Bad King John
Ridgeway Brewing in South Stoke, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.59
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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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, dark brown with a redish hue and a dense and creamy beige head. Fruity aroma - both dried and overripe fruits. Quite full-bodied with sweet dried fruits and some port accents. Subdued bitterness. 210908
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2008
at 04:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown with reddish glimts and a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and chocolate notesw. Sweet flavour with loads of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee notes. Ends somewhat dry.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2008
at 18:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle at home ... Thanks to Fin for this in my Cropredy box Deep black ... roast malts little toffee little coffee nose ... medium body with touch too much carbonation... good deep roast malts ... little sweet milkyness ... but too bitter a linger for me. 3.3 ahh take 2 ... bottle at home ... deep brown ... thin tan head ... light smokey cola roast malt nose ... too fizzy ... dark roast ... sweet malts ... little milk sugers ... ok 3.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2008
at 13:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Wine & Cheese Place in(near) St. Louis, MO. Near opaque black color with a huge frothy tan head. Aromas of toasted malt, coffee and light chocolate. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Starts with toasted, very, very lightly smoked, malt, and some coffee bitter with a touch of milk chocolate sweetness. Finishes rather bitter, though perhaps a little watery. Drinks very well. However, it is a bit disjointed. Good, but it’s not all working together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2008
at 21:02
3.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottled, thanks oh6gdx! Dark brown, small head. Papery cocoa powder aroma. Sweetish, thin and edgy with clean hard mouthfeel. Cocoa powder fight cardboard before it mercifully fades out in a metallic finish. Agressive and poorly structured.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2008
at 10:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
scura buona schiuma persistente note tostate malto liquiriza cioccolato si sentonio più n bocca il naso non è potente al palato molto tostata ma non aggressiva sentori tipici ma non intensi piuttosto amara sia da tostaura che da luppolo piuttosto persistente il corpo non è ampio, i sei gradi sono mascherati molto bene il tostato e l’amaro prevale su tutto anche con una nota di caramello
Tried
on 31 Jul 2008
at 18:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml Bottle - Dark brown with red tinges and a small tan head. Chocolatey and slightly medicinal aroma with a hint of coffee. Fairly smooth taste with coffee, roasted malt and some plain chocolate notes. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2008
at 18:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. [ Courtesy chris_o ].Clear medium brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (130508)
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2008
at 03:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(50 cl bottle at Haket, Göteborg)On May 21, 2008BB 11/08/09Dark reddish brown color, clos eto black. Small light brown head. Acidic, fresh malty and roasted scent with a hint of licorice. Sweet, roasted and acidic taste. Thin mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2008
at 02:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[i] [b] Bottle picked up from Westholme, Londis, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon, had this 15-05-08 [/i] [/b] Pours dark brown, slight sourness on the nose along with a hint of liquorice. Some sweet malt in mouth, liquorice again, woody bitterness, slight burnt flavours, dryish finish. Its ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2008
at 01:46