Ringwood Boondoggle Summer Ale
Ringwood Brewery

Ringwood Boondoggle Summer AleRingwood Boondoggle Summer Ale
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From:
Ringwood Brewery
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Pale Ale
ABV:
4%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.51 | pDev: 13.11%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
27
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 07, 2016
Added:
Sep 17, 2003
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  7
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Ratings by rastaman:
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Reviewed by rastaman from England

2/5  rDev -43%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Maybe i was just bored of bitters at this stage, or maybe it was the weather was too hot by this stage. This sucked, really tame. With sulfur and boiled egg in the nose, thin grainy and edgy, really boring, unexciting cask bitter (Cask- ChelmsfordBF 03')
Sep 17, 2003
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

4.04/5  rDev +15.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
From Costco. In Ikea's pint glass. After dinner. ABV of mine was 4.2%. Ultradrinkable, zesty and with a nice english herbal hop touch. BBF end of this month.
Dec 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by PatrickCairns from England

Jul 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by AlexAfonin from Russian Federation

Apr 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.07 by Martine from England

Mar 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.62 by steverx8 from England

Sep 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.57 by ronaqsethi from England

Apr 01, 2015
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Reviewed by BeerDrinkersWorldTour from Northern Ireland

3.54/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Appearance - Amber red in colour with a foamy 2 finger head that has low retention and dies to light lace cover quickly and leaves little lacing in the glass...

Smell - very malty with a decent waft of bitter hop light blossom aroma of apple and cherry. Some notes of grape and prune.

Taste - Sweet malt of light caramel tones and very slight notes of fruit such as apple and cherry, but after a rather promising aroma profile this one is a real let down.

MF - Light to medium body a with average linger, which is no better than the most mediocre lager or Pilsner and a slightly dry end.

Overall - well balanced in the flavour it does have but it is slightly boring overall. Not bad by any stretch of the imagination but it is not very impressive either.
Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by rmehughes from Indiana

Jun 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by atrocity from Virginia

Apr 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Ty1607 from France

Apr 25, 2014
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Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Hand-pulled half-pint in The Wheatsheaf, Chetwyn Aston on 11th Jan 2014.

Lighter in colour and depth than it’s bottled brother (the bottles 5% ABV), this is easy drinking but lacking in flavour.

It’s OK but I do prefer the stronger bottled version.
Jan 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by hopley from Massachusetts

Aug 17, 2013
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Reviewed by vinicole from England

3.52/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Burnished gold colour. No head.
Hoppy aroma. Dried grass.
Fruity flavour with English hops. Light caramel.
Too carbonated.
Standard Summer beer - refreshing.
Jul 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Johnq1964 from England

Jul 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by prisdefer from New York

Mar 30, 2013
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Reviewed by BigBry from Canada (AB)

3.53/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
One of the local, seasonal ales we tried while visiting friends in Andove, England.
Good looking pint, golden liquid covered by a thick, dense, white head. Long lasting foam left beautiful lace.
Tried to coax some aroma out by swirling repeatedly, but not alot too it. Slightly sweet and grassy, some citrus hoppiness. Taste is sweeter, fruit and honey to start, and a light hop bite at the end. Mouthfeel and body are light, but works for a light summer beer. Carbonation fit well. A decent blonde.
Sep 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by moneyfunnel from California

May 02, 2012
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.33/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a handsome pint, honey golden amber body thin in depth but thick in density white head.

Now the aroma, distinct and to be honest, maybe a little to honest it gives off a distinct smell of sweaty piss flaps, honestly we a talking about full on 2PM disco camel toe (which is nice in certain circumstances just not sure for a beer).

The taste is slightly better though there is strong honey flavours there (I don't like honey) without the sweetness leading to a quick hoppy bite, a bit of a wheat theme underlying.

Good mouthfeel don't quite know where they are going with this beer but the carbonation seems right for it.

overall ... hmmm? Interesting, very interesting.
Mar 14, 2012
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Reviewed by thepeter from England

3/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Dark amber orange with a larger bubbled head that went quickly. Smelled of grain and fuggles, little bit of orange and rind. Taste had some slightly sweet malt and citrus up front quickly moving to bitter and a bit harsh in the middle with a bitter dry finish. MF was medium light but rough and not overly drinkable. Overall it's not a bad beer but not one I would go back to and certaily not what I expect from a blonde, even a British Blonde. Sure it's better on Cask.
Mar 08, 2012
Ringwood Boondoggle Summer Ale from Ringwood Brewery
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 27 ratings