Ridgeway IPA

Brewed by Hepworth
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Horsham, England

bottle, yellow gold colored pour and lots of sticky lace with malty bitter metallic aroma, flavor has a nice flinty hop balance with good even notes of some malt and citrus, nice finish

Bottle.
Pours a cloudy but thin yellow with lively carbonation and a frothy white head that leaves regal patterns on the glass as it dissipates. Aroma is floral and full of sweet honey, with touches of banana yeast and peach. Flavor is a floral onslaught barely tempered by honey-soaked grapefruit. Typical English bitterness in the finish. So-so on the tongue. Not bad but one is enough.

Rated as an English IPA. Golden orange, rather clear. White head that settles into a small layer of lacings. The smell has some malts, bread and hop aromas with grapefruit as the most distinct component. The taste has plenty of malty sweetness, caramel, biscuits and some fruity flavors. Some pine-needles, floral hop notes and a somewhat bitter finish with gentle spices. Good balance between sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, quite crisp. A rather good English IPA. However, English IPA:s are a totally different breed than the American ones and compared to some American IPA:s this comes out a bit anonymous. But it’s still very refreshing and drinkable, nonetheless. Serving type: bottle (Copy of old Beer Advocate review)

Great IPA. Had a pint at the Manchester Pub last night. Pours a dark copper with a mild white head. Nose of light hops and florals. Flavor is quite sweet, which complements the bitterness of the hops very nicely. Mild bite on the finish. Very tasty.

50cl bottle. Copper color, white head. hoppy aroma, caramel and lightly hoppy. Easy to drink, nice bitter finish.

Bottle as pictured from Alko. Flowery hoppy aroma. Hazy amber beer has a tall foamy white head with some big bubbles. Tastes bittery and very hoppy. Quite dry with medium body. A bit too one dimensional to be great.

Bottle as shown. Pours a clear orange golden with a medium creamy off white that lasts awhile leaving good sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a floral hops with bubblegum and orange peel. Medium mouthfeel with a bready malt flavor with a bitter finish. Easy to drink a good ESB from Ridgeway.

Fresh bottle. Pours a lightly hazy orange-gold hue with a small, foamy, off-white head. Minimal, spotty lacing dots the glass. The aroma shows a mild, dank, grassy hop profile with traces of citrus peel over a grainy, toasty malt base and hints of bready yeast. Flavors are well balanced but boring, with lightly sweet, toasted bread malts countering the softly peppery, grassy hop bite. Light bodied and balanced on the tongue, it’s easily quaffable. Decent session brew, but weak overall.