Dark Ruby

Hydes Brewery in Salford, Greater Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular

Score

6.50

ABV: 3.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 6

A very dark ruby red beer. We are a progressive and forward thinking company but we are proud of our history. This beer harks back to the traditional dark ales of yesteryear. The finest ingredients are used to derive a roasted sweetness in flavour and we add oodles of caramel to provide a toffee finish and a dark red colour. An easy drinking, sessionable beer with one foot in the past and the other planted firmly in the future!

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6.8

BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Dark Ruby from Hydes Brewery 1 month ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Hand pulled half pint at the Vine Inn, Nantwich on 17th December 2025. Nice looking beer, deep ruby red body, off white crown that stayed around for a while. Nice malty feel to this one.

Tried from Cask at Vine on 17 Dec 2025 at 15:30

JuanMartin (257) ticked Dark Ruby from Hydes Brewery 8 months ago

Moved on from Altrincham to Ashton-on-Mersey for another Mild Magic challenge pub but yet another with no mild. Not a bad ruby ale.

Tried from Cask on 13 May 2025 at 15:00

6.1

RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Dark Ruby from Hydes Brewery 9 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Half-pint, cask ale at Abel Heywood. Steady off-white head, clear ruby-black in the glass, scattered lacing. Lightly roasted malty aromas, hints of dried fruits. Moments of chocolate malts, bread, and dried fruits to the taste profile. Carefully roasted finish. Easy to drink. Nice, a bit diluted though. (Manchester, 01.05.2025).

Tried from Cask at Abel Heywood (Hydes) on 01 May 2025 at 15:26

6.9

ungespoto (2212) ticked Dark Ruby from Hydes Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

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Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2025 at 18:14

Olut (21769) reviewed Dark Ruby from Hydes Brewery 3 years ago

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

Cask @ Abel Heywood, Manchester. Same as name in appearance. Crisp but no diversion from its name in terms of taste too, as it does what it says on the tin having a light dark malt sweetness about it. 636312

Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2023 at 06:06

6.6

Martinsh (3610) reviewed Dark Ruby from Hydes Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Vine. Nantwich. As might be expected, this pours a dark ruby red with minimal foamy off-white head. Aroma just has a general fruitiness. Similar in the mouth, but now we can identify plums, pears and raspberries plus some roasted malts. Finish is malty. This is a decent mild.

Tried from Cask on 27 Mar 2022 at 00:04