Ridley's Rite
Bishop Nick in Braintree, Essex, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.32
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English Fuggles and Goldings do a sterling job of balancing crystal and pale ale malts, working their hops off for a floral aroma and a satisfying bitterness that is subtle but, like us, in it for the long haul.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
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Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2017
at 12:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Alma, Harwich. Poured a clear medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt, burnt treacle hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light, slightly watery, toffee caramel malt, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2017
at 15:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Ales by Mail. Pours clear golden amber with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of light floral and soapy hops, crystal malt. Taste is more of the same. Watery finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2017
at 10:28
5/10
Tried
on 08 Jun 2016
at 20:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and caramel, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2016
at 15:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle@yesprs - Orange pour with white head. Aroma and taste is toasty malty and fruity, with some notes of orange, some herbal twiggy hoppy action in the house, overall not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2016
at 11:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample 50 cl bottle. Hazy, amber Golden colour with a thin, White head. Fruity aroma with caramel Mats. Taste is bitter. Finishens dry and toasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2016
at 11:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cl bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is bretty and fruity. Smooth fruity and light hoppy. Dry, bitter and fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2016
at 10:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Creamy White good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Citrus. Moderate bitter flavor. Again citrus notes. Average moderate bitter harsh finish. Oily palate and a Little too fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2015
at 14:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in London - sourced from Ales by Mail. Pours clear copper-gold with a creamy, off-white head. Well, it’s easy to tell that this beer has a moderate brett infection. The nose has some berries, damp leaves, bread, poo, wood. Light sweet flavor with a bit of funky tangerine, drying wood, damp earth, leafy hops, bready sugars. Light bodied with average carbonation. More citrusy notes on the finish, tangerine, light grassy and leafy bitterness, some grainy bread, mellow poopy diaper. With the infection, which hasn’t really fully taken hold yet, the beer is probably more interesting than it would be without the infection. Novel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2015
at 16:35