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.

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Boot & Shoe, Nantwich (not listed on RateBeer). Pours “bitter brown” with a small foamy cream head and god lacing. Is slow to settle. The aroma is mainly malts with some hints of banana. In the mouth it is very briefly sweet and malty, before quickly showing bitterness of traditional hops which gradually increases. Hints of bran and nuts also, plus later traces of spice and cherries. Finish is dry and somewhat sticky – which rather lets things down as t was decent until then.

Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2024 at 23:47


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Well kept cask ale, half-pint, shared with Finn at Bacchus. Fawn-coloured head resting over a coal black body, spotty lacing. Slightly roasted chocolate malts on the nose, semi-sweet, appealing. Chocolate dominates the taste character, lactose sweetness behind. Rounded, mid-sweet malt-driven close, lightly roasted. Pleasing to a certain degree. (Newcastle upon Tyne, 19.03.2024).

Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2024 at 07:45


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Hand-pulled pint at the Wrekin Inn on 21st March 2024. Clean and clear golden body, snow white head. Hop forward with minimal malt action, neither fruity nor piney, not even hop bitter, strange one really.

Tried on 22 Mar 2024 at 11:29


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Delt med Rune. Svart. Lavt tett mokkafarget skum. Litt lacing. Lett sjokokladearoma. Smaken myk. Melkesjokolade. Tørr avslutning.

Tried on 19 Mar 2024 at 14:05


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dark yellow colour with lasting creamy head. Has a sweet element like pineapple juice but gets nicely dry and bitter in the finish.

Tried on 28 Jan 2024 at 00:50


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Boot & Shoe, Nantwich (not listed in RateBeer). Pours a golden yellow with a small off-white head and good lacing. Not much of an aroma – just hints of hops and caramel. In the mouth it is extremely bitter but with a slight juiciness, Masses of traditional hops along with traces of caramel and corn. Finish is very dry and slightly sticky. Took some getting used but it’s an interesting beer.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2024 at 14:55


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Strugglers Inn, Lincoln. pale golden color with a white head. Aroma and taste are, light fruity, and slight bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Cask on 14 Dec 2023 at 21:17


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Cardinals Hat, Lincoln. Hazy golden color with a white head. Aroma and taste are light fruity citrus and spicy. Medium body.

Tried from Cask on 14 Dec 2023 at 20:34


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

On cask at The Rat & Ratchet, pours a clear dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out gentle cocoa and some earthy notes. Flavour is full of vegetal and cocoa notes, and gentle earthiness. Too vegetal. Meh.

Tried from Cask on 05 Nov 2023 at 18:40


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2023. Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste sweet and slight floral. Light body.

Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2023 at 21:13