Ridgeway Organic Bitter (ROB)

Brewed by Hepworth
Style: Bitter
Horsham, England

Serve in English pint

50cl bottle. Golden, pale quickly settling head. Nose has lemon, grain and grass, hint of earth, pretty refreshing. Simple flavor with sweetish lemony hops, grainy pale maltiness, grass, hints of pepper and soap, a bit too sweet finish with crisp bitterness. A tad oily mouthfeel with fizzy strong carbonation. Guess I could have a few hours organic session with this.

Flaske 0,5l fra Kilpishalli. Skibotn 8 Okt 11. Lys gylden. Høyt luftig skum som forsvinner. OK svakt fruktig aroma. Litt vassen smak med spor av frukt & malt. Litt syrlig bitterhet i ettersmaken. Uklar siste kvelling. Mye sedimenter på bunnen. KI=6

500ml bottle as Oxfordshire Organic 4.3% abv., thanks to Finn. Near-clear golden, one-finger white head quickly reduced to a filmy layer. Very moderate aroma of grassy hops. Modest taste profile of herbal hops, pale malts and citric fruits. Dry ending with a weak bitter support. Food friendly. Average minus (Tromsø, 04.12.2011).

Bottled 0.5L. Mild fruity nose with some hints of honey. Pale fast disappearing head. Slightly hazy golden colour. Slightly sour mild honey, malty and fruity taste. Also some hints of peaches. Mild hoppiness.

500ml bottle (Gallows Bird, Espoo)
6 Blossomy floral aroma, with a touch of honey, but also some minerals.
3 Mid orange, decent head.
6 Simple taste, mostly matches the aroma. Not the usual eco grunge.
3 Refreshing palate, pleasant carbonation. Simple grainy finish.
13 Competent, but not exciting.

very thin yellow/orange liquid, has a interesting slight haziness. no head, just some drips of what was left of the pouring. aromascape is very thin. has a citrus hoppy scent, although very subtle. other aromas are grass, light malt, and floral scents. all of these still lack character and brign very little to the table. the taste does very little to contribute. has an unfounded bitterness and sweetness compared to the aromas.. or what can be found in them. a funny "ginger" sweetness brings a different side to the taste, but altogether very chaotic and unfounded. the palate doesn’t help here at all. the only good aspect is a nice "wash" that sweeps through your mouth, but still fails to bring taste to where it belongs. i was scared that a bottled organic beer would be a tough one even for ridgeway. i like this brewery very much but this failed to deliver.

Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is citrus, malt, fruit.Flavour is fruit, malt, hop, citrus, hay. Ordinary beer.

Bottle 500ml.

Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, straw - grass, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, dusty hops, grass - straw. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110415]

Bottle 500ml @ fonefan
Pours cloudy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and grassy hops. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.