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Ruddles in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.48
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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.
Available as: Cask-conditioned and brewery-conditioned.
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4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
[Cask at The William Robert Loosley, High Wycombe, 1/3/2009] 5/3/5/3/12 I hated the bottled Ruddles County I had, and was therefore relkuctant to try this. However, the only real ales available in this โSpoons were this or Abbot (sort it out Mr Martin!), so reluctantly tried this. Pours a slightly hazy amber-straw colour with a thin, foamy white head. Slight flavour of malt, fruit and caramel. Little bitterness, but smooth and easy-to-drink. A pleasant enough but instantly forgettable session bitter. [Re-rate, cask at the William Robert Loosley (JDW), 13/9/2010] 5/3/4/2/8 Thin and watery. A little malt, a little caramel and a lingering dusty hop bitterness. Archetypal "boring brown bitter".
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2009
at 07:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Cask at Priory Arms, Stockwell, London, 25 April 2008) Amber colour with frothy, white head. Malty, nutty nose with notes of toffee, caramel and hints of sulphur. Malty, nutty taste with toffee and slightly dusty, earthy hops in the finish. Fairly boring bitter, actually.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 May 2008
at 15:41
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask Conditioned. Light Brown bitter with creamy head. The flavor is hoppy from aroma hops, that gives a note of flowers and elderflower. An average bitter. Bland in flavour, not too much bitterness, sweet in malt, no outstanding features.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2006
at 01:54
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask handpull at Bell & Crown, Canterbury. Copper, thin bubbly off white head. Some yeast/apple on nose. Little character or malt in mouth. Earthy yeasty hop finish. Undistinguished dull bitter except for hop/yeast sharp finish. Bit muddy
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2005
at 08:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Can 50 cl) Clear amber basically without any head. Very lovely hoppy aroma and a bitter finish. Completely dominated by great aroma hops and a prime example of the fact that good beers donโt necessarily have to be big beers. 050602
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2005
at 06:08