Ruddles

Commercial Brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Greene King

Established in 1986

Contact
Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QT, England
Description
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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4

Low/medium carbonation.Malty.Thin,a bit metallic.some herbs.dry.quaffable. From Lidl,no Bbe-label.

Tried on 05 Dec 2022 at 19:32


5

Tried from Cask on 28 Oct 2022 at 17:09


7

Tried on 24 Jul 2022 at 14:37


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

From tap at Flying Horse at Gatwick Airport 06.06.22. Clear dark orange amber. Aroma snd taste of sweet crystal malt, caramel snd a hint of marmalade.

Tried from Draft on 06 Jun 2022 at 19:20


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

# 2843; 4/2022. Aroma of malt, marzipan, almond, spices and butter. Brilliant amber body, persistant off-white head. Malty, butter, earthy. Below average bitter. Pint, hand-pulled, pub, Lincon (Lincolnshire, England).

Tried on 08 Apr 2022 at 20:22


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the briar Rose bingoham. A clear amber orange coloured pour with a cascading creamy beige head. Aroma is creamy toffee, alcohol, buttered bread, fudge. Palate is creamy, rounded, smooth. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, toffee, caramel, dried figgy fruits, butterscotch, little burnt toffee in the finish, grass.

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2022 at 10:41


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Briar Rose, 12/02/22. Clear golden amber with a good sized lasting cream cap. Nose is soft malts, toasted grains, bready notes, popcorn. Taste comprises light caramel, grains, straw, hedgerow, biscuit crumb, dusty fruits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close leading to a light bitter edge. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2022 at 10:38


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma is fruity and floral, malts. Taste is bitter, floral, malty, light butter. Drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2022 at 10:35


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

--Sample, thanks oh6gdx! -- Clear amber, small head. Leafy caramelly nose. Dry with light body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Bready and leafy, some hay. Quite bitter finish.

Tried on 28 Aug 2021 at 21:56


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5


Bottle 500ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡 💻👀

[ As Ruddles Best ].
ABV: 3.7%. Clear medium orange - amber yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay - straw, sweet malt, caramel, fudge, light toffee, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, fudge, toffee. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20210813]
5-3-5-3-11

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2021 at 19:28