Ivanhoe
Ridgeway Brewing in South Stoke, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular|
Score
5.93
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A subtle red beer dominated by neither malt sweetness nor extreme hop. We want ‘balance’. Roast malts, whole English aroma hops and bottling with live yeast are the keys to refreshment and drinkability. Great with cheese.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of apples, flora, hints of honey & bread. Moderate body. Light bitter finish
Tried
on 27 Jan 2025
at 14:32
6/10
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 09:36
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle 0,5ltr: Slightly hazy amber coloured brew with an pretty nice bitter taste and some hints of caramel. Well balanced sweetbitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:39
5/10
Tried
on 19 Feb 2023
at 10:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
23/7/2022. Bottle from Beers of Europe, shared at the ITFC pre-season gathering. Pours almost clear dark gold with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, some butter, metal, veg and starch. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily watery mouthfeel, average carbonation. Wasn't great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2022
at 21:52
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2022
at 18:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
$6.25 500 ml bottle, WW. Amber with a small off-white head. Nose is light citrus, grain, honey. Bready, light honey, brown leaves. Very forgatable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2022
at 23:04
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - golden amber, slightly off white head. Nose - green grapes, apples, kiwi, that sort of thing. Taste - malt dominant, a bit chewy and the green fruits that were on the nose, are quite suppressed now. Palate - chewy and medium bodied. Dry, edge of astringent bitterness. Overall - a bit challenging.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2020
at 18:00
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from Sainsburys. Slightly red, probably more dark blond colour. Little white head that doesn't last long. Aroma is a quite biscuity, bit hoppy citrus, and quite sweet with a herbal twist. Taste is initially weird, slightly stale, but progresses into something malty with a bitter finish. Feels a bit thin in the mouth, but has something indescribable about it. Lingers in the mouth for a while afterwards. Confusing but interesting. --- Beer merged from original tick of Ivanhoe on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6. Original review text: Bottle from Sainsburys. Slightly red, probably more dark blond colour. Little white head that doesn't last long. Aroma is a quite biscuity, bit hoppy citrus, and quite sweet with a herbal twist. Taste is initially weird, slightly stale, but progresses into something malty with a bitter finish. Feels a bit thin in the mouth, but has something indescribable about it. Lingers in the mouth for a while afterwards. Confusing but interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2019
at 15:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Tbone_, thanks! Orange color, frothy head. Grapefruit and oily hops in the aroma. Firm oily hopbitter flavor with citrus, especially grapefruit. Long oily hopbitter flavor. Thin but very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07