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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Mabuzzer

5.5
Mabuzzer (2123) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle. Clear amber with a thin off white head. Sweet, malty aroma, flavour is grassy hops over a caramel base. Fairly bog standard bitter

Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2018 at 21:04

stevoj

6.2
stevoj (18327) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Half at Velvet Coaster. Medium amber with creamy head. Good or not, cask ales pour like a dream and look amazing. Malty aroma and taste, going good until some weird candy metallic notes come in towards the end. A stage bitter

Tried from Cask on 10 May 2018 at 20:35

TedE

5.9
TedE (2767) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Pint on tap at Calvert's Court, Stockport. Amber beer with solid thin white head. Light aroma of smoke and hops. Zero carbonation. Laces well. Light body. Taste is bitter with bitter smoky finish. Standard English bitter, easy to drink.

Tried from Draft on 27 Mar 2018 at 12:05

FinnIckler

6
FinnIckler (1000) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Tap at spoons in St.ives. Nose is orange, citrus, quite fresh. Palate is a bit watery, toffee, bread, some citrus. Quaffable! Nothing more though

Tried from Draft on 23 Feb 2018 at 22:56

Erzengel

8
Erzengel (18514) ticked Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 8 years ago

Tried on 09 Jan 2018 at 23:24

jimgreen

6.3
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Best (Cask) from Ruddles 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Pump House, Solihull. Poured a crystal clear copper colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is malt, dry woody hop bitter. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smootb dry woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 28 Dec 2017 at 12:52

Kita

4.6
Kita (5313) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle, 0.50l. Aroma is fruity, grassy, grainy, caramelly and dusty. Pours clear brown amber with thin creamy off-white head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts with medium sweet caramel, following is citrussy, grassy, papery and chalky, while finish is pretty bitter. Light to medium body, slick texture and lively carbonation in palate. Almost the worst, not the best...

Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2017 at 01:40

Ken1

5.6
Ken1 (6087) reviewed County (Filtered) from Ruddles 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Aroma: Malty sweet with caramel and brown sugar. Flavour: Malty sweet with little bitterness. Colour: Brown with an offwhite head.

Tried on 03 Nov 2017 at 07:04

PivoMan

5.1
PivoMan (6512) reviewed Best (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Ruddles 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

A bit hazy amber orange, topped with smaller foamy offwfite head, not lasting. Gentle biscuits aroma with some nice caramel presence. Taste gently sweet, malty, caramel. Mild bitterness in the finish. Lighter body. Bittery aftertaste. Drinkable

Tried on 25 Oct 2017 at 11:21

visionthing

6
visionthing (9666) ticked County (Filtered) from Ruddles 8 years ago

Tried on 18 Oct 2017 at 12:32

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