Ridgeway Brewing Bad King John

Bad King John

 

Ridgeway Brewing in South Stoke, Oxfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Stout Regular
Score
6.57
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 100
An unusual beer, it is neither a porter nor a stout, but a black ale. It is a proper English pale with the addition of heavily roasted grains. Only English hops are used, some of them later in the boil to leave behind essential oils and hop aroma. This beer tests the drinkers senses – the eyes are saying it’s heavy, the mouth says it’s light, perhaps sometimes dangerously so….
 

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6.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at home, köszi Tomi! Jet black, thin head. Compulsory coffee notes, short roasted finish. Light body, soft carbo.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:28


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dark chocolate, hints of coffee, caramel & roasted malt. Medium body. Dry light bitter finish. Enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2025 at 11:41


4.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5

Mild malziger Beginn. Cremig, milde Herbe, wässrig röstig, zunehmende Bitterkeit. Kurzer Abgang. Meh. 8/6/8/6/7/6

Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2024 at 18:42


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Dark reddish brown beer with a beige head. Aroma of red fruits, dark moderate roasted malt, nuts. Taste of roasted dark malt, caramel, chocolate, nuts, moderate bitterness.

Tried on 30 Jul 2024 at 07:10


6

Very dry mild beginning, hints of metal, very dry. Burned grain, bitter and very dry. Interesting but not too deep.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2024 at 21:37


7

Black.white creamy foam.malty,herbs,hops. Smooth.some bitterness.nicely balanced. Bbe:21/04/2023

Tried on 21 Oct 2023 at 19:09


7

Tried on 10 Feb 2023 at 20:42


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Tried on 24 Jan 2023 at 08:27


7

Bottle online from Beers Of Europe. Pours a very very dark chestnut brown colour with a medium sized thick creamy beige head. Aromas of caramel, nuts, chocolate and roasted malts. Taste has dark fruits, caramel, chocolate, nuts, brown bread, roasted malts and some ashy notes on the finish. Full body, low carbonation and smooth mouthfeel. Nice old fashioned winter beer.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Sep 2022 at 18:23


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours dark copper. Chocolate, liquorice, fig, toast, biscuit. Nice full body. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2022 at 08:31