Bold Forester Recipe?

[phatboytall]

Anyone got a recipe for this?

Big fan of it, Ringwood's Spring Beer, sadly they didn't brew it this year, and from chatting to the Marstons marketing man i'm not full of hope it will be back next year...

So i might have to create my own to revive it! Though whether i can get my local Ringwood pubs to take it back on might be a challenge!

Its described as :
"Bold Forester 4.2%
Tasting Notes: An amber-hued ale with bold hop bitterness and a fine fresh aroma achieved through generous late-hopping with Wye Challenger. Biscuity malt and pronounced hop character with a crisp, dry finish."

Hopefully quite a few clues there!

I'm a bit of an beginner at this so very appreciative of anyone who can run this through a beer engine and come up with a recipie.

Then i'll try and interogate someone at the brewery next time i'm doing a tour (and try and get some yeast)

Ed

[seymour]

Marstons plc/Ringwood Bold Forester Spring Ale (Cask Bitter)
OG: 1043
ABV: 4.2%
IBU: 25-30
Colour: 12°SRM/24°EBC golden amber
Grainbill: 89% Maris Otter, 6% Crystal Malt, 4% Torrified Wheat, 1% Chocolate Malt
Bittering Hops: Progress, Goldings, Fuggles
Aroma Hops: Challenger (lots)
Yeast: historic Ringwood English ale strain, available as Wyeast 1187 and White Labs WLP005

[phatboytall]

oooh where did you get that from seymour?

One you've made yourself? It looks very good.

[seymour]

oooh where did you get that from seymour?

One you've made yourself? It looks very good.

That's cobbled together with clues I've come across on their own website and several other sources, awhile back when I was researching the usage of Progress hops. I haven't brewed it, but it's on the to-do list, and I agree it looks very good. I haven't tasted the real deal, so if you brew it, you'll have to let me know how it goes.

Cheers!