Bad King John

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

Stout Regular

Score

6.59

ABV: 6.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 102

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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Eddie78 (1316) ticked Bad King John from Ridgeway Brewing 3 years ago

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

explosivedog (14050) reviewed Bad King John from Ridgeway Brewing 3 years ago

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

7.4

blackisle (5729) reviewed Bad King John from Ridgeway Brewing 3 years ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 50cl. @home poured into a pint glass. Clear medium amber colour, good creamy off-white head, half-way lasting, good lacing. Aroma roasted malts, dark bread, light chocolate, liquorice, hint of smoke. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, roast, dark chocolate, liquorice, some tar, light retronasal smoke. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation, dry sweetbitter aftertaste, lingering roastiness, smooth and tasty, easy to drink, enjoyed this one, good!

Tried from Bottle from Drink Online on 22 Aug 2022 at 15:36

Szeppp (7617) ticked Bad King John from Ridgeway Brewing 4 years ago

Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2021 at 20:00

7.3

tokyobeerdrinker (8998) reviewed Bad King John from Ridgeway Brewing 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home. Dark brown/black coloured with golden bubbly head. Quite sticky looking. Aroma is roasted malt, slightly herbal, bit creamy. Taste has a touch of smoke, toffee, chocolate, some liquorice and lots of roastiness again.Touch of bitterness with the sweetness at the end. Much better than I thought it was going to be. Medium bodied and pretty nice. --- Beer merged from original tick of Bad King John on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Bottle at home. Dark brown/black coloured with golden bubbly head. Quite sticky looking. Aroma is roasted malt, slightly herbal, bit creamy. Taste has a touch of smoke, toffee, chocolate, some liquorice and lots of roastiness again.Touch of bitterness with the sweetness at the end. Much better than I thought it was going to be. Medium bodied and pretty nice.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:54

6.8

martin00sr (12451) reviewed Bad King John from Ridgeway Brewing 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap @YNWA, Kolding. Clear, very dark brown, creamy light beige head. Roasted aroma, light coffe and berry notes. Sweetish flavour, coffee, nuts, a little choc and caramel.

Tried from Draft on 23 Mar 2019 at 15:41