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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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 6%. Very dark brown with tiny beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, bread and a little liquorice. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, bread, medium sweet, hop, little liquorice and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2015
at 07:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of coffee malts. Toasted malt, licqorice, dark fruit on s mild roast finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2015
at 18:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From a pint bottle shared at Ryan’s. Poursa clear cola with an ecru head. Sweet malty nsoe. Flavors of chocolate. Slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2015
at 18:51
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle that Justin shared - cheers! Dark reddish brown with a thin beige head. Roasted malt dominates with a little chocolate and smoke. OK stout, but rather thin and muted for the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2015
at 14:45
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On cask at Churchkey, pours a watery amber with some sudsy, white head. Nose has some caramel apple, candy, a little spice, mild nail polish. Flavor is lightly sweet, some apple, some nail polish, cotton candy. Watery finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2014
at 13:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
The best I’ve had of the lot of these Ridgeway beers. Dark brown pour with no head or lacing on cask. Roast malt and nice thick consistency. Creamy texture. Dry bitter leave. Cask at Churchkey.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2014
at 08:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Sainsbury’s, Derry [020414]
Dark ruby brown, clear, beige head, some lacing
Aroma of dark fruity malts, slight cinnamon, bit spicy, dark caramel malts, touch of soft roast, dab of dark chocolate
Taste of dark fruity caramel malts, some soft roast, touch of dark chocolate, some hedgerow fruits, hint of blackcurrant, nice dark malts, quite complex, good flavour
Palate - soft carb, medium body, oily, smooth texture, quite sweet. Finish as main flavour, smooth rich dark fruity malts
Overall - Really good stout
Dark ruby brown, clear, beige head, some lacing
Aroma of dark fruity malts, slight cinnamon, bit spicy, dark caramel malts, touch of soft roast, dab of dark chocolate
Taste of dark fruity caramel malts, some soft roast, touch of dark chocolate, some hedgerow fruits, hint of blackcurrant, nice dark malts, quite complex, good flavour
Palate - soft carb, medium body, oily, smooth texture, quite sweet. Finish as main flavour, smooth rich dark fruity malts
Overall - Really good stout
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2014
at 19:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Sainsburys. Colour is dark brown with a thin beige head. Aroma of chocolate, and coffee. Flavour is sweet with chocolate and roasted malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2014
at 11:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Sainsbury. Poured a clear dark brown with a reddish hue and a frothy light tan head. The aroma is big roast, creamy caramel and raisins. The flavour is medium bitter with a creamy malt hop bitter palate. Medium to full bodied with flat carbonation and a long bitter finish. There is a lot going on here. Carlsberg don’t brew beer, but if they did they should be like this!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2013
at 14:18
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle at home. Chilled by accident and didn’t want to wait for it to unchill itself. So maybe I don’t get the full range of flavours here. Still, pours a promising dark colour with some nice roasted malts, figgy hints, grains but nothing overbearing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2013
at 10:50