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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
2nd June 2017
Colchester Beer Festival. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, patchy tan head. Mellow dark malts but with a strong tang, too strong. Tangy dark fruits. Some roast malt and coffee. Tangy fruity finish. Manages to be both thin and overly tangy. Not a fan.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2017 at 10:18

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled 500ml (AbM)
Copper color, small steady beige head. Nutty, caramelly aroma with some English spicey hops. Medium-bodied. Good malty backbone, nutty, fruity hops. Clean and balanced. Maybe the best one from Bishop Nick I’ve had so far.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2017 at 04:21

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled 330ml (AbM)
Pale yellow color, slightly hazym small white head and some lace. Aroma is light, some floral notes. Light-bodied. Easy Golden ale. Some floral hoppyness, touch of honey. For hot summer days.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2017 at 12:17

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Hazed golden color with a white head. Fine lacing. Medium body and a soft carbonation level. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. Caramel malty, mild citric and mild fruity flavor. Decent and easy drinkable golden.
[Cask at Railway Tavern in Chelmsford, England]

Brewery #1646
Tried from Cask on 02 May 2017 at 08:37

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Half pint, cask at The Railway Tavern in Chelmsford. Close to clear golden body, faomy white head blanketing the glass. Mild caramel aroma with citric notes. Mixed taste of caramel malts and lemony hops. Smooth malt-fruit bitter ending. Easy to drink. Satisfying (17.02.2017).
Tried from Cask on 01 Mar 2017 at 00:56

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 500ml. [ As Bishop Nick Dark Mild ].Clear dark red brown color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, chocolate, milk chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, dark malt, chocolate, wood notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161128] 6-4-6-3-12
Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2017 at 10:55

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gravicask, third at Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Beige bubbly head. Deep golden-brown body. Light aroma of leafy hops and vague caramel.Mixed taste of slightly spiced fruits and brown malts. Leafy bitterness to the ending. Classic Brit bitter. Nice (15.02.2017).
Tried from Cask on 21 Feb 2017 at 14:14

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 500ml. [ As Bishop Nick Devout ].Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, coffee, dark malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sugary, dark malt, coffee, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161128] 6-4-6-3-12
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2017 at 07:33

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Gravicask, half pint at Hop Beer Shop. Clear amber body, spotty lacing, naked surface. Taste of grass and mild caramel malts. Flavoured with caramel, bread and grassy hops with a nice bittersweet finish. Smooth on the swallow. Well made version of a Brit bitter. (Chelmsford 15.02.2017).
Tried from Cask on 21 Feb 2017 at 03:59

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 500ml. [ As Bishop Nick Witch Hunt ].Clear dark brown color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, chocolate - vanilla, sweet malt, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20161128] 6-4-6-3-12
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2017 at 02:03