Ridgeway Bad Elf 4.5%

Brewed by Hepworth
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Horsham, England

Bottled, thanks oh6gdx! Cloudy a,ber, rich airy head. Floral estery nose. Sweetish and fairly light. Dusty fruity hops with resiny, sweaty undertones. ALingering floral bitterness of mid intensity. One of the better Ridgeway’s.

Bottled (from K Citymarket Kivihaka, Vaasa). Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is wood, fruits, hops and some mild yeastyness. Flavour is quite much the same. Rather watery and blend this 4.5% version.

Clear golden with a medium off white head. Sweet malty aroma with floral hops, pine and caramel notes. Flavour was quite hoppy and had pine, grapfruits and malty notes. Finished bitter.

Bottled BB 10/2010! Amber color, small white head. Citrusy hoppy, a bit fruity aroma. Quite citrus-lemony hoppyness, very estery and a bit of citrus cake in it too. Similar to normal version, body is just a bit watery of course. Long lingering lemony bitterness in the aftertaste. Good session beer and a good addition to Finnish grocery store selection.

The full name is Bad Elf Winters Ale – and the ABV is 4,5%. It is a warm golden beer with a creamy head. The aroma has notes of fruity hops, malt, caramel and citrus. The flavour has a light sweetness, notes of citrus, malt, caramel, fruit and the finish is dry with a light bitterness. It is refreshing, harmonic and delicious.

Bottle, bought @ Liva, Kolding.
Clear darkish golden with a small, frothy white head. Sweet caramel aroma, light grassy hops. Lowish carbonation, fine dryish mouthfeel. Flavour is light bitter, good grassy and herbal hops. Light citric with some notes of caramel. Very fresh and nice.

courtesy of oh6gdx - hazy orange colour under a foamy white head; fair presence of hops with notes of orange peels and cream; solid carbonation, fizzy palate, quite thin-bodied and with a solid bitterness; aftertaste of bitter oranges - straightforward

(Bottled, sampled earlier when RB was broken) Clear, deep golden with a quite large, frothy head. Fresh, flowery-aromatic British-style hops emerge when pouring, along with a hint of buttery-toffeeish malt. Malt is also present in the flavor, but the citric, aromatic, bitter, and even slightly harsh hops take over pretty quickly. Aftertaste fades quickly with dry, bitter-nutty notes. Almost medium body with a high, soft and foamy carbonation. A positive surprise, and not much different from the 6% version.