White Hart Lane
New Ridge Brewing
- From:
- New Ridge Brewing
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 8.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 13, 2026
- Added:
- Jun 14, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.5/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Draft at New Ridge. Clear, dark amber pour, thin tight off-white head. Malty aroma, bready. Taste has light caramel sweetness, malty, brown bread. Smooth.
Nov 04, 2023
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.99/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
New Ridge Brewing "White Hart Lane"
$5.50 / 12 oz. on tap at the brewery on 12 April 2023
Notes: I'm not sure who's the Totty fan at New Ridge but White Heart Lane was the former location, and name of, the stadium that hosted the Tottenham F.C. in north London (I'm a Liverpool supporter myself). They've since built a beautiful, and absolutely massive stadium designed by the architectural firm Populus. I guess the name of this beer makes a little bit of sense then as this is a bit of a throwback to the "extra special" versions of bitter that were so popular in London back in the 70's and 80's as they're not so commonly found these days. Anyway, if you want to throw a dart at a beer style and hit the bulls-eye dead center this is it. It might not be an Alan Evans shot (three in a row) but it's damned close. I guess it'd have to be cask-conditioned to attain that level of recognition. It's clear, dark copper and reddish in color, and capped by a short head of light tan foam. The aroma is malty and bready with a hint of caramel; fruity with apple, pear, and a hint of apricot; mineralish with what seems like flaked slate; and lightly leafy and grassy. The flavor follows suit exactly with more caramel, an added firm bitterness that's probably around 30 - 35 IBUs, and a subtle spiciness. It's on the malty side upfront but dry, mineralish, leafy, and herbal in the lingering finish. In the mouth it's medium bodied and gently crisp. As noted earlier, I think this would be smashing if done via cask conditioning. I'm not sure about the yeast they've used but I think it's the Fuller's strain. For fans of English-style ales this one is a fine compliment to any meal, or just a pint (they don't really do pints, sorry) that you can drink again and again. I doubt it will gain any attention as the style is basically pretty dead in the the U.S. right now but it's worth a try.
Review #8,581
Apr 13, 2023$5.50 / 12 oz. on tap at the brewery on 12 April 2023
Notes: I'm not sure who's the Totty fan at New Ridge but White Heart Lane was the former location, and name of, the stadium that hosted the Tottenham F.C. in north London (I'm a Liverpool supporter myself). They've since built a beautiful, and absolutely massive stadium designed by the architectural firm Populus. I guess the name of this beer makes a little bit of sense then as this is a bit of a throwback to the "extra special" versions of bitter that were so popular in London back in the 70's and 80's as they're not so commonly found these days. Anyway, if you want to throw a dart at a beer style and hit the bulls-eye dead center this is it. It might not be an Alan Evans shot (three in a row) but it's damned close. I guess it'd have to be cask-conditioned to attain that level of recognition. It's clear, dark copper and reddish in color, and capped by a short head of light tan foam. The aroma is malty and bready with a hint of caramel; fruity with apple, pear, and a hint of apricot; mineralish with what seems like flaked slate; and lightly leafy and grassy. The flavor follows suit exactly with more caramel, an added firm bitterness that's probably around 30 - 35 IBUs, and a subtle spiciness. It's on the malty side upfront but dry, mineralish, leafy, and herbal in the lingering finish. In the mouth it's medium bodied and gently crisp. As noted earlier, I think this would be smashing if done via cask conditioning. I'm not sure about the yeast they've used but I think it's the Fuller's strain. For fans of English-style ales this one is a fine compliment to any meal, or just a pint (they don't really do pints, sorry) that you can drink again and again. I doubt it will gain any attention as the style is basically pretty dead in the the U.S. right now but it's worth a try.
Review #8,581
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