftertaste.
Roasted crystal malt creates this rich, ruby coloured ale, giving a sweet, nutty flavour perfectly complemented by a light bitter aftertaste.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Deep chestnut, fluffy beige head. Attractive perfumed aroma, bit of nut oil. Fine in mouth. Good malt adn yeast, toffee/caramel. Finish has more toffee, bit more yeast. Nice toffee, malty, yeasty bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2006
at 11:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask on handpump at The Crown Charlton On Otmoor, Oxon. Wonderful dark amber colour with a very small head. very easy drinking and moreish with some great malty and nutty flavours dominating. Can’t remember if I had ever had this pre Greene King taking over but if as I expect this was the GK version then they’ve made a very decent beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Feb 2006
at 02:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Almond coloured with a thick and dense head. Nutty character with some malty sweetness nicely balanced by a solid but not overwhelming bitterness. Rather delicious ESB that may just lack the last refinement to be truly great. 020402
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2005
at 14:14