Ridley's

Commercial Brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Greene King

Established in 2002

Contact
Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QT, England
Description
Ridley's was founded in 1842, and was located in Hartford End, Essex. In August 2002 the company bought out the Tolly Cobbold brewery. Then, in 2005 Ridley's was bought by Greene King closing its operations at Hartford End and Braintree. Ridley's Old Bob and a small number of other beers continues to be produced by Greene King at Bury St. Edmunds.

The original Ridley's brewery is listed separately.

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

(Bottle 50 cl) Fully golden or light amber, clear with a limited head. Focus in this beer is the amazing Challenger hops leaving a beautiful flowery aroma, but not much bitterness. Light sweetness in the palate. Another fine example of a light ale with lots of flavour. 101204

Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2005 at 09:07


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Cask. Nutty aroma. Semi-cloudy, dark chestnut colour. Malty, spicy flavour. Finish is slightly sour, but in the good way. This was the bottom of the cask.

Tried from Cask on 24 Apr 2005 at 09:35


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask Conditioned
Clean amber to dark-amber color. The aroma is quite simple, but the flavor is really interesting: malty,smoth, some sweetness, some caramel and a really pleasant hop touch. A great pleasure.

Tried from Cask on 14 Mar 2005 at 04:14


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask Conditioned
Dark amber color; thin creamy head. Ordinary aroma, malty, earthy, candi sugar. Good body structure, some sweetness, a lot of caramel, a hint of nuts. Quite good.

Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2005 at 10:25


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle: Pours an amber colour into the glass. Very thick creamy long lasting head. Has a sweet malty and fruity aroma. The taste is sweet and malty, some oaky feeling too. Has a little warming and bitter aftertaste. This is a nice beer.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2005 at 13:48


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

A hazy deep red beer with a disappearing off-white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of berries. The flavor is sweet with notes of berries.

Tried on 15 Nov 2004 at 17:58


7.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

A red-brown beer with a fine light brown head. The aroma is very sweet with notes of berries, fruit, and nuts. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of nuts, but also lesser notes of caramel on a dry roasty background, leading to a slightly dry hoppy end.

Tried on 06 Nov 2004 at 16:59


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

A red-brown beer with a light brown head. The aroma is of tobacco and chocolate, while the flavor is of caramel, malt, and roasted malt leading to a dry end. But the body is thin, for the style and the ABV.

Tried on 31 Oct 2004 at 16:30


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

Bottle. Fresh, acidic/flowery aroma. Very malty flavour with some roasted/coffee notes. 7 4 7 3 16

Bottle at ÅBF08. Weak hop aroma. Clear chestnut colour. Very small white head. Good hop flavour, nicely grassy. Distinct bitterness in finish. Very good for a bottle. 6 3 6 3 14

Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2004 at 05:18


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Aroma of malt and liquorice. Flavour is mild with notes of chocolate and coffee. Couldn’t tell this from a dark Czech beer.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2004 at 13:20