Ringmore Rollocks

Another day, another brewery that is new to me. In fact, this one proved quite a challlenge to research. It turns out that they do not have a proper website, nor do they appear in my copy of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. However, with a bit of diligent searching I have managed to establish that the founder and brewer is a guy called Geoff Phillips He has set up a 1 barrel plant in Ringmore which is near Shaldon in Devon and has been producing beer fron there since March 2007. He used to be a brewer for Courage, but then became a teacher. When retired from his position of deputy-head, he went back to his first passion - brewing, and together with his wife Jill has formed this latest Devon brewery.

I would love to report that the beer was fantastic, but the bottle I had was a bit of a disappointment. It is a straw coloured summer ale and looked great in the glass, but for some reason it was flat. I am not sure why that should be the case, as it is bottle conditioned and there was a sediment in the bottle. It tasted OK but I couldn't help thinking how much nicer it would have been if it was a bit more lively.

The label describes it as a bottle conditioned golden ale with a delicate malt taste and a pronounced hop aroma with overtones of elderberry and fruit. It is 4.5% ABV. No details are given about the ingredients other than it contains malted barley.