Rat Brewery
Brewpub
in
Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Ossett Brewery
Associated Venue: Rat & Ratchet
Established in 2011
Contact
The Rat & Ratchet, 40 Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB, England
Description
Housed beneath The Rat and Ratchet and since the very first brew of Lab Rat in 2011, head brewer, Paul Spencer and brewer Robin Moss, have created rodent themed beers to critical acclaim. Our beers are distinctive, extreme, generally intensely hopped and anything but average, experimenting with a range of different beer styles, strengths and ingredients. Rat beer is now infecting all four corners of the UK faster than the Black Death, turning a local infestation into a national plague. White Rat in particular has emerged as the flagship beer and now sits within the Ossett core range.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Slip Inn, Clementhorpe, York, North Yorkshire, England YO23 1AN.Clear medium to dark red orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, wood, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, wood, nutty, sweet malt, spicy, anis seed. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130121]
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jul 2013
at 01:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Rat & Ratchet, Hudds. It pours golden yellow with a medium white head. The nose is hay, lemon, earth and light sulphur. The taste is bitter-sweet, lemon meringue pie, decent bitterness, lime, straw and biscuit with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Solid session ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2013
at 08:54
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
cask at abbotsford ...deep black ... thin tan head ... soft velvet chocolate nose ... dark smoooth milk cocolate ... plums and blackcurrant ... sweet smooth roast ... crackin
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2013
at 04:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Rat & Ratchet (Ossett), 40 Chapel Hill, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England HD1 3EB.Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, light roasted and caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily and smooth, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120121]
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2013
at 04:57
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half shared with Finn, handpulled cask at The Crown and Kettle. Fawn-coloured head reduced to a patchy surface leaving spotty lacework at the glass. Body is back with a ruby shade. Cocoa nose. Flavoured with dark chocolate added by notes of coffee. Moments of liquorice bitterness towards the ending. Just alright (Manchester, 23.01.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2013
at 00:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sweet tropical fruit aroma and a similar but dry taste that lingers long. Golden with a good head.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2012
at 13:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Rat & Ratchet (Ossett), 40 Chapel Hill, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England HD1 3EB.Clear medium to dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, light strong coffee. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, wood, tobacco, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120121]
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2012
at 08:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Rat & Ratchet (Ossett), 40 Chapel Hill, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England HD1 3EB.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, fruity, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, grass, light grapefruit, pine notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, malty, fruity, fresh grass. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120121]
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2012
at 08:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Rat & Ratchet (Ossett), 40 Chapel Hill, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England HD1 3EB.Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, light caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus, light grapefruit - lemon. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120121]
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2012
at 08:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Solihull Camra beer festival. Clear light straw coloured pour. Big bubbly frothy head with a hint of malt in the aroma. There’s malt in the flavour too, but this beer is all about the hops. There’s a lovely combination of hops that delivers a really nice dry hopped bitterness that makes this beer so refreshing. There’s a nice biterness lingering on the palate too. A superb session ale for a brewpub.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2012
at 13:42