Ringwood Brewery Razor Back

Razor Back

 

Ringwood Brewery in Ringwood, Hampshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
5.75
ABV: 3.8% IBU: - Ticks: 130
Launched as Best Bitter with the opening of the Ringwood Brewery in 1978. Awarded Bronze Medal at the Munich Beer Festival in 2005. The brewery was bought by Marston's (later Carlsberg-Marston's) in 2007. Rebranded as Razorback in November 2015. Production moved to Banks's in Dec 2023 when the Ringwood Brewery closed, and then to the former Marstons brewery in Burton on Trent in 2025.
 

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5.1/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Deep amber with a foamy, short-lasting off white head, aroma is not strong, some caramel or toffee sweetness with a hint of malt. Relatively high level of carbonation gives a tingly mouthfeel, there's some sweet malt character in there and a touch of fruit with some lasting bitterness in the aftertaste
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2020 at 21:39

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle on 4th April 2020 from local independent backstreet grocery. Copper with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. Malty aroma with spices. Caramel malt in-mouth with floral hoppiness and bitter notes. A rounded finish. Zingy mouthfeel and a medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2020 at 21:54

6/10
bottle at home... copper.. small tan head.. soft sweet caramel yeasty nose... very midsized English brewery.. i dont know if yeast ir water treatment but it's not me... yeasty ekerdnrss
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2020 at 16:37

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Ein razorback ist ein WIldschwein und der Name wird gerne für Football-Mannschaften oder Armeeeinheiten genommen. Hier kriegt man halt ein Bier mit diesem netten Tierchen auf dem Etikett. Grüße nach Hachenburg und Břeclav, wo sich die Brauereien auch dieses Waldbewohners annehmen. Auch aus der Bierbox von LIDL ist es ein Bier, das mich nicht allzu sehr begeistert hat. Auch hier ein karamelliger Kern und leicht hopfiger Abgang, aber die Süße wirkt etwas gekünstelt. Es ist nicht schlecht, aber da gibt es bessere Biere in dieser Richtung.
Tried on 19 Jan 2020 at 14:47

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tight bubbly off white head stayed on a dark copper coloured still body. Malt & chocolate aroma. Medium bodied, smooth on the palate with an sparkling back. Malt, spices, tea & berry tastes with a tangy finish. Standard
Tried on 06 Jan 2020 at 20:04

5/10
Bang average twiggy brown water.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2019 at 16:48

6/10
Oddfellows Arms, Nantwich
Tried from Cask on 08 Nov 2019 at 11:40

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Third, cask ale, beer flight at Bargeman's Rest. Shared with Finn. Clear dark amber body, fair lacing from a mostly dissipating white head. Moderate smell of mid-sweet caramel and grass. Biscuit flavours followed by a bittersweet tail. Fair enough. (Newport, Isle of Wight 21.10.2019).
Tried from Cask on 06 Nov 2019 at 08:21

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Varm gyldenbrun. Klar. Filmskum. Lett bæraroma. Smaken nøtter & søte bær. Behagelig lett bitter avslutning.
Tried on 21 Oct 2019 at 10:48

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
5/10/2019. Bottle from Dobbies Garden Centre, Woodbridge, shared at the Wroclaw GP bottle share. Poured clear bright gold with an average size bubbly off-white head. Aroma of hops, malt, fruit, caramel and biscuit. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2019 at 21:30