Razor Back
Ringwood Brewery in Ringwood, Hampshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.75
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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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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2018
at 17:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Assentoft tasting. Bottle aus Lidl in Oldenburg. Gott im Himmel! Nice head with good duration. Color is amber, Aroma and taste caramel, fruits, malt, hops and has a sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2018
at 17:38
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle
Light coppery color, white head, short retention. Aroma has notes of cereal, some toasted bread. Flavor with a light bitterness, light maltiness as well. Some bittery final, dry mouthfeel.
Light coppery color, white head, short retention. Aroma has notes of cereal, some toasted bread. Flavor with a light bitterness, light maltiness as well. Some bittery final, dry mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2018
at 18:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Nice caramelly nose. Smooth mild beginning. Moderate bitter, easy to drink. Slightly grainy, fruity parts, moderate dry bitter. Fast fading with a dry and slightly roasted finish. Sessionable.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2018
at 10:50
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
30-09-18 // 500ml bottle from a local LIDL. Clear amber. Light sweet malts. Light cara. Low carbonation. Bitter finish. Boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2018
at 09:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle at Nick and Karens, 08/09/18. Clear amber with a decent light beige cap. Nose is creamy malts, caramel, fruit esters, straw. Taste comprises sweet malts, caramel, fruit loaf, nutty, brown bread. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with moderate bitterness. So so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2018
at 21:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Fles 50cl thuis. Malttonen, rood fruittonen, droog, bittertje, wat waterig. Redelijk volle smaak voor 3,6%. (28-7-2018).
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 20:07
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
500mml. bottle. Tasted on the 01/07/2018 at "Romo x Olalla". Clear copper colour with a low white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, toffee, bread and some yeast. Taste is caramel, toffee and sweet malts leading to a slightly watery finish. Next one please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2018
at 08:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
50cl bottle from LIDL. Thin lacy white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
from
B&M Bargains U.K Chain
on 04 Jul 2018
at 16:35
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
This is a typical but subpar bitter. Nothing desperately offensive but it's watery and nothing-y.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2018
at 20:17