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.
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home in London - sourced from Ales by Mail. Pours clear, quite pale yellow with a fluffy white head. Clean biscuity pale malt aroma with nips of straw and lemon peel. Light sweet flavor with simple pale bready sugars, subtly tangy lemon, light rindy bitterness, some grass, hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Crisp and refreshing on the finish with more light lemon had acted, biscuity malts, soft hitter hay. Very easygoing and super drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2015
at 13:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
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Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2015
at 12:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. - [ during RBESG14 ]. [ As Bishop Nick Martyr IPA ].Clear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, moderate hoppy, grass, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity, light hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140807]
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2015
at 03:41
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml. [ As Bishop Nick Ridleys Rite ].ABV: 3.8%. Clear medium amber orange color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, grass, dusty, toffee notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dusty, warm grass - fruity, pale malt, fruity hops, caramel, fruity, thin. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150117]
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2015
at 04:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. [ As Bishop Nick Heresy ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity malt, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, citrus, fruity, grass, malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150117]
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2015
at 11:01
5.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 500ml. [ As Bishop Nick Embers ].Clear medium amber orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, apple. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, old malt, thin. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150117]
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2015
at 09:34
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Klares bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit einer geringen beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch nach Honig, Gewürzen, Karamell, leicht hopfig. Geschmack leicht fruchtig hopig, ganz wenig Äpfel, Karamell, gering herb.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2015
at 14:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Amber colour, white head. Aroma of caramel, hops, tropical fruits and honey. Light bitter flavour, hops and malts. Bit thin bodied. Finish malts and hops. Decent IPA.
(from 50cL bottle @ RBESG 2014, London. Thanks for sharing, Leighton!)
(from 50cL bottle @ RBESG 2014, London. Thanks for sharing, Leighton!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2015
at 17:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 170115
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2015
at 11:14