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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Phoenix, York 27/03/2023. Clear gold in colour with a tight, white, head. Citrus hops, some tropical fruits, crisp malts and a dryish finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Apr 2023
at 14:04
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Fox & Pine, Oldham. Copper-amber, clear, with a creamy head, hopped with its 'tea' element light but just about evident.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2023
at 16:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bradford Beer Festival 2023. Clear golden coloured ale. Hoppy with a fair bitterness to proceedings.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2023
at 20:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Wonky Donkey, Fletton, Peterborough. Light to mid-gold, clear with just an uneven wisp of white head. Light hoppy nose on the nose, some punchy citrus but it's fairly modest. Sweet taste, nice balance with a little bit of astringency at the end. The hop bitterness spreads on the tongue in the finish. I like this, although it doesn't seem that it's up to mich in the first sip, it grows on me.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2023
at 17:39
03/06/2016. BREWERY TAP, 52-54 Lower Bridge Street, CHESTER, Cheshire, England (SPITTING FEATHERS)
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jan 2023
at 10:19
01/02/2017. POST OFFICE VAULTS, 84b New Street, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, England
Tried
on 22 Jan 2023
at 10:18
17/03/2016. HOP, Granary Wharf, Dark Neville Street, LEEDS, West Yorkshire, England
Tried
on 22 Jan 2023
at 10:16
13/04/2019. EAGLE, 144 West Street, BOSTON, Lincolnshire, England (CASTLE ROCK)
Tried
on 22 Jan 2023
at 10:15
09/03/2012. FERNANDES BREWERY TAP & BIER KELLER, 5 Avison Yard, Kirkgate, WAKEFIELD, West Yorkshire, England (FERNANDES)
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jan 2023
at 10:15
19/02/2013. CROWN & KETTLE, 2 Oldham Road, MANCHESTER, Greater Manchester, England
Tried
on 22 Jan 2023
at 10:13