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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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jefverstraete (7490) reviewed
Best (Cask) from Ruddles
13 years ago
4.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Amber, creamy white head. Medium carbonation. Almost no aroma, some caramel and bitter finish
Tried on 15 Apr 2013 at 01:23
RichTheVillan (12412) reviewed
Best (Cask) from Ruddles
13 years ago
3.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Cask at JDW – Charlie Hall; dark brown pour with frothy white head, sugary sweet bitter mess, cheap but drearful.
Tried from Cask on 28 Mar 2013 at 06:36
darioklc (1128) reviewed
County (Filtered) from Ruddles
13 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle 50cl. Bought in italy. Amber color with white foam head. Malty, grassy and spicy notes with bitterness. Very good beer. Liked it. Wish I’ve had more.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2013 at 14:01
chrisv10 (24656) reviewed
County (Cask) from Ruddles
13 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Bishops Arms CPH. Clear dark amber /golden with small creamy tan head. Aroma is malt, fruit, caramel and hop. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit, hops, little sweet and medium bitter.
Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2013 at 22:44
Holmen_1 (15008) reviewed
County (Cask) from Ruddles
13 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Fra cask på Charlies Bar, nov-12: Minner fra mitt år i London strømmer på - fargen, lukten, smaken og engelsk pubstemning. Perfekt temperert. Ruddles på flaske og fra håndpumpe gjorde store inngrep i min studentlommebok, og ikke uten grunn - dette er en meget god session beer. Bring it on!
Tried from Cask on 27 Jan 2013 at 05:26
laiti (11644) reviewed
County (Filtered) from Ruddles
13 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50 cl bottle @ Pappila. Rated on 24.07.2010
Aroma has toffee, some caramel, English hops and hints of hay. Flavour is slightly sweet with lots of toffee typical to English ales. Also some caramel and hints of biscuits. Very English.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2013 at 05:16
Olut (22669) reviewed
County (Filtered) from Ruddles
13 years ago
4.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Clear dark golden ale with a soapy aroma and a sour crisp bitterness. Not the best taste.
Tried on 23 Nov 2012 at 16:00
jimgreen (22359) reviewed
Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles
13 years ago
5.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at the Bankers Draft, Sheffield. Clear copper brown pour with a thin frothy head. Not much of an aroma with a slightly malty, slightly bitter taste. Nothing special. Just a thirst quencher. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2012 at 13:15
stevoj (19093) reviewed
County (Filtered) from Ruddles
13 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
This tastes a little flat to me. Almost has metallic tinge to it (and it’s from a bottle). Color is copper with small beige head. Aroma is faint, taste is of watery bitter. I tried this many years ago, and it was one of my favorites. Sad to see ti go down hill under Greene King...
Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2012 at 08:07
Jamesie1857 (4757) reviewed
County (Filtered) from Ruddles
14 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle - a pretty looking beer, copper body, white head. Heavy hop nose, with a bitter tang to taste. Not bad, but ordinary.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2012 at 17:15