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.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Organic Ale from Ruddles 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
An amber beer with no head. The aroma is slightly sweet and fruity. The flavor is of a good malt sweetness but a little flat. An OK ale.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed County (Cask) from Ruddles 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
[Cask at Cockney Pub] A dark orange beer with no head. The aroma is very faint with fruity notes. The flavor is very nice; sweet, fruity, casky and very bitter from a great hop. The bitterness lingers on the tongue. A great beer that invites to another pint.
omhper (44752) reviewed Organic Ale from Ruddles 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Reddish amber, average head. Nutty aroma. Dry and medium bodied. Fresh, soft and fruity with salty, really bitter finish. Not complex, but plain and very enjoyable.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Pub Ale from Ruddles 23 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Creamy due to the widget in the can, not much of an aftertaste...the same old pub ale type beer from england!
crit200 (5324) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Amber with large foamy head Light hop/malt nose. Lasting hop finish.........
crit200 (5324) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Dark amber. Earthy nose. Dry hop finish.....................................
Oakes (33493) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
ReRate (Aug 24/01): Dark copper-amber; earthy aroma (mushrooms, SPF 10); chewy straightforward malt character, caramel & earth, slight wood; finish fluctuates between sweet and earthily dry. Old Rating: 2.1
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
smooth, nutty and flat. what i look for in an english bitter. this one has a great medium-heavy body. The hop taste is just gravy. had this one on draught though. probably why i liked it so much.
pilsnerrogge (4763) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
Amber coloured, small but firm head. Hoppy aroma. Hoppy smoooooooth bitterness. Great beer. Very pour-friendly bottle!
omhper (44752) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 23 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Beautifully dark amber appearance. Nutty aroma. Crisp, nice maltiness. Rather light bodied. Fruity early sweetness, but dry bitter finish. Very english and really tasty.