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 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized slightly off-white head. Aroma is hay, some slight grass and mild bready malts to it. Flavour is floral, some grass, hay, mild ripe fruits and some crisp maltiness to it. Smooth, but a bit thin as for the palate. Still quite ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2016
at 11:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Danish Ratebeer Gathering Ulfborg 2016, Day 1. Near clear amber with an off white head. Aroma of light fruits, citrus and malt. Flavour is light to light moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Above light bodied with soft carbonation. [19-08-2016]
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2016
at 15:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF ’16, day one, 09/08/16. Golden blonde with a decent off white head. Nose is orange pith, straw, melon, faint pine resin. Taste comprises orange pith, toasted grains, straw, airy malts, bread dough, lemon drizzle, melon. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow hop rasp. Ok cask affair but more at a session IPA level then the real deal.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Sep 2016
at 09:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Chriso pre-GBBF Shindig 2016. Pours a hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2016
at 04:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Alma Inn, Harwich. Poured a clear copper colour with a thin white head. The aroma is light citrus hop. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a dry yeasty grain light fruit, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2016
at 15:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled at TNOD(U)RBSG2016. Almost clear amber, mid sized head. Gentle hay aroma. Dry with light body and clean, crisp mouthfeel. Bread and hay, some ripe fruit. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2016
at 15:42
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled from bottle @ Danish Ratebeer Gathering Ulfborg 2016, Day 1. Clear orange golden color, average sized white head that lasts for a decent while and leaves fair lacing. Aroma is malts, lightly hops. Taste malts, malt bitter, lightly hops, slightly metallic. Ok body and carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2016
at 15:40
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Wässrig getreidiger Antrunk. Minimal getreidig, fruchtige Nuancen. Im Mittelteil zusätzlich wenig bitter. Schreiend langweilig. 9/6/8/6/5/5
Tried
on 19 Aug 2016
at 15:38