Ridgeway Brewing in England - Reviews, Beers, Location & Contact

Ridgeway Brewing

Microbrewery in South Stoke, Oxfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Crafty Brewing Co.

Established in 2002

Contact

6 Chapel Close, South Stoke, RG8 0JW, England

+441491873474

office@beercounter.co.uk

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.

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8.4

Gripweed57 (8703) reviewed Foreign Export Stout from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Transluscent dark brown color with reddish hues. Small tan head. Wonderful sweet roasted malt aroma of coffee and treacle. Wow, this is really good! Complex dark malt flavor with notes of dried fruit, licorice, root beer and molasses. There is an unlying hop character that balances this stout nicely, but the malt is the real star here. The long flavorful warming finish is sublime. This truly is a World Class Stout!.

Tried on 23 Sep 2007 at 12:47

gnoff (11190) reviewed Bitter / Yorkshire Bitter from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Sampled at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007) Shady golden color, tan head. Malty sweet fruity scent. Fruity malty taste. Spritzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness.

Tried on 23 Sep 2007 at 02:31

7.1

CosmicCharlie (9609) reviewed Ivanhoe from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours light copper into a shaker. White head quickly recedes to skim surface leaving slight lacing. Slightly sour aromas. Crisp and well balanced with upfront caramel and a dry, bitter hop finish with medium retention. Didn’t see any yeast in the final pour...sparkling clear.

Tried on 10 Sep 2007 at 18:05

7.2

yespr (55607) reviewed Foreign Export Stout from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

1 pt 9 fl oz bottle thanks to brewfiend! Pours black with a little brown head. Roasted malt aroma, slight chocolate, dried fruit and whiff of liqourice. Light to medium body. Dried fruity flavour with an underlying and persisting malt flavour. Finish is malt dry, not much bitterness just a lasting malt flavour. Nice with a not too heavy stout which has it’s benefits.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2007 at 03:22

6.6

Dedollewaitor (22075) reviewed Foreign Export Stout from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Shared with Cab!: Pitch black with brown bubbly head. Slight roasted malts - caramel & coffee. Smooth. Light sweet with some alcohol notes & burn. Very drinkable!

Tried on 11 Aug 2007 at 12:18

5.5

Hibba (859) reviewed Very Bad Elf from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Amber/ copper, more copper hues....nice fluffy head that diminishes to a thin coating....malts and mild hops on the sniff..hmmmm malt covered cherries on a further nasal exploration........thin and mildly creamy, the finish is a biter hop taste....it goes well on a piece of deck....deck feck wreck pleck treck deflect protect your beer!!

Tried on 27 Jul 2007 at 00:50

7.1

bhensonb (22552) reviewed Bitter / Yorkshire Bitter from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Aroma of floral hop. Golden color. The head quickly filmed. Medium bodied, with gentle, fine carbonation. Starts with malt, always accompanied by floral hop. Arguably a little citrus. The finish is bitterly delicious with enough malt to balance. It is just marvelous. Seems very underrated.

Tried on 16 Jul 2007 at 20:23

5.8

Anders37 (30391) reviewed Ivanhoe from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Fruity yeasty malty aroma with some hoppy hints. Sweet malty and fruity bitter yeasty flavor. Fruity bitter finish with a slightly yeasty aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2007 at 08:52

7.5

gnoff (11190) reviewed Foreign Export Stout from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

First ratingInitial Rating Date: 6/30/200750 cl bottle, thanks Pelle from The Rover!Black color, tan head. Sweet chewing gum scent. Strong sweet taste. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Chocolate aftertaste.7/3/7/3/13=3.3.RerateDraught at Bishops Arms Järntorget, Göteborg, during "Porterveckan 2012". I had a "galopp" size. On November 26, 2012.2008 version the pub stated.very dark ruby red color, tan head. Sweet, raisin, malty scent. Sweet, malty, toffee, roasted, raisin taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium low bitterness.7/4/8/3/15=3.7

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2007 at 04:48

6.6

CosmicCharlie (9609) reviewed Bitter / Yorkshire Bitter from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Pours deep amber into an English pint. Fluffy off-white conglomerate head leaves seafoam lacing. Smooth and crisp with front to back caramel and a lasting hop finish.

Tried on 21 Jun 2007 at 19:07

Brewery Stats

Score	6.47
Beers	50
Ticks	1872

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