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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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fonefan (86114) reviewed
Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles
5 years ago
5.4/10 — 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
Brugmansia (22514) ticked
Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles
5 years ago
5/10
Tried on 13 Aug 2021 at 17:27
Jingis (3068) reviewed
Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles
5 years ago
4.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Fľaška z lidla. Vôňa pivovar sladkasta. Farba medova. Chuť sladká karamelova.
Tried on 19 Jul 2021 at 12:22
Frothingslosh (20518) reviewed
County (Filtered) from Ruddles
5 years ago
4.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Orange brown with a large head. Bitter and astringent with hints of toffee and a bit of fruit. Medium finish and body.
Tried on 30 May 2021 at 04:51
lore (8336) reviewed
Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles
5 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
clear amber colour, moderate sized, creamy ecru head, which lasts for several minutes; aroma of unpleasant sweat, some roasted nutty and toasted rye bready notes; taste of toasted rye bread, roasted nuts, butterscotch and some hoppy bittery notes; easily drinkable - like a typical (not too sophisticated or good) bitter
Tried on 28 Mar 2021 at 17:38
Deanso (16228) reviewed
County (Cask) from Ruddles
6 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pint on cask at the Red lion JDW. Medium creamy white head. Clear light Amber pour.
Tried from Cask on 14 Oct 2020 at 19:15
Grumbo (25958) reviewed
Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles
6 years ago
4.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
8/9/2020. Bottle from Morrisons, Ipswich. Pours clear bright copper amber with a modest off-white head. Aroma of sweet caramel, malt, light fruit, biscuit and brown sugar. Medium sweetness and light metallic bitterness. Light body, oily texture, average carbonation. Weak sweet toffee water finish. Quite poor.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2020 at 20:04
EngineerGuy_HU (1142) ticked
Best from Ruddles
6 years ago
6/10
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2020 at 00:50
reidyboy (4534) reviewed
Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles
6 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pale amber with a frothy off-white head, and a sweet malty aroma with a metallic/earthy edge. As a whole it's a dry, bitter, caramel sweet mess to be honest, not quite sure what it's trying to be. Easy drinking and not distasteful, but somewhat anonymous if truth be told.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2020 at 18:20
Grumbo (25958) reviewed
Best (Cask) from Ruddles
6 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4
7/8/2020. Cask at the Ivory Peg, Chelmsford. Pours clear amber/bronze with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, fruity, nutty. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery texture, soft carbonation. At £1.29 a pint I think I got what I paid for.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2020 at 10:02