Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Rhubarb from Ruddles 18 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 0.5
500ml bottle from Tesco. Pale chestnut with lasting cream head. Aroma of rhubarb and custard boiled sweets. Even from the aroma, i know that i am going to hate this. And it’s terrible!!!!!! Truly truly disgusting, one of the worst beers in the world. It is almost so terrible that there are not the words. No hop no malt and the only flavour is a chalky rhubarb and custard boiled sweetness that makes me retch. I had to poor it away.
Beese (811) reviewed Rhubarb from Ruddles 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 0.5
Pours amber with a small amount of white head. The smell is dintictly sweet, in a rather synthetic way, somewhat reminisant of toffee. Initial taste is highly saccharine with a nasty tart after-taste. Absolutely one of the worst beers I’ve ever tasted, totally undrinkable.
patrick767 (7169) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
500ml bottle - Pours medium brown with a very thin head. It has a mostly caramel malt smell. The flavor is caramel malts and mild hops and the body is a little too watery. The finish is dry. This bottle was also too old as it tasted flat rather than crisp. I’ll try not to mark off too much for age, but the fact that this beer is in a clear bottle and thus very prone to being light struck is the brewer’s fault. I don’t understand why so many English bottlers do that. You’d think they would care about preserving the quality of their ales and that that would include protecting it from light.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Orchard (Bottle) from Ruddles 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
a ruby colour, with a light syrup sweetness. sweet syrup little malt , little sour apples.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed County (Cask) from Ruddles 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1
Dark amber, musky fruit nose, hint of sour apple (not pleasent) with a bitterlinger.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed County (Cask) from Ruddles 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
At the Old Red Lion (Holborn). Floral/fruit aroma, but very light. Amber color with white head. Starts nicely bitter in a floral way, backed lightly by malt, but the finish is solidly bitter. Very nicely hopped.
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle. Clear amber with a white head; good hoppy nose; in the mouth the bitterness predominates, although there is an underlying fruitiness; full bitter finish.
mike_77 (15875) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Soapy head tops a copper-brown pint. This is slightly carbonated (from 500ml can). Taste is dry and bitter. The bitter hop is the dominant flavour and it does tend to dry the pallet out somewhat. The lighter floral aftertaste is relieving.
fonefan (84534) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Deep red/brown coor with a dense off-white small head. Aromas are light malts with a soft fruitiness. Earthy and dry with floral hopping. Flavours are dry biscuit malts with some fruit. Dry on the finish. A bit thin in flavour.
radagast83 (13490) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Slightly hazy amber color, with a small white head. Aroma is a little fruity, with some toffee flavors. Nice hop flavor.