T. D. Ridley & Sons Ltd
Regional Brewery in Chelmsford, Essex, England 🏴
Established in 1842
Closed in 2005
Contact
Hartford End Brewery, Mill Lane, Hartford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1JZ, England
Description
This is the brewery entry for the original T.D Ridley & Sons Brewery, prior to it being acquired and closed by Greene King in 2005.
Beers from August 2005 onwards are listed separately as a brand owned by Greene King.
Beers from August 2005 onwards are listed separately as a brand owned by Greene King.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask Conditioned
Clean amber to dark-amber color. The aroma is quite simple, but the flavor is really interesting: malty,smoth, some sweetness, some caramel and a really pleasant hop touch. A great pleasure.
Clean amber to dark-amber color. The aroma is quite simple, but the flavor is really interesting: malty,smoth, some sweetness, some caramel and a really pleasant hop touch. A great pleasure.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2005
at 04:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask Conditioned
Beautiful amber color. Some malt aroma, and hops. A lot of caramel taste, quite poor hopping for an IPA, too watery mouthfeel.
Beautiful amber color. Some malt aroma, and hops. A lot of caramel taste, quite poor hopping for an IPA, too watery mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2005
at 10:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask Conditioned
Dark amber color; thin creamy head. Ordinary aroma, malty, earthy, candi sugar. Good body structure, some sweetness, a lot of caramel, a hint of nuts. Quite good.
Dark amber color; thin creamy head. Ordinary aroma, malty, earthy, candi sugar. Good body structure, some sweetness, a lot of caramel, a hint of nuts. Quite good.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2005
at 10:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Pours an amber colour into the glass. Very thick creamy long lasting head. Has a sweet malty and fruity aroma. The taste is sweet and malty, some oaky feeling too. Has a little warming and bitter aftertaste. This is a nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2005
at 13:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazy deep red beer with a disappearing off-white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of berries. The flavor is sweet with notes of berries.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2004
at 17:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A red-brown beer with a fine light brown head. The aroma is very sweet with notes of berries, fruit, and nuts. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of nuts, but also lesser notes of caramel on a dry roasty background, leading to a slightly dry hoppy end.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2004
at 16:59
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
A red-brown beer with a light brown head. The aroma is of tobacco and chocolate, while the flavor is of caramel, malt, and roasted malt leading to a dry end. But the body is thin, for the style and the ABV.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2004
at 16:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Fresh, acidic/flowery aroma. Very malty flavour with some roasted/coffee notes. 7 4 7 3 16
Bottle at ÅBF08. Weak hop aroma. Clear chestnut colour. Very small white head. Good hop flavour, nicely grassy. Distinct bitterness in finish. Very good for a bottle. 6 3 6 3 14
Bottle at ÅBF08. Weak hop aroma. Clear chestnut colour. Very small white head. Good hop flavour, nicely grassy. Distinct bitterness in finish. Very good for a bottle. 6 3 6 3 14
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2004
at 05:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Aroma of malt and liquorice. Flavour is mild with notes of chocolate and coffee. Couldn’t tell this from a dark Czech beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2004
at 13:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clean amber color. Strange aroma, malty and fruity (red apples) and some alcohol, quite sweet. Not very complex but interesting; the malt comes with some light red apple fruitness, but most of all there is a good (partially aromatic) hopping, strong and very long at the end; the final is also characterized by a good and strong caramel character. Very good body structure.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2004
at 06:47