Ruddles- Ruddles County

Beer type- Traditional ale


Colour- C


Strength- 4.7%


Hoppiness- 3/5
Bitterness- 5/5
Sweetness- 0/5

Price and where bought- 2 for £3 at Sainsburys

Brewed by - Ruddles which is actually Green King (grr)!

Review- I'm not having a good day! I hoped to salvage the day so far by trying a delicious beer by an unknown brewery (Ruddles) but alas, my run of good beers was broken and my hopes were cruelly dashed like a conveniently placed vase in a soap opera.

My first disappointment came whilst looking at the bottle trying to figure out more about the "Ruddles Brewery from Rutland" only to find it was some clever branding by Green King. It was then followed up by a beer that smells.... stale which is probably an over abundance of hop essence. Finally the beer is so bitter it's almost unpalatable with the only redeeming feature being a slight malty finish.

Rating - 2/10 (an extra point deducted for the brewery deception)!