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.
Derbeth (2256) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Amber colour, quickly diminishing head. Aroma is herbs, toffee. Nose is faint. Medium bitterness. Average carbonation. Good beer, refreshing and with solid bitterness.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Cask at The Cuthbert Brodrick JDW, Leeds. Pours clear amber. Smells like nothing at all. Taste has light biscuit sweetness. Thin and watery. Not great.
Biruski (4902) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Deep clear amber with a tall off-white head. Aroma is lightly malt and citrus hops. Subtle and smooth. Flavor is similar with earth, citrus, and light grains. A more relaxed and subtle brew. Easy going and enjoyable but not memorable.
Deanf (9781) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Aroma is an intense soury and hoppy affair hinting towards marijuana. Has a nice brown body with modest head. Flavour is very soft malt hints and little else. Kind of weak & watery mouthfeel. It looks and smells good but doesn’t deliver. All surface, no substance!
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Keg at the Dolphin, High Wycombe. Amber with a moderate white head and a light sparkle. Yes there’s some caramel but there’s a decent amount of fruitiness too. Surprising amount of flavour and a reasonable mouthfeel. Don’t think I’d have guessed this was a GK keg beer- frankly it tastes better than when I’ve had it on cask. Not bad.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Cask @ Bankers Draft, Bedford. Thin golden brown with white foamy head. Smells sulphurous and not particularly enticing. Slightly soapy astringent bitter taste. Reasonable bitter aftertaste. It came free with my curry, what can I say. I left most of it.
beerhunter111 (50581) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig, getreidig, Karamell, Citrus. Geschmack malzig bitter, Karamell, leicht schokoladig.
McCash (16021) reviewed County (Cask) from Ruddles 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at the newly refurbished Melville Bar. Appearance - honey with a decent head. Nose - malt and honey Taste - more of the same. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a reasonably clean finish. Overall - not unpleasant but neither does it do anything.
Peter_L (2599) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Flaska köpt på Meny i Norge. Bärnstensfärgad vätska. Doft av toffe och kola. Blommig beska. Endimensionell.