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Ridgeway Bad Elf 6% 3.08 343

Ridgeway Bad Elf 6%

Percentile
54
overall
Brewed by Hepworth
Style: English Strong Ale

Horsham, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3433.08/5.03.08/5.0Winter6%37.8English 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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 HopBackDoc (395), Hatboro, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 8, 2007  
Pours a deep golden color with minimal head. Aroma of hops and mild fruits. Flavor was malt, banana bread, caramel and bitter hops. Well balanced, I liked the way the hops were present throughout, even with the big malt taste. Enjoyable brew.


 SDalkoholic (1198), Chula Vista, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 30, 2007  
Not much of an aroma here but some light caramel or honey scents. Crystal clear visibilty through a gold ale. Some foaming at the top fo the beer. The flavor is rather bland with only minor notes of a euro hop and semi sweet malt.


 elmatador00 (518), j-action-ville, North Carolina, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Jan 27, 2007  
shared with dragonstout. Golden yellow color. Hoppy, with a lot of carbonation. Light bodied for a winter ale. Not impressed.


 DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/512/20
Jan 26, 2007  
Shared this with Elmatador.Opened this one and the aromas of hops escape and hit you.pours a nice golden color with lots of carbonation.Yep its got hops.I am not a hop head but for what they are trying to achieve they did ok.This was crisp and the taste was left on my palate too long.Nothing special here.


 IndianaRed (1560), Boise, Idaho, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/511/20
Jan 20, 2007  
Bottle Pours a slightly hazy deep golden witha nice white head that sticks around, coating the glas with thin sheets of lacing. Aroma is slightly papery, light malts, a bit lemony. Flavor is basic malty pale ale, I supose I can detect the "American Cascade" hops in there, but admittedly not untill after I read about it. Noting special, but managed to finish the "1pt .9 oz" on the wierd Brit bottle.


 HopheadHans (755), Bay Area, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 17, 2007  
Bottle. Hmm the brewer makes it sound really hoppy in his description but it is far from it. It is ok with malts and a bit of toffee but it is very subdued on the hops. Pours with a copper color and not much of a head. A bit on the thin side as well, so all in all an average beer, nothing to go gaga over.


 bb (2930), Martinez, California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Jan 17, 2007  
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a low off-white head. Caramel malt aroma with floral and citrus. Caramel malt flavor with grassy, floral hop backing. Slight bitterness. Medium body. LIngering hops.


 jgentgesdo (564), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 14, 2007  
Pours pale yellow with medium off white head that lasts well. Nose is floral and pine hops. Flavor is well balanced between malt, pine hops, very syrupy and semi-sweet. Finish is bitter and rather oily. Overall brilliant.



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