Ridgeway Brewing
Microbrewery
in
South Stoke,
Oxfordshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Crafty Brewing Co.
Established in 2002
Contact
Description
Ridgeway Brewing was established in 2002 by master brewer Peter Scholey (former head brewer at Brakspear) and his wife Vanda. The name comes from the ancient trade route that winds its way through English countryside between small towns. It has been around for thousands of years, adapting with the changing times, The reason why we chose the name Ridgeway, apart from living on it, was that we hope to create lasting experiences, believe in the long term and love the outdoors.
Bought by Crafty Brewing in February 2025.
Bought by Crafty Brewing in February 2025.
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Appearance: Fogged deep gold with a one finger tall off-white head of good retention. Aroma: Biscuit malt, honey, raw water, floral hop. Taste: Rather dry. Biscuit malt, minerals, floral & herbal hop. Lingering ending hop bitterness. Mouth feel: Medium body, soft to average carbonation. Summary: Decent.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2024
at 19:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Appearance: Fogged deep gold with a decent off-white head. Aroma: Biscuit, honey, raw water, floral notes, pine, Taste: pretty dry, medium bitter. Otherwise as described above. Lingering ending bitterness. Mouth feel: Light to medium body, average carbonation. Summary: Drinkable enough.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2024
at 18:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. 2022 vintage, bottle no. 2325. Pours orange amber, partially transparent, with Aroma is fruity, of ripe stone fruit, apricot. Body is partially dense, with moderate carbonation. Taste is fairly sweet, though with a more than decent bitterness as well. Final is pretty long.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2024
at 18:49
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Appearance: Fogged deep gold with a nice head. Aroma: Floral & herbal hop, bisquit malt, citrus, iron & catty hints. Taste: Pretty dry. Medium plus bitter. Otherwise as described above. Lingering hop aftertaste. Mouth feel: Medium minus body, soft to average carbonation. SummaryL Decent.
Tried
on 17 May 2024
at 20:46
6/10
Backlog from RB. Mild citrus, caramel, metallic, watery
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2024
at 10:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0.5l (or pint? haven't checked) bottle purchased at Pivný Raj Mlynské nivy, shared on the terrace above the SMASH Homebrew competition with the eclectic combo of Hrabren, AJ, YoungMarijan/PBF_pivica/korica/something, Renje and Jan V.B., because why not. Very dark brown body, quite murky, off-white head. Sweetish, nutty aroma, dark malty, grainy notes, light raisins in the aroma. Sweetish, lighter body, chocolate, grainy notes, light coffee, very vague citric notes. Oddly, some stone fruit as well, peachy, ending dry. Quite okay, slightly messy, but with well hidden alcohol. Maybe we underrated it slightly, maybe not.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2024
at 09:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
0.5 l bottle thanks to Marko, shared with Ian Ober, Renje, Antonija 🐭 and PBF_korica. Aroma is chocolate, roasty, liquorice and cardboard. Some sweetness, chocolate liquorice bar, lacquer, cardboard, wild herbs, earthy, leaves. Medium body, soft carbonation, soft texture, light finish. Not hot or too strong. Alcohol quite hidden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2024
at 19:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours black, with close to no foam. Aroma is weak of coffee and chocolate. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is moderately roasty. Final is average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2024
at 19:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle@SBWF2022. Black colour with a small beige head. Aroma is coffee, some roasted malts, mild toffee, some sweet chocolaty tones and mild wood. Flavour is wooden bitterness along with some roasted malts, chocolate and mild toasted tones. Smooth, and hides the abv quite well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2024
at 21:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle@SBWF2022. Golden colour with mediumsized white head. Aroma is sweet malts, some fruity and floral tones. Flavour is sweet malts, mild grains, some zest, sweet fruits and mild lemongrassy tones. Nice mellow lingering bitterness, that lasts for quite a while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2024
at 21:57