Rudgate Brewery

Microbrewery in Tockwith, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Red Lion, York

Established in 1992

Contact
2 Centre Park, Marston Business Park, Tockwith, YO26 7QF, England
Subsidiaries
Rudgate Brewery owns 1 brewery:
Description
Rudgate Brewery was established in 1992. The brewery is situated at the heart of Yorkshire in the Vale of York. The original brewery was situated in the former ammunition building of RAF Marston Moor Airfield which was home to the Halifax bombers that helped defend our country during World War 2. The name comes from the old Roman road of `Rudgate’ which runs through the airfield. This road led the Vikings along our vale defeating the Romans in their steps. This road and its history is what instigated the main theme of Vikings for the brewery. The brewery expanded into a modern new facility in 2010/11 on the same site.

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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask handpull at Market Porter, London. Copper colour, malty aroma. A malty bitter. OK, nothing special, some toffee. OK bitter.
Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2008 at 07:05

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask at three judges. Pours clear and golden amber to hazzlenut brown with a small white head. Quity citrusy and apple fruity aroma. Light breadish malty flavoured wit a distinct fruity flavour of apples and raisins going through. Bitter and malty finish.
Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2008 at 02:33

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask at Three Judges. Pours clear and golden orange to yellow with an off-white head. Aroma is light fruity and mild roasted malty. Fruity and sweet caramel malty flavoured with a light fruity finish and just a bite of bitterness. Slight acidic to citric in the far finish.
Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2008 at 02:26

5.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, sour malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light sour with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (080808)
Tried from Cask on 24 Oct 2008 at 05:24

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Cask (handpump) @ The KIT (Kelham Island Tavern), Sheffield, Bedfordshire England S3 8GG. On RateBeer Sheffield "Valley of beer" Crawl 2008. Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, buttery, caramel notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (260708)
Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2008 at 12:49

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Fat Cat, Sheffield, Bedfordshire England S3 8GG. On RateBeer Sheffield "Valley of beer" Crawl 2008. Clear medium orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, buttery, toffee notes. Flavor is moderate sweet amd light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (260708)
Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2008 at 12:44

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Clear golden with tiny head. Swert fruity aroma with floral hops. Same goes for the flavor that ends bitter.
Tried on 16 Sep 2008 at 10:27

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Fragile, off-white head over a very dark body. Light aroma of roasted malts. Bittersweet and nutty flavoured malts. Dry and flat palate. Quite flavoursome and drinkable mild ale (cask at GBBF, 09.08.2008).
Tried from Cask on 03 Sep 2008 at 02:28

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Patchy surface over a hazy, orange body. Mildly spiced, hoppy aroma. Some peaches to the taste mixed with malty nuances. Dry ending with a further fruity touch. Fairly average British blond (third pint, cask at GBBF, 09.08.2008).
Tried from Cask on 03 Sep 2008 at 02:23

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle, thx to Tarjei. Pours a clear, copper body under a minimal beige head. Quite bready maltyness with some fruity hops in the aroma. Bready, toffeeish flavor with some fruity hops leaving just a little bitterness. Medium to full body. Toffeeish and bready finish. A quite nice beer, but I would like more emphasis on the hops. Both hoppy flavors and bitterness could be higher I think. (080731)
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2008 at 04:13