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.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
50cl bottle from Morrisons. Gold with a thin white head; rather thin with a sweet malt flavour and gently bitter finish. Rather plain and ordinary, but at least there’s nothing wrong with it.
Bullit (6144) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle from Morrisons. Clear amber colour, small white head. Aroma of sweet malts. Flavour is slightly sweet malted, a bit grassy.
Hermod (17967) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
50cl bottle. Pours light amber color, thin head. Aroma is perfumy and with some honey in it. Flavour is nicelty fruity and bit caramel, ends with a bite, bitter hoppy finish. Really nice bitter.
Gyllenbock (17517) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Clear reddish-brown. Malt, nuts and caramel. Nothing special but drinkable.
deyholla (22727) reviewed County (Cask) from Ruddles 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask. Poured amber with a bit of an orange hue and a ivory head. Aroma had grain from the malts and floral notes from the hops. Flavor was a bit more malt based with both caramel and sweet grains coming through with an undertone of the floral hops.
Nisse666 (17733) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Provdatum: 2004-04-30 Var riktigt god för ett par år sedan. Tappade konceptet för ett par år sedan. Varför ta bort den den grova halsen ,fantastisk ide att kunna bälja i sig stora mängder på kort tid. Betyget är den nuvarande tappningen.
hirigalzkar (4345) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Hoppy for being a brittish beer. Some strange malt tones and butter in the aftertaste.
Beertalk (16424) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Amber with a lasting white head. Slightly grainy malt aroma with toffee notes. Sweet and malty flavour, rather thin.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Cask, full pint, handpulled at Wetherspoons The Flying Horse. Cellar cold, according to the pump clip. Amber in body colour, quite clear, and with a tiny, beige head. Withered floral aroma. The taste gave some of the same withered impression with moments of caramel malts, dry hops and a touch of spices. Rounded bitterness. Drinkable, but lacking freshness and far from being in its best condition (at Gatwick airport, 08.08.2009).
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask@The Knights Templar. Copper colour, mediumsized white foamy head, some lace. Caramel malts, wood and some bready notes. Flavour is wood, some grass and mildly bready and earthy as well.