Bishop Nick
Microbrewery
in
Braintree,
Essex,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Bishop Nick Brewery Shop
Established in 2012
Contact
33 East Street, Braintree, CM7 3JJ, England
Description
in 1842 Thomas Dixon Ridley built his brewery on the banks of the River Chelmer. It was here that the Ridleys’ great tradition of brewing was born. The brewery thrived and Ridley’s beer was enjoyed at inns from Southend to Saffron Walden. Over the next 163 years six generations of Ridleys honed their skills and perfected their palettes to bring the people of Essex the best local brews, until the brewery was sold in 2005. In 2012 Nelion Ridley takes up the mantle once more, and with his craft brewery ‘Bishop Nick’, is devoted to keeping Essex ales sacred.
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Delt med Rune. Gylden. Filmskum. Lett ferskenaroma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken aprikos. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2021
at 17:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle as part of a delivery from Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds and drunk at home. Golden brown, clear with a small film of off-white head. Grassy, slightly spicy aroma with lots of toffee. Sweet, bready taste with light hoppy spiciness in the finish. It's quite a delicate beer for the style with gentle grassy bitterness. Slight body, medium carbonation. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2021
at 23:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
31/8/2021. Cask at the Hop Beer Shop, Chelmsford. Pours clear amber with a bubbly white head. Aroma of malt, orange, grapefruit, tropical fruit, flowers, biscuit. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average carbonation. Earthy, fruity, bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2021
at 20:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Oakes Barn, Bury St E. Low key coffee aroma. Opaque dark cola. Frothy beige head. Light bitter. Sour blackberry. A tad veg. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Dry astringent finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2021
at 10:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a burnt orange with an off white head. Aroma is malty, perfume, caramel. Taste is semi-sweet caramel, malty, some nuttiness.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2021
at 17:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
30/7/2021. Cask at the Redoubt Beer Festival, Harwich. Pours clear pale amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, fruit, touch of honey and light spicy notes. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Peppery edge to finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jul 2021
at 14:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a clear dark amber colour with a small frothy off-white head that settled. Aroma is malty, bready malts, rye, light caramel and dark fruit. A moderately sweet malty taste, rye bread, caramel, oranges flavours with a moderately bitter finish.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2021
at 08:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden with a white color head. Aroma is light hops, fruity, malty. Taste is nice malty, toffee, underlying fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2021
at 12:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
19/6/2021. Bottle shared with Dan & ITFCfan at the Euro's beer share. From Hop Beer Shop, Chelmsford. Pours clear pale amber gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma of caramel, grain, biscuit, pineapple, orange, light buttery notes. Medium sweetness, moderate but increasing bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Very nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2021
at 09:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
18/6/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours clear amber bronze with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma of toffee, biscuit, fruit, nut, brown sugar, malt bread. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Medium to full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Warming gentle alcohol burn on the lips to finish. Nicely done Bishop Nick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2021
at 10:03