Ridgy Didge
Brooklyn Brewery

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From:
Brooklyn Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
7.4%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 9.79%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
123
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 29, 2017
Added:
Apr 26, 2014
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  14
We’d heard of Australia, of course: that it was a land of great surfing, sharks of unfortunate size, Vegemite (?!), and friendly people carrying very large knives. But until a few years ago, no one told us about all the great Australian craft brewing happening, much of it done by our friends at Mountain Goat Beer. So, Brooklyn brewer Al Duvall and lab manager Tom Price went down to Australia to visit Mountain Goat and collaboratively brew the cross-breed named Hopfweizenbock.

Now it’s the Goat Crew’s turn for the 24-hour airplane trips to Brooklyn, as we bring you Ridgy-Didge, a strong saison with a distinctly Australian edge. We start the party with malt and a little candy sugar, and then rev it up with two native Australian flavors— startlingly aromatic lemon myrtle leaves, and kicky Tasmanian pepperberries. After fermentation by our house Belgian yeast, the final touch is a light dry-hopping with the Australian hop variety Super Pride of Ringwood. The tasty result is a honey-colored beer with a lean, dry, hoppy palate and a bright, refreshingly lemony finish. This beer is a superstar at the summer dinner table, especially with grilled chicken, shrimp, salmon, and burgers.
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Ratings by Gadun76:
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Rated by Gadun76 from Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

Jul 20, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 29, 2017
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

3.48/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
**
08/06/14
Tap to tulip glass, George St Ale House.

Aroma: fruit, ether, banana pumpkin, touch of yeast. A
ppearance: hazy orange yellow. Big head. Legs throughout.
Taste; taste is citrus, sourish,but sweet,
Feel. Moderate Bubbly, but less than expected for saison.

Good beer. Good lunch.

**
Jan 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.39 by Dweedlebug from Pennsylvania

May 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by rhartogsq from Virginia

Apr 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.82 by IPAchris from Pennsylvania

Nov 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by jmartinger from Pennsylvania

Sep 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Sound_Explorer from Washington

Apr 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by rabiddawg from North Carolina

Apr 10, 2015
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Reviewed by founddrama from Vermont

3.74/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Strong saison. Those pepperberry & lemon notes not coming through super strong. Maybe that's a good thing? Awesome color; so red. It's not what I think of in a saison but OK.
Mar 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.22 by Budinetz from Pennsylvania

Feb 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.57 by Giggy from Michigan

Jan 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by bluntedboywonder from New York

Jan 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by sd123 from Georgia

Dec 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Jordanmtate from Illinois

Nov 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by dabarton from Virginia

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by mendvicdog from Maryland

Nov 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by vfgccp from New York

Nov 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.56 by donspublic from Texas

Nov 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by RavenForBeer from Georgia

Nov 13, 2014
Ridgy Didge from Brooklyn Brewery
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 123 ratings