Tring Ridgeway Bitter

Brewed by Tring
Style: Bitter
Tring, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask by handpump at Cask & Barrel, Edinburgh - clear amber ale, creamy off-white head, mild fruity hop aroma, biscuit malt flavour, oily feel, prolonged malty aftertaste

Sweet and citrusy with floral hops. Copper gold with a medium body...decent.

Cask at the Crispin, Wokingham. Copper coloured with a loose cream head; fruity aroma; soft texture, sweet and fruity flavour - sultanas perhaps; then some fresh grassy hops to finish. A very quaffable bitter.

From my recollection this was Tring’s first beer; to be honest, I was never that keen and it rather put me off the brewery until they came along with fine beers such as Side Pocket. Tried it again recently at the usually reliable Greyhound, Wigginton. Sadly this just confirmed my first impression - amber, little aroma that I could notice and a general balance between malt and hops. I suppose it’s an OK session beer but if I say it’s similar to Hall and Woodhouse Sussex Bitter, then you (may) know what I mean.

Cask conditioned at The Horse & Groom, Caulcott, Oxon. Amber with white head. Nicely balanced session type bitter, biscuity dry malt with a bittersweet hop, grassy, fresh and juicy. Very nice and tasty.

Cask at the Trafalgar with Mes, 25th April 2008. An absolutely great hoppy bitter served in great condition. Perfectly balanced and boasting a great long bitter finish. Simple but oh so effective.

A Mes rate: Gravicask at the Trafalgar.
Bright copper / amber with a good white head and very good condition. Lovely aroma of creamy malt and bitter hops with some slight tobacco. Hops are much more up front in the flavour giving it a good grassy bitterness. Pleasant earthy malt. Excellent bitter finish. A good solid bitter.

Aug, 2007 Saracens Head, Kings Langley. Warm, full bodied honey and toffee. Cold coffee. Well soaked English hops, dark and serious, with a hint of tobacco. Very bold for a 4% - but just a little old fashioned for my taste.

Cask at Bedford Arms Speciality Beer House, Bedford. Copper gold with a small white head. Faint aroma at first, which developed notes of sweet fruit and candy. Unusual pleasant taste of leafy hoppiness and biscuity malt. Pretty sound bitter.

Cask conditioned - handpump - Malt Shovel Northampton. A dark copper coloured beer with off white head and some lacing. The aroma and taste are very English with perhaps more malt than hop. There are fruity notes and an easy drinking style to it. Another decent cask session bitter.