Ruddy Darter (Cask)
Andwell Brewing Co. in Hook, Hampshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.45
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This ale is named after a deep red dragon fly found in local rivers and wetlands. The beer, the newest to the Andwell’s range, uses malted rye to create its characteristic ruby glow. The flavours and aromas derive from a combination of English hops. Bottled version is 4.9%
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown with red tinges. Caramel, toffee and dried fruit in the aroma. Fruity and slightly roasted taste with toffee, nuts and dried fruit.
Tried
on 28 May 2022
at 20:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Redh. Pours clear ruby brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of toffee, nuts, mixed spice. Taste is toffee, snickers, light spice again. Sweet nutty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2021
at 16:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Redh. Appearance - deep amber to brown with a cream to tan head. Nose - toffee, nuts and honey. Taste - nuts and bread with honey following them in. Palate - medium bodied, quite sweet and needed some hop or malt bitterness to round it off, but not there. Overall - ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2021
at 20:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Crockford Bridge Farm Shop, Addlestone. Aroma of malts and dark berries, with a hint of sour milk. Light chestnut. Frothy but thin off-white head. Medium bitter. Dark fruit. Burnt caramel. Malts. Medium bodied. Slick with a sticky mouthfeel. Average carbonation. Long low key finish. Quite a fruity characterful ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2019
at 16:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
4/4/2018. Bottle at Cobbetts, Dorking. Poured dark amber with a small lasting off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, fruit, hops and rye. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2018
at 21:24
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle @ Cobbetts, Dorking. Clear brown with a lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and toffee. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. 140218
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2018
at 19:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Drink in bottle @ Cobbetts, Dorking. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, flowers, malt and hops. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2018
at 19:21
6/10
Tried
on 18 Dec 2017
at 13:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Swan, Farnborough. Light floral aroma. Light chestnut. A very healthy off-white head. Sweet with some umami hints. Berries and maltyness. In fact gets progressively sweeter but not too much so. Light to medium bodied. Quite soft. Long finish, slightly astringent. Hasn’t had this for a while. Had written it off as a standard bland END but glad I was incorrect. Really nice pint.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2017
at 13:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask handpump at the Castle Tap - Reading. Pours clear reddish-brown with a frothy light tan head. Pleasant aroma with notes of toasted brown bread, light earth, ripening berries. Light sweet flavor with more toasted bready malts, light earthy bitterness, hints of dry toffee and cocoa. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Nicely balanced on the finish, with yet more brown bread, earth, some leaves, hints of cocoa. Solid ESB.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2015
at 10:41