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.
fonefan (85107) 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
Brugmansia (22477) ticked Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 4 years ago
Jingis (3068) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Fľaška z lidla. Vôňa pivovar sladkasta. Farba medova. Chuť sladká karamelova.
Frothingslosh (19444) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 4 years ago
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.
lore (8010) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 5 years ago
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
Deanso (15822) reviewed County (Cask) from Ruddles 5 years ago
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.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 5 years ago
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.
EngineerGuy_HU (644) ticked Best from Ruddles 5 years ago
reidyboy (4093) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 5 years ago
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.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 5 years ago
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.