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We’re proud to be a small, independent, family-owned business. Our founders Hamish Coates, Mel Holland and Colin Coates have stayed true to this for the entire life of the business.

With no outside investment or intervention, we make decisions based on what’s best for our staff, for our brewery and for the future of our planet.

This means that when it comes to doing the right thing, there are no shareholders or investors to answer to – we can just do it.

We are 100% independent, 100% family owned, and 100% of arguments are won by Ace – the dog!

Our farm and brewery take their name from a natural outcrop of ironstone that runs through the centre of our farm; “Rocky Ridge” perfectly sums up our slice of paradise and ironically sums up the somewhat rocky road that we are on as well.
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hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
The Cardinal Tin from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.
2 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can. Clear deep amber with a cm or so of beige head. Malty aroma of caught toast, dried fruit. Rich but moderately sweet with dried fruit - sultanas, wild figs - and toast. Modestly hopped but a little lilt of bitterness and some spices at the end lift the sweetness away. Harmonious.
Tried from Can on 19 May 2024 at 15:05
Davros (5342) reviewed
Ace from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.
2 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours hazy orange with a sudsy white lasting head.Nose shows orange marmalade, tangerine, orange blossom, floral hops, spicy and piny notes. Behind in clean caramel.Flavours include more orange marmalade before transitioning to heavier pine, resinous hops and spicy/herbal notes. Sweet clean malt follows along with an assertive bitterness.
Tried on 15 May 2024 at 10:28
Davros (5342) reviewed
Pilsner from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.
2 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours gold with a large white head. Nose shows spicy, herbal and grassy hops along with soft bready malt.Flavours include more spicy and herbal hops. Clean malt behind, a bit of a grainy and cereal-like note.
Tried on 05 May 2024 at 12:22
Davros (5342) reviewed
619 from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.
2 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
Pours gold with a large lasting head.Very soft aroma, some spicy hops and super delicate hay-like malt notes.Subtle flavours also. More hay, some corn-like notes, before finishing cleanly.Lackluster but I suppose that's what one should expect from a Mexican styled lager, even if it is 6.19% abv.
Tried from Can on 03 May 2024 at 08:12
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
OA from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.
2 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can. Pale misted gold with a cm of white head. Aroma of mandarin, some grapefruit, pine, hayish malt. Just medium bodied. Moderately sweet crackery malt, citrus, then pine and a very bitter finish. Not the most nuanced but good.
Tried from Can on 29 Apr 2024 at 13:31
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
Boallia Rd Warrior from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.
2 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can. Cloudy gold with an inch of white head. Aroma of kumquat, mandarin, light bread, hints of pine. Dryish but the pale malt is rich enough. No hint of crystal malt. Pithy citrus leads to a firmly bitter finish. Minor tropical and piney notes. Very good.
Tried from Can on 03 Apr 2024 at 12:01
tiong (22232) reviewed
Master of Kettles from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.
2 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Rated at Suomenojan jätevedenpuhdistamo. Heavy, boozy and warming with some caramel, toffee, syrup and earthiness. Sweet and warming --- Beer merged from original tick of Master of Kettles on 12 Jan 2024 at 20:03 - Score: 7. Original review text: Heavy, boozy and warming with some caramel, toffee, syrup and earthiness. Sweet and warming
Tried on 21 Jan 2024 at 18:33
tiong (22232) reviewed
DB Russian Imperial Stout Barrel Aged with Shiraz Grapes from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.
2 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Rated at Suomenojan jätevedenpuhdistamo. Heavy, sweetish and slightly roasty with some hints of berries, oak, wood, vinous notes and hints of herbal spices. A bit untypical
Tried on 21 Jan 2024 at 18:31
tiong (22232) reviewed
Instant Gratification from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.
2 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Rated at Suomenojan jätevedenpuhdistamo. Sweet, piney and grassy with some resin, herbal hops, citrus, grapefruit and floral notes. A bit heavy, but nicely hopped west coasty TIPA --- Beer merged from original tick of Instant Gratification on 12 Jan 2024 at 18:52 - Score: 8. Original review text: Sweet, piney and grassy with some resin, herbal hops, citrus, grapefruit and floral notes. A bit heavy, but nicely hopped west coasty TIPA
Tried on 21 Jan 2024 at 18:30
tiong (22232) reviewed
Clear Minds from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co.
2 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Rated at Suomenojan jätevedenpuhdistamo. Sweetish, malty, caramely and ripeish fruity with some pine, resin, citrus and floral hops. A bit heavy --- Beer merged from original tick of Clear Minds on 12 Jan 2024 at 17:17 - Score: 7. Original review text: Sweetish, malty, caramely and ripeish fruity with some pine, resin, citrus and floral hops. A bit heavy
Tried on 21 Jan 2024 at 18:27