Ruddles
Commercial Brewery
in Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk,
England 🏴
Owned by
Greene King
Established in 1986
Ruddles became owned by Watneys in 1986, and then Grolsch in 1992, it was sold to Morland & Co in 1997. Morlands moved production to Abingdon only for that site to be closed by Greene King which took over Morlands in 2000.
There is a separate entry for the pre 1986 independent Ruddles.
mart (27297) ticked Best from Ruddles 6 months ago
Magus, mõru, karamelline, linnaseline, kuiv. Ok.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Creamy off white head on clear amber coloured body.
Bitter & malt aroma.
Medium bodied, sharp dry & clean.
Malt, toffee, berry & caramel tastes with a lightly hopped bitter finish.
Standard Best.
caribou43 (2255) reviewed County from Ruddles 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
A typical English ale not brewed at the original place. Not bad with a low carbonation, beautiful copper body, clear with a thin and white foam. This one is watery, light with some toasted malt, few note of toffee, a bit fruity, mineral, English hop. 30.03.2022, drinking it in Sevilla Este with Mariella
midovark (6747) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
0.5 l can @ Mijas, purchased in a random Carrefour. Pours deep orange with thin, ehite head. Nose is toffee and caramel. Taste is the same, with hints of alcohol and slight metallic notes. Short bittersweet finish, light body, soft carbonation. Lacks the biscuits-y notes, otherwise not bad.
Robinvboyer (8037) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
500ml can.
copper pour with a fluffy tan head. Great aroma of caramel malt, and some nice goldings hops. Flavour is smooth, and the malt is the first note. Nice rich caramel, with a great bitter hop bit in the finish. Wow, i’m really ejoying this, excellent stuff.
labeerinthum (8508) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 11 months ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 10
Bottiglia. Il naso viene catturato dall'orzo tostato. La finezza olfattiva è normale, permanendo in maniera sufficiente. Il manto birroso superiore ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana medio-fine. Il liquido è di apparenza limpida. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è rotondo. L'amaro è pronunciato. La forza gustativa è normale e permane in maniera sufficiente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di facile beva. Il finale è semplice e dissetante. Il retrogusto è di media intensità. Sulla lingua si attestano indizi di caramello, miele, frutta secca, un accenno di resinoso, erbaceo e agrumi.
jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2010 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of apricot, toffee, caramel & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at The White Swan JDW, Solihull. Clean amber-brown pour with smooth off-white head. No huge flavours but has caramel, bread, light floral and grassy hop with moderate bitter bite. Smooth and easy drinking. Its a below average bitter but at £1.79 a pint for a pleasant enough ale is good value.