"But who here would ever understand,
That the pumpkin King with the skeleton grin,
Would tire of his crown, if they only understood
He'd give it all up if he only could."
The series of “Bad Elf” brews from Ridgeway Brewery have appeared in this calendar every year since its inception, this being the final beer I haven’t tried. Appearing like the uglier version of Wychwood’s Hobgoblin, I’ve never held out much hope for the taste of these. But these elves have been more Legolas than Azog the Defiler so far. So far…
That the pumpkin King with the skeleton grin,
Would tire of his crown, if they only understood
He'd give it all up if he only could."
The series of “Bad Elf” brews from Ridgeway Brewery have appeared in this calendar every year since its inception, this being the final beer I haven’t tried. Appearing like the uglier version of Wychwood’s Hobgoblin, I’ve never held out much hope for the taste of these. But these elves have been more Legolas than Azog the Defiler so far. So far…
Ridgeway still remain under the eye of former Brakspear
brewer Peter Scholey. Scholey has long had a love/hate relationship with beer –
I assume. Whilst he’s happy to insult you with his Ridgeway IPA and Bad King John, he is happy to give you his Ridgeway Barley Wine, to remind you that he
has actually tasted beer and sometimes likes it.
The Christmas collection from Ridgeway is no acception.
Whislt Scholey wants you to burn your Christmas tree to the ground with Santa’s Butt and take a flamethrower to the Christmas markets with Reindeer’s Revolt,
the series of Bad Elf beers have shown that he may have once had a visit from
three beer spirits, determined to show the world there was good in beer in the
past, present and future.
It is with that we hope that Seriosuly Bad Elf, behind
Window 8 in this Advent Calendar will be more Band Aid 30 than Band Aid II.

Christmas Spirit Rating: 14% BURN IT. BURN IT ALL
or
The terrific but lively Santa's Private Reserve from last year
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