County
(has 2 batches)
Ruddles in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.20
|
|
Originally from England's smallest county – Rutland – Ruddles County is an English ale with a distinctive flavour of dark toffee and caramel combined with a crisp bitterness derived from using rare Bramling Cross hops.
Available as: Cask-conditioned, bottled and canned.
Available as: Cask-conditioned, bottled and canned.
Sign up to add a tick or review
5.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
On tap somewhere in Cambridge. Amber color with almost no head. Aroma of hops, malt, caramel. Taste, toasted bread, citrus, malt. Bittersweet finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2011
at 00:56
5.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask at BP Dupont. Orange-brown. Filtered/fined. Soapy, frothy head. Fishy English aroma. Caramel toffee tones, no C02, all cask feel. Tastes refreshingly English but rather boring and lacking in the hop department. Watery, awkward caramel/toffee tones. Unexceptional.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2011
at 10:16
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Churchkey. Sparkler used. Reminds me of the days I lived almost in the shadow of the brewery, in Barton Mills, not far from Bury. Clear golden color, thick white head (that’s the sparkler at work). Aroma of lemon peel and citrus. Sweet start, followed by a soft bitterness with a bit of lemon peel. Very pleasant stuff, a perfect session beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 May 2011
at 04:47
6.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ The Wharf, Aalborg. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel and light hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 300411
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2011
at 03:43
5.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Wharf. A dark amber beer, some white bubbles on top. Clear body. The aroma is bready with a fruity touch. Some cider like notes. The flavor is bready with a cider like sourness. Quite dry. Some bitterness. A rather strange one, at least the cider like notes. 110417
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2011
at 11:04
6.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Wharf, Aalborg, Denmark
Pours clear brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, fruity and grassy hops. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, fruity and grassy hops. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2011
at 04:09
5.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle 500ml @ home
Pours clear dark amber with a off-white head. Aroma is malty and hoppy. Taste is light sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear dark amber with a off-white head. Aroma is malty and hoppy. Taste is light sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2011
at 12:28
4.1/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
500ml bottle. Pours amber with a small head that went quick. Aroma is skunky and toffee malt. Taste is toffee to start, skunky hop finish. Bit thin in the mouth. Stupid clear bottles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2010
at 12:45
6.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Half Time. Pours clear copper with a foamy off-white head. Aromas of mild caramel and floral hops. Medium body with very mild carbonation. Flavor is caramel and floral hop. It develops that little rear of the tongue malty thing and then finishes very well balanced. It is so English. Oh. Yeah. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2010
at 19:53
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours a copper-amber colour with a nice head. This one is foamy at first, but the top changes creamy a few seconds after the pour. Steady retention and bubbles form around the glass. Good strong aromas of molasse, maple syrup and hop. Taste is nice and powerful. Some fruit mixed in with some caramel. The bold bitterness of the hop kicks in a notch more in the finish and smooth out in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is creamy. A great bitter ale.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2010
at 20:42