Ruddles Best (Cask)

Best (Cask)
(Batch of Best)

 

Ruddles in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
5.64
ABV: 3.7% IBU: - Ticks: 115
This is an English ale with hoppy, citrus undertones balanced with bitterness and a light sweetness. It has an aroma that is packed with soft fruit notes and a clean, moreish finish. Available in cask, smooth and sparkling.

Available as: Cask-conditioned and brewery-conditioned.
 

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5

Tried on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:56


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at The White Swan JDW, Solihull. Clean amber-brown pour with smooth off-white head. No huge flavours but has caramel, bread, light floral and grassy hop with moderate bitter bite. Smooth and easy drinking. Its a below average bitter but at £1.79 a pint for a pleasant enough ale is good value.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Light citrus and malt aroma with vinegar notes. Malt and light vinegar. Medium bodied. Malt and light vinegar linger.

Tried from Cask on 15 Sep 2024 at 17:36


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

April 2015. Cask half pint at the Jack Fairman (JDW), Horley. Deep golden to copper colour, small white head. Moderate aroma, malty with hints of toffee and a little fruit. The flavour is malty but not sweet, with a slight but pleasant tingling fruity sensation on the tongue.

Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2024 at 13:05


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Hand-pulled pint on 6th September 2024 in the Telford Town Centre Wetherspoons. When ever I go into a 'spoons' I ignore this beer thinking I've rated it years ago, on this day however I checked and to my dismay discovered I had in fact not done so (even though I know I've had it before). Clean amber body, off-white crown and only £1.79 a pint. It has a slight bitter taste with a caramel sweetness in the background. Not bad at all, certainly no negative thoughts from me, maybe a bit thin, but it's a 3.7% cooking bitter after all.

Tried on 06 Sep 2024 at 12:50


9

Tried on 04 Oct 2023 at 16:44


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Pine and lemon. Golden pour with ok soap bubbles.blight bitter finish. Not much here. Cask in Monmouth.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2023 at 23:05


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Dogs Beck JDW, Penrith. Amber-brown golden colour, off-white foam head and aroma of malt, hop. Taste is malt, papery, with some flowery hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, malty bitter finish. OK

Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2023 at 18:11


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Best bitter, spot on.

Tried from Cask on 30 Jun 2023 at 10:13


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at JDW Spoons, Eastbourne. Quite alright for £1.29 a pint!! Inoffensive aroma and taste. Creamy yet still gluggable. Could definitely have a session on it.

Tried from Cask on 04 Jan 2023 at 23:28