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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7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can, 50cl Systembolaget. Clear amber with a warm white foam, dissipates fairly quick with lacings left on the glass. Nose is pretty rich with malt, toffee, caramel and apricot. Taste is black currant notes beautifully balanced on a malty ground, slight bitter and wattery in the finish. Small tiny bubbles, oily texture - well made.

Tried from Can on 04 Aug 2020 at 14:33


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Amber with medium white head which dissipates to nothing. Aroma of caramel, a hint of vanilla, hops. Low to moderate carbonation and body but oddly and pleasantly smooth at the same time. Taste of caramel malts, a little sweet, moderate bitterness, quite moorish A straightforward bitter but at 3.7% this holds together quite well and is pleasant to drink. A little underrated in my opinion.

Tried on 13 Jul 2020 at 22:01


5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Bottle via Lidl, SK. About as much as one can expect from a mass market English ale, bottled in clear bottle. Lightstruck, though not nearly as much as I was expecting. Also fair amount of oxidation. Besides all this, there is not much of anything. Thin body, moderate carbonation. Subtle notes of toasted maltiness, hint of roast. Basically no hops character to speak of. Blunt moderate bitterness. Drinkable, but nothing more.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2020 at 14:03


4.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle. Amber color with medium white head. Aroma of oxidation, skunk, caramel, English hops. taste, carmel malt, harsh bitterness, oxidation, light struck.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2020 at 21:09


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Malty aroma and taste, light caramel, medium bitter. Light to medium body, malty bittet finish. Average.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2020 at 10:53


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

Can from systembolaget. A lot better than I was expecting to be honest given this was the £1 pint at spoons back when u was 18. Pretty easy going quafable bitter. Of course its thin

Tried from Can on 03 May 2020 at 06:18


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

50cl bottle. Pours crisp transparent, reddish, with limited white foam. Aroma is kind of anonymous, a little malty and earthy. Body is thin with average carbonation. Taste is mildly bitter, pretty bland, artificial. Final is on the short/light side.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2020 at 18:38


6

0,5 litre Can from Systembolaget Charlottenberg. Amber with beige head. Malty, hops, toffee, sweetness, bitterness.

Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2020 at 16:12


4

Tried on 05 Feb 2020 at 17:14


5.5

500ml, bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2020 at 14:01