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.
brnandersen (7118) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 10 years ago
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.
MiP (20366) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 10 years ago
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.
Camons (21577) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 10 years ago
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
Erzengel (18514) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 11 years ago
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.
mart (27297) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 11 years ago
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.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 11 years ago
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.
PivoMan (6512) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 11 years ago
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.
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 11 years ago
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.
hohops (2663) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 11 years ago
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.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed County (Cask) from Ruddles 11 years ago
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.