Ringwood Fortyniner (Cask)
Cask: Regular. Previously available bottle conditioned.
Brewed since 1978. Ceased being bottle conditioned after Marston took over in 2007.
Ingredients: Marris Otter malt; Challenger, Goldings and Progress hops. Fuggles added after 2007.
The name refers both to the abv, and, by reference to the Californian goldrush of 1849, to the golden colour.
Brewed since 1978. Ceased being bottle conditioned after Marston took over in 2007.
Ingredients: Marris Otter malt; Challenger, Goldings and Progress hops. Fuggles added after 2007.
The name refers both to the abv, and, by reference to the Californian goldrush of 1849, to the golden colour.
3.1
174 reviews
Ringwood, England
Community reviews
On cask at The Golden Hind, Musbury. One of my favourite beers. Long malt caramel taste with hints of fruit. Lingering flavour, good head and lacing
Cask at the Porter and Sorter, Croydon on 20th November 2017. Clear copper with off-white foam and full lacing. Pungent, earthy aroma of moist autumn leaves. Sweet malts, leafy hops and just a hint of salt. Grassy hops and caramel malts dominate the finish. A fair amount of body and a smooth mouthfeel. Pleasant.
Cask @ Moon under Water , Wolverhampton , amber with a white head with a malty , hoppy and caramel taste leaving a aftertaste of a malty bitter with a caramel feel .
Cask half at the Coronation Hall, Surbiton. Pours clear amber with a white head. Aroma of toffee and malt. Toffee taste. Sweet finish with some body.
Cask@Charlies Bar, Copenhagen - orange Amber pour with white head. Toasted malty and twiggy hoppy aroma and taste, light biscuity caramel notes, grassy and twiggy hoppy finish.
Cask at the Happy Cheese, Ashurst. Very generic cask golden with a bit of a metallic background. Meh.
Cask. Orange colour. Very fruity (apple and citrus). Hoppy (grassy hops). Malty (caramel). Sweetish, but with a bitter citrusy edge. Dry finish. (2008)
Cask at Prince of Wales, Farnborough. It may be the smoke in the pub, but not getting any aroma. Light chestnut, thin off-white head. Malty, some sweetness, bitter in the finish. Twigs. Medium bodied, Watery with a buzz from the carbonation. Long astringent finish. Lacks oomph. Does nothing for me.
sample from the ringwood brewery, brown/copper with a white head. Aroma of caramel, malts, biscuit, some toasted malts, Taste likewise, mild, medium sweet, medium bitterness, cold, soft carbo, weak body, long caramel finish
Pours a clear but deep light brown with a respectable head. Sweetness and maltiness on the nose which transfer to the taste, carried well by the thick-enough body. Some strange notes as well though (those carrots again?).
My Bottom Line:
This classic Brown Bitter develops caramel-laced biscuits with orange zest in a smooth, silky mouthfeel.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam covers the clear amber.
-The finish is quite juicy, sharing plenty of pear and apple fruitiness.
-Carbonation is lower than that of the average British cask beer.
-This is in the ‘Landlord’ mold, to give you an idea.
On cask at The General Havelock, Hastings.
Cask. Pours amber with a white lace top. A modest balanced hop and biscuit malt scent (you would guess it was beer blindfolded). The taste is similarly solid rather than spectacular with enough fruit to the fore to dominate the overall taste. A decent session bitter that has its place although the prospectors have moved on.
Cask at The Mulberry Leaves, Leek (Marstons) A clear pale amber colour with a medium white head. Aroma of caramel, toasted malts, some toffee, slight red berries, a little yeast and subtle spicy hops. Taste is similar of caramel, toffee, some toasted malts, slight red berries, a little yeast and subtle spicy hops. Medium bodied and soft carbonation. A dry, slightly fruity, malty bitterness in the finish. A decent bitter, got all the flavours that you would expect from a quintessential English pint. Good.
Cask @ Southampton airport. Slightly unclear golden body with a light off-white head. Mild malty aroma. Flavor is mild, smooth malt, mild fruit, some toast and medium bitterness. Medium body and pleasant aftertaste of smooth malt and fruit. This beer really suits the cask format, a splendid uncomplicated, smooth British best bitter. Good choise for an airport bar.
Cask at the standing order. Pours clear deep amber, nose is sweet toffee, floral, taste is dry, chewy toffee, light floral fruit.
Origin: Tap. Vessel: Nonic. Supplier: White Lion (Thornbury). Low carbonation with dull fruitiness.
Cask at The Railway, Putney. 4.9%. Hazy orange, still, decent foamy white head doesn’t endure, light lacing. Aroma is light and biscuity. Body is medium, smooth, very light carbonation. Taste is tea, flowers, biscuit malts, resin, toffee, tangy bitterness. Flavour offers something new with each sip. Great condition. Something to keep you interested over the course of a few pints.
FTA: seasonal bitter. I just can’t pass on an opportunity to enjoy it again and again. One of the first bitters I ever tried (~10 y.ago). First hand pumped ale ever for my. Goes straight to your head. I really miss it.
Nice one. Malty aroma. Golden appearance. Good strength. Caramel and malty taste with biscuit flavours. Also quite fruity with hints of pear and apple. . Easy to drink. Very enjoyable. Second pint a year later even better. Anothrover pint a year later and rating continues to improve. Another pint approx a year later just gets better. Still improving score. Really like this one in cask.
I was very disappointed with this beer. I found it more expensive than some other beers. It is drinkable though leaves an after taste that I would consider to be the same as that of cider which I have a fair amount of distaste for. Its slighlt nutty and can be considered to have a fairly nice palette. Overall I wasn’t impressed. Its probably the least desirable ale that I have tried to date.
Very mild aroma. Nice golden appearance. Thin and fruity with a punchy spicy aftertaste.
Tap@Ye Olde Cherry Tree. Golden brown with a white creamy head. Aroma is malty and flowery, with hints of toffee and honey. Fruity taste with mild bitterness. Soft carbonation, easy drinkable.
Cask, 1 pint, Sir Percy Florence Shelley, Boscombe, England, UK.
Złote piwo o puszystej, ładnie oblepiającą szkło pianie. W smaku pełne i gęste z długotrwałą gorączką na finiszu.
Flat carbonation bit biscuity slightly hoppy. Small head and lacing.. nice but probably prefer the bottle.
Tap at the White Swan, Solihull. Poured a clear medium amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light citrus. The flavour is light bitter with a yeast medicinal malt hop palate. I fear that the end of the keg wad near. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Not bad at all this. Golden brown with a white head, medium bodied with a pleasant toffee caramel taste. Not much hops flavour, but very drinkable.
On cask at the Stan Laurel.
Appearance - amber with a decent head.
Nose - toffee and a touch of pale malt.
Taste - toffee and apple. Some biscuit and spice on the end.
Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish.
Overall - not sure it’s an ESB by modern standards but enjoyable despite not having the extra depth.
A little thin for its gravity with sweetish aromas but quite a pleasant beer although not a very hoppy one. A few flavours in the profile that I couldn’t categorise.
Cask at Spoons, 21st March 14. Not a bad pint, preferred it over Old Thumper. OK bitter
Cask at the Brown Hare, Penwortham. Pours clear gold, thick foamy white head. Light malt aromas, caramel mostly. Taste is also lightly sweet, with the merest hint of hop bitterness. Creamy texture, clean finish. Nice session beer.