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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3.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 2 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
[Cask at GBBF 2004] An amber beer with no head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes of diacethyl. The flavor is sour with notes of fruit and diacethyl.
Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2005 at 17:44

7/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
An amber beer with a nice brown head. The aroma is sweet though with hints of sourness as well as notes of caramel. The flavor is dry hoppy with notes of roasted malt. A beer with a fine balance.
Tried on 05 Feb 2005 at 13:00

4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask conditioned at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Nut brown. Fruity nose. Sweet with bold malt character and notes of coffee plus grass. Somewhat raw finish. Lacks finesse.
Tried from Cask on 23 Dec 2004 at 13:10

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Nut brown. Dry and nutty, gently roasty. Solid rounded mouthfeel, nice bready malt flavours. Salty finish. A well made bitter.
Tried from Cask on 21 Dec 2004 at 02:37

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Stockholm Beer Festival.
Copper colour, sweet and soapy. Rounded and clean. Orangey hops along with some coffee. Fairly bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 26 Sep 2004 at 14:48

3.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Sampled cask conditioned at Stockholm Beer Festival.
Golden colour. Sweet and soapy. Fairly appley. Medium bodied. Exemplifies what I don’t like in cask ales.
Tried from Cask on 26 Sep 2004 at 14:44

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
An orange beer with a beutiful head. The aroma is very hoppy, grassy, and fresh. The flavor is hoppy with notes of ginger, malt, and hints of caramel.
Tried on 14 Apr 2004 at 16:39

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Nut brown. Some mashed apples in the nose. Sweet and clean with medium to light body and a flowery, salty bitterish finish. A drinkable cask ale that offers nothing extra.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2003 at 10:53

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dark ruby (not very surprising...). Neutral nose. Firmly malty, sweet and slightly ashy with salty nose. Salty finish.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2003 at 11:51

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Sampled cask conditioned. Golden coloured. Flowery nose. Light bodied, dry, slightly salty, really flowery. Really bitter finish. A pleasant golden cask ale, but it doesn't stand out.
Tried from Cask on 24 May 2002 at 13:43