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Ridgeway Bad Elf 6%

Score
5344
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Hepworth
Style: English Strong Ale
Horsham, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 411   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.08   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle conditioned; Seasonal - Winter. Has also been seen on cask occasionally.
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% version.
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.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Borup (2639) - Albertslund, DENMARK - JAN 28, 2012
Bottle from Superbest, Hellerup. Unclear amber colour with a white head. Aroma and flavour of malt, hops, spice and fruit,

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
ken1 (146) - DENMARK - JAN 28, 2012
A opretttet good beder with a Nice bitternes, a bit of an alcoholic taste. Amber in ColorSync with a White head.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Scubatrip (551) - Alexandria, Virginia, USA - JAN 8, 2012
From the bottle, pours a mostly clear orange yellow with a thin white head. Sweet malty aroma, a little corn. Thin taste of light malts and corn, bad kind of bitter, flavor actually degrades into the aftertaste. Light for a winter ale. Not my favorite.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
tronraner (2430) - Walland, Tennessee, USA - JAN 7, 2012
Bottle. Pours hazy brass color with small rocky offwhite head. The aroma is spicy and fruity hops with a bit of orangey esters, green wood, and that kind of laundry detergent that’s supposed to make your clothes smell like flowers. The flavor is assertive hops that are woody and spicy to begin with and get fruitier through the mouth. It has a sort of orange peel quality to it, kind of citric and tannic at the same time. Some ripe peach, nectarine, and red onion notes pop up from time to time. The finish transitions quickly into an apricot-like sweetness. Drinkable.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Blairgus (1019) - California, USA - JAN 7, 2012
7 jan 2012, bottle. Light gold, clear, steady bubbles. Very light caramel malt aroma. Already unimpressed. Full body and faintly fuzzy. I wouldn’t call this a winter ale. Medium sweet and lightly grassy hops. Actually decent. Like a sweet English bitter.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
brew4fun (208) - West Virginia, USA - JAN 5, 2012
Dull hazy amber pour, fluffy white head. Aroma of earthy, spicy hops, along with toasted malt. Flavor is more of the same - much more! Abundant hops are very smoothly blended into the toasted malt base producing big flavor yet somehow not overpowering. A tightly woven tapestry of aroma and flavor.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Errl (86) - Plano, Texas, USA - DEC 31, 2011
Bottle- Aroma of Malts, Pour is Clear yellow with small head, Taste is smooth with a good Balance of Hops and malts, Very Warming on the Palate with Hops lingering..A little bitter but very Easy drinking. Not a bad Ale, pretty Solid actually

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jmohno (289) - Iowa, USA - DEC 31, 2011
Light med gold clear pour,thin head,a bit of lacing. Smells like a grainy light lager with some english,light sweet malt,very subtle hops if any. Light sweet grainy malt taste with pronounced englishness,ok hop flavor and a citrusy lemon finish with the bittering. Really dry finish almost astringant. Ok beer. I thought it was going to be a winter warmer,till i read further thinking it was a hoppy english pale ale which is the case.With a simple grain bill which it probably has the bittering tends to seem more bitter than alot of ipa’s.


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