Ridgeway Brewing
Microbrewery
in South Stoke,
Oxfordshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Crafty Brewing Co.
Established in 2002
Bought by Crafty Brewing in February 2025.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
(50 cl bottle shared with ekstedt at "Tre små rum", Göteborg) A bit shady golden color, smll orange head. Sweet floral and soapy scent. Weak malty and butter taste. Spritzy mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Ungstrup (52101) reviewed Oxfordshire Blue from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. A hazy orange beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet spicy with coriander standing out, but also with notes of fruit. The flavor is sweet fruity with some citrus notes, leading to a dry and very bitter end.
bhensonb (22552) reviewed Bad Elf Dry Hop from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Aroma of floral, maybe citrus, something sharpish, and I think malt. Amber color with a departing head; bubbles at the edge. Medium mouthfeel. Something spicy; some malt. Definitely citrus hop. Very nice stuff, and the malt seems to not be overcome by the hop. After a few mouthfuls the hop seems to gain more floral character. Pretty good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle picked up from Millets Farm Shop, near Abingdon, Oxon. Poured amber with weak nose, tasted ok, but nothing out of ordinary, not too bitter. Fine but a tad boring.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pou is a dark orange with a white head. Aroma is a little hard to come by but there are some bready malts if you think hard enough. Flavor is much better. The hops really come out and balance with the strong malts. Finish is bitter and a bit sour. Pretty tasty and should get a better review on here.
cagarvie (39800) reviewed Oxfordshire Blue from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A pale orange colour, witha light fresh citrusy hop with a litte grapefruit in the finish.
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed IPA from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask gravity at London Drinker BF 07. Gold colour, haze. Sherberty hop aroma. OK malt in mouth and then the biggest attack of hop I think I’ve ever had in a UK beer. Really hits you. Unusual to have such a citric hop finish. Aarghhhh. Crazy hop.
gnoff (11190) reviewed Ivanhoe from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(50 cl bottle at Rotary Pub, Göteborg) Clear golden color, small white head. Grainy, malty and hoppy taste. Medium mouthfeel and bitterness. Bitter aftertaste. Grainy and hoppy scent.
omhper (44378) reviewed Warm Welcome from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottled, thanks oh6gdx! Clear dark amber. Caramelly nose. Sweet and malt driven with medium body and thick mouthfeel. Notes of butterscotch and syrup. Low bitterness. Warming perhaps, but not that good.
gave a cheers!
omhper (44378) reviewed Lump of Coal from Ridgeway Brewing 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled, thanks oh6gdx! Very dark brown, rich firm head. Chocolate and fruit fight for attention in the nose. Sweet with chocolate brandy and aniseed. Thick, oily mouthfeel, notes of blackberries. Late cocoa bitterness. Flavourful but rather bold and unrefined.
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.47 |
| Beers | 50 |
| Ticks | 1872 |
Top Reviewers (Not including batches)
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