Ungstrup (52110) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
An amber beer with a nice light brown head. The aroma is sweet nutty, combined with some fruits, spices, and hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of nuts, caramel, and fruit, with a bitter hoppy very dry end - almost woody. Really good balance.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 20 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottled. Dark copper coloured with white foamy head, which disappears quickly. Hoppy nose with fruitish hints. Very wellbalanced taste, mainly of fruits, but also bitterness. Mouthdrying effect, but still very fresh mouthfeel.
MiP (20366) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask. Semi-dark colour. Refreshing. Bitter, but with flowery overtones......
shrubber (15804) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 21 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Nutty sweet aroma. Not a dramatic head. Very nice color. A very pleasant bitterness with a slight nuttiness and just enough carbonation. An extremely pleasing ESB and beer overall.
MiP (20366) reviewed County (Cask) from Ruddles 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cask. Nut brown with semi-creamy white head. Nice bitterness. Nutty, aromatic flavour.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
[Cask at Cockney Pub, Århus] An amber beer with no head, that has no aroma. The flavor is very hoppy from aroma hops - which gives it notes of flowers and elderflower. An average bitter.
TBone (30139) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled
Copper brown. Creamy off-white head and lace. Aroma is hops and toffee. Mouthfeel is watery, taste toffee caramel and lightly bitter finish. Unique bottle. (6/3/5/2/11 2.7)
Re-rated, bottle
Copper brown, small tanned head. Flowery, toffeish hoppy nose. Medium-bodied. Lots of toffee and some cardboard in the flavor. Late flowery hoppy bitterness. A bit unbalanced mouthfeel, I usually don’t like toffee - hoppy -combination. (6/4/4/2/11 2.7)
Sigmund (14587) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500 ml oldfashioned milk bottle - nice design. Copper coloured, moderate head. Lovely hoppy aroma, hints of ripe fruits and caramel. Bramling Cross hops account for a distinct bitter flavour and aftertaste, quite dry - I'd like some more malts to balance the hops, but that's the style, I guess. Still, this is a nice beer - will definitely buy again.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Pub Ale from Ruddles 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
This is another typical English nitro can along the lines of Boddington's or Caffrey's. Dark golden amber color with a medium creamy off-white head. Medium thin lacing too. The aroma is mild hops. Medium-bodied and creamy with a lightly malty and hoppy flavor. The bitterness comes through more in the finish which is very dry. Ho hum.
caesar (10848) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Clear orange color, short head. Aroma is fruity bitter, like a red ale. Taste is bitter and sweet. Bad almost smokey palate, very bitter and sticky.