Ridgeway Bad Elf 6% 3.08 350

Ridgeway Bad Elf 6%

	Percentile
	54
	overall

Brewed by Hepworth
Style: English Strong Ale
Horsham, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
350	3.08/5.0	3.08/5.0	Winter	6%	37.6	English pint, Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
Bottle conditioned: Seasonal.
"Winter Ale". Ridgeway produce two versions of Bad Elf "Winter Ale" - one at 4.5%, and the other at 6%. There is a separate listing for the 4.5%.
Olde England meets the New World in this strong, warming golden ale, brewed by Peter Scholey. Master brewer for the late and much-lamented Brakspear Brewery of Henley-on-Thames, England, Peter started his own brewing operations in 2003. Bad Elf is a hop-lover’s dream, balancing a generous amount of famous English malt with an astounding 45 ounces of fresh hops – including American Cascade – per barrel.

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SledgeJr (3003), Omaha, Nebraska, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	2/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 10, 2007

In the bottle at the 2007 Crescent Moon Holiday Beer Tasting. Pours a BMC yellow with no head at all. Has a mild fruit and aldehyde aroma. This tastes better than a macro, but not much better. A rather boring beer, but at least it does have a somewhat bitter residual character. Fairly thin, but not as thin as many of the beers by this brewer.

thomat (666), Göteborg, Sweden

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Dec 10, 2007

Golden with a thick white head. Hoppy with some spicy notes. Malt, hops and spices. Medium body with a bittter finish.

hombrepalo (780), Chicago, Illinois, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	4/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Dec 10, 2007

bottle, flat, reagular tasting beer, nothing too special about this one. some citrus and malty taste, but nothing special.

ekstedt (2448), Göteborg, Sweden

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Dec 8, 2007

Bottle (50 cl) from Systembolaget. Deep clear golden with a small white head. Fruity and caramelly malt aroma with freash citric and herbal hops. Good mouthfeel, long and bitter finish.

Snojerk321 (2022), San Diego, California, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	5/10	2/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Dec 7, 2007

Bottle. Brew poured a light golden color, head was fizzy and off white. Nose of some citrus fruits, light hops and some yeast. An ok beer.

Gmann (2), Babylon, New York, USA
does not count

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	9/20

Dec 7, 2007

Quite disappointed in this brew as it is rather boring. Very light look and almost no smell except for an extremely light hop aroma. The taste has light caramel notes and an odd sourness.

bitbucket (2036), Kirkland, Washington, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 6, 2007

Bottle. Pours a lightly hazy amber color with a lacy pale orange head. Sweet aroma of citrus, grapefruit. Sweet flavor of citrus, caramel, bread. Lingering bitter finish.

Taverner (885), San Ramon, California, USA

2.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.1	2/10	2/5	3/10	2/5	12/20

Dec 5, 2007 Updated: Dec 30, 2007

Aroma is a sour yeast smell. Pure clear amber. In fact I was amazed at how clear it was. Not much hop in this one, and tastes like bile (sour and yeasty). Definitely an earthy euro malt.

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