Ringwood Fortyniner

Description: Light, fresh hop bouquet. Golden full-bodied malted beer, silver medal winner at the '96 International Beer Competition ... more

Ringwood Fortyniner ... at Burton-on-Trent. The name is taken from the beers strength at 4.9% but also evokes its golden colour. Ringwood has been brewing Fortyniner since 1978 and over the years it's received many awards.

Newest Review: ... design breweries for them. Whilst acting as a self-made expert and consultant, Peter's Ringwood Brewery went from strength ... more

... to strength. Today it has outgrown its original location and now, ironically, occupies the site of one of the former breweries that died back in the 19th century. Ringwood has a portfolio of seven magnificent beers. Fortyniner is one of the beers that has survived from the very beginning of Peter's career. The origin of the name is very simple. The beer weighs in at 4.9% abv. It's nothing more complicated than that. However, I like to feel that there is also a sub-concious connection between the Fortyniners of th...more

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Ringwood Fortyniner: Gold Rush (890 words)
by - written on 27/02/06 (Very useful, 395 readings)
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So, what did you get for Christmas? Or, more especially, when your kids asked you what you wanted, what did you say? I suppose, like most Dads, you had no idea what to say. Fortunately, my kids are all grown up now and have learned that, as a beer aficionado and a member of CAMRA, a few bottles of beers that might have escaped my attention or haven’t been tried for some time will always keep me happy. So it was that a bottle of Ringwood Fortyniner came into my collection this year. I must admit that Ringwood Brewery had slipped out of my focus for some time. I really had forgotten quite how good Ringwood beers are. My fault I suppose. A shame really ... Read the complete review