Ruddles

Commercial Brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Greene King

Established in 1986

Contact
Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QT, England
Description
Ruddles Brewery was a brewery in Rutland, England. The brand is now owned by Greene King who still brew beers under the Ruddles name in Suffolk, although the current recipes are not those used at the original brewery.

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.

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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

50 cl. bottle from Fakta discounter. Clear, deep golden colour with an amber tint. Fluffy, off-white head. Fruity aroma with caramel malts, toffee, nuts and floral hops. Taste is lightly bitter. Medium body with a creamy texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes dry and slightly bitter with fruity notes - apples and caramel malts. Classical British - maybe bordering old fashioned. Still enjoyable, extra credits for the low abv.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2015 at 13:42


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle, 4.3%. Good fruity aroma, some sweet maltiness. Clear copper colour. Big stable off-white head. The flavour is fruity and creamy with a good bitterness. Distinct aroma hop in the flavour, not surprisingly English-tasting. Good mouthfeel. Very flavourful for the ABV.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2015 at 10:45


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ Home. Pours golden with a offwhite head. Aorma of malt, light caramel, grass. Flavor is light sweet, malt, caramel, nuts, grass. Medium body, average to lively carbonation. 040515

Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2015 at 10:53


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Old rating from 2010. Malty fresh Ale. Easy to drink, not too deep, hints of Caramel, fresh, smooth, nice.

Tried on 25 Jan 2015 at 16:06


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

0,5L can, 4.3% ABV, BB 30.06.15. Pours clear copper with off-white head. The head stays. Aroma is caramel, nutty, malts, and some fruity notes. Flavor is sweet and bitter, nutty, caramel, some fruity notes Finish is dry-nutty bitter. Palate is rather watery. Overall: not bad. Maybe a little bit too thin, but it’s rather easy to drink.

Tried from Can on 08 Nov 2014 at 10:31


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Pint from the royal hop pole Tewkesbury. Amber colour with creamy white head. Aroma has malt and caramel. Taste is bitter and a touch metalic.

Tried on 21 Oct 2014 at 09:21


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Pours a clear amber color, topped with an average white head. Malty aroma with notes of caramel and fruit. The taste is malty with moderate bitterness in the body. Decent.

Tried on 11 Oct 2014 at 10:32


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Light brown colour with big foamy head. Strong aroma. Quite a bit skunky. A simple malty bitter with a skunky hoppy aftertaste.

Tried on 09 Oct 2014 at 16:03


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

Pours amber, fairly clear. Not much in the aroma- hints of malt and raisin. Medium to thin mouthfeel, malty, a standard bitter.

Tried on 25 Aug 2014 at 09:50


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Cask in Oxford. Amber / copper color. Light and thinnish body. Light malt, but with nice caramel flavor and decent hops. Not really exciting, but decent enough.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2014 at 23:38