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Ridgeway Bad Elf 4.5% 3.13 19

Ridgeway Bad Elf 4.5%


Percentile
59
overall
Brewed by Hepworth
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale

Horsham, England

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
193.26/5.03.13/5.0Autumn4.5%85.7English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Bottle conditioned: Seasonal.<br /> "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 6%.
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 mirjukka (705), LOHJA, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/512/20

Sep 24, 2009  
bottle 500 ml 3,69€ from CM Sello last Christmas EXP 7 10 10. light brown thick creamy head scent: hops Taste.grapefruity hops and dash of ginger, malts. Very dominating hops until last drop. Easily drinkable

 rosenbergh (932), Helsinki, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Dec 6, 2009  
500 ml bottle. Finland.
Parallel tasting with 4.5% and 6.0% versions.
Slightly hazy golden colour with small white head. Mild fruity/floral hoppy aroma with some sweet caramel (much more than 6% version). Pleasant fruity/floral hoppy flavour with notes of sweet caramel/toffee, some bitter ash and saltwater. This is actually better than 6% version.


 thewolf (5792), Kolding, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 3, 2009  
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.


 KimJohansen (7124), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 23, 2009  
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.


 Hermod (294), Vantaa, Finland
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Oct 22, 2009  
50cl bottle, local store. Coppar, cloudy color, white head. flowery aroma, citrus and hoppy flavor. Quite good.


 omhper (12241), Stockholm, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Jul 2, 2009  
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.


 sayravai (3750), Helsinki, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 16, 2009  
(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.


 Bov (5477), Bienne, Switzerland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Feb 23, 2009  
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



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