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.
Low/medium carbonation.Malty.Thin,a bit metallic.some herbs.dry.quaffable. From Lidl,no Bbe-label.
Holmen2 (8836) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 3 years ago
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.
Kolemkoukolem (4663) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 3 years ago
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).
Fergus (31329) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 3 years ago
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.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 3 years ago
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.
SHIG (13882) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 3 years ago
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.
omhper (44752) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 4 years ago
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.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 4 years ago
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