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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A potent roast nut aroma, similarly strong in its flavours but a balance taste. Have seen this at a couple of Yorkshire beer festivals since.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2012
at 15:20
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Anchor Inn, Digbeth, Birmingham on 29th December 2011. Copper with off-white head and plenty of lacing. Ripe fruits aroma, some yeastiness. Liquid was bittersweet, quite malty and nutty, but with berry fruits. Finish is bittersweet along same lines. Slightly oily, soapy mouthfeel and a medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jul 2012
at 15:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Blond in colour. Aroma is sweet, fruity & hoppy. This has a really well balanced taste. It’s got a creamy feel from the malt but still retains a nice level of hoppiness too.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2012
at 13:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
.csk at rat and ratchett ... amber ... thin white headf ... soft toffee nose ... light fruit ... dry fruits ... soft orange ... light toffee malts ... soft easy ... ok
Tried
on 20 May 2012
at 05:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
cask at rat and ratchet ... golden yellow ... soft grassy dry nose ... soft grassy hop .. ok ... but not my thing
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2012
at 05:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
cask at rat and ratchett ... golden yellow ... thick glowing white head ... dry soft lemon nose ... pine and loemon hop ... light zezt ... soft lightest soap ... juicy
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2012
at 05:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, handpump at The Rat and Ratchet, Huddersfield 17.03.12 in company of dad & Barry Sweet, fruity in flavour in fact quite full flavoured. Soft in the mouth, hoppy with a dry and citrus finish. Drinks rather well for a 5% beer. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2012
at 05:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, handpump at The Rat and Ratchet, Huddersfield 17.03.12 in company of dad & Barry Golden in colour with a slim white head, good looker. Hoppy but with a slight plasticcy edge, bit dry, it’s fine but the slight plastic taste nagging away which sort of derails what would otherwise have been a very decent beer. A6 A5 T6 P3 Ov12 3.2
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2012
at 02:06
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, gravity at Dudley Winter Ales Festival Sat 26th November 2011 with Bob Pours dark gold with good clarity. There is a little sweetness and woodiness from the off. This is quite fruity and tangy, it’s ok. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Nov 2011
at 00:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at Rat & Ratchet Huddersfield. The closest i have tasted to a proper german hefe from a uk brewer. Lemon cereal clove esters banana. Full in mouth. Good depth. Does it all well
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Nov 2011
at 09:10