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Ruddles in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.20
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An English Ale with a distinctive flavour of dark toffee and caramel combined with a crisp bitterness derived from using rare Bramling Cross hops. Tropical and berry fruits from the mix of hops, in particular the rare Bramling Cross which adds black and redcurrants. Challenger in the boiling copper gives robust bitterness and this is balanced by the sweetness from the pale and crystal malts. (Bottle 4.7%)
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5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
ReRate (Aug 24/01): Dark copper-amber; earthy aroma (mushrooms, SPF 10); chewy straightforward malt character, caramel & earth, slight wood; finish fluctuates between sweet and earthily dry. Old Rating: 2.1
Tried
on 24 Aug 2002
at 18:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
smooth, nutty and flat. what i look for in an english bitter. this one has a great medium-heavy body. The hop taste is just gravy. had this one on draught though. probably why i liked it so much.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2002
at 11:07
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Amber coloured, small but firm head. Hoppy aroma. Hoppy smoooooooth bitterness. Great beer. Very pour-friendly bottle!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2002
at 10:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Beautifully dark amber appearance. Nutty aroma. Crisp, nice maltiness. Rather light bodied. Fruity early sweetness, but dry bitter finish. Very english and really tasty.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2002
at 14:47