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.

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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle, 3.7%. Clear very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, bread and chocolate. Flavour is malt, caramel, bread, medium sweet, little thin, chocolate and a little bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 04:21

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy brown to black. Small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty. Breadish and slight caramelish. Bitter. Toasted and dark malty. Dry and roasted finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 04:14

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ White Hart, Stebbing. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, hops, flowers and has a nice bitter light nutty finish.
Tried from Cask on 19 Oct 2017 at 07:01

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Hop Beer Shop, Chelmsford. Pours very dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma of malt, toffee, chocolate, vanilla and dark fruits. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2017 at 04:48

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Hop Beer Shop, Chelmsford. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, carsmel and hops. Nice roasty fonish.
Tried from Cask on 14 Oct 2017 at 08:40

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 500ml. @ Chris and Ruth's House, London. [ As Bishop Nick Bob Sleigh ].Clear medium amber orange colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, caramel. IMO quit borring. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161202] 6-3-6-3-11
Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2017 at 07:35

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
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Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2017 at 12:30

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden with a decent head. Nose - light orange and pale malt. Taste - more orange with a biscuit backdrop. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - good. Nice orange note.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2017 at 15:37

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Jet black colour with small, creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Roasty, chocolately, minimally ashy, dark malty aroma, a spicy touch of lovage and soy sauce. Taste is roasty, chocolately, dark malty, minimally ashy, a touch of lovage and soy sauce; oily to viscous texture. A bit plain and simple.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2017 at 17:37

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Alma, Harwich. Poured a clear medium amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt, burnt treacle hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light, slightly watery, toffee caramel malt, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2017 at 15:02