Rudgate Ruby Mild

Rudgate Ruby Mild

Cask; Regular. Previously brewed at 4.0%. Also available bottled.


See: Dark cherry, ruby red

Smell: Sweet, strawberries, smokey

Taste: Soft, rich, complex

A dark premium mild ‘Silver medal CAMRA Winter Beer Festival 2002’
3.3
193 reviews
York, England

Community reviews

3.4 Old rating from 2017 - 500ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of raisin, plums, hazelnuts, chocolate, toffee, wood & burnt malt. Moderate body. Smooth & creamy finish Pint from the cask at the John Bull Inn, Alnwick. As above, enjoyable enough to have a second
3.4 Bottle, 50 cl, SB. Overall pleasant ale: smooth, malt dominates. Nice colour. I didn't experience the smokey features told on the bottle.
3.3 Bottle from Systembolaget. Chocolatey notes in the aroma. Quite dark ruby, verging on black. Slight cola finish to it, but a pretty agreeable ruby. Could go the distance with it for sure.
3.3 Bottle from Systembolaget. Fruity smell with caramel. Similart taste, floral and toasted. Low bitterness. Easy to drink.
4.1 Otroligt god! Smakrik och lättdrucken, rök och läder smak! Bästa på länge!
3.9 Flaska från SB. Mahognyfärgad klar vätska med medelhögt krämigt beige skum. Doft av bröd, nötter, fudge, läder, och en liten om inte rök så åtminstone lite bränt trä. Rejäl kropp med riktigt snygg maltprofil, rejäla smaker som doften. Relativt söt smakbild och mer bränt socker än bränt trä men ändå ganska torr trots minimal beska utan snarare en eftersmak med mjöligt knäckebröd. Riktigt trevlig
3.6 Flaska från systembolaget. Rödbrun. Doftar läder och lite rök. Lättdrucken med fyllig kropp, läder, brun malt och lite torv.
3.5 Mahogany colored, medium sized beige head. Aromas of bread, caramel, nuts and marmalade. Taste of malt, dried fruit, nuts, caramel and marmalade.
3.5 Bottle 500ml. Dark reddish brown. Fluffy offwhite head. Bready malts, nuts dark fruit. Low bitterness. Soft carbonation. A callic British style
3.4 Deep ruby brown with a frothy off-white head, and a malty aroma with a feint hint of chocolate. The taste is classic Northern mild, on the watery side, with a fruit and nut malty flavour, alongside a little roasted malt, and a lasting fruity finish.
3.6 Cask at the White Lion, St. Albans in 2012. Dark, bright ruby with an offwhite head. Aroma of dark fruit, caramel, tinned prunes and malt. Malty, fairy sweet and quite fruity flavour with a hint of roastiness.
3.6 Bottle courtesy of SimonTomlinson via the RB EU 2019-3 trade. Deep auburn with a creamy, light beige head. Mild caramel and ash aroma. Dry and mildly bitter with lingering woodsmoke at the end. Faint berry tartness. Medium body, balanced carbonation. A nice one.
4.0 Sampled at Hakets Cask Festival, Göteborg, Sweden. Clear ruby to chestnut. Nutty, fruity, caramelly. Semi dry, medium bitterness.
3.7 Bottle SB Torslanda 2020-09-28 Göteborg New rating 3,7 old 3,6 Cask at Cask Festival Haket 2019-10-19 Göteborg AR: sweet toffee, AP: darkest ruby, wee cream beige lid F: smooth, sweet toffee, semi sweet mouthfeeling, sponge, nice
3.3 Cask at Wetherspoons Ruislip Manor. A dark ruby/brown coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Sweet, fruity, malty, caramel aroma and taste. Not bad actually.
3.2 Cask at Herbert Wells Spoons in Woking. Low key malty chocolate aroma. Dark brown. Creamy beige head. Light bitter. A hint of berry sourness but predominantly malty. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Abrupt finish. Serviceable mild.
3.5 Dark and malty brew. Marzipan sweetness with toffee aromas. Big hazelnut flavours and lovely smooth finish. Seen loads of times in the co-op but never bothered with it before. Will buy again.
3.9 Bottle. Black with a small head. Excellent malty, nutty flavour. Quite distinctive in a world that seems to be dominated by IPA's. The label says that it is an award winning beer-and you can see why. Great to see this style in a bottle-long may it continue. Well worth trying.
3.7 Bottle from Booths, Keswick. Clear ruby/brown body with a thin beige head that holds well. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of raisin, wood and milk chocolate. Flavour of stewed tea and cigar. Thin body with a sticky mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Really tasty - I’m surprised it’s not been scored higher.
3.2 Sample at the Bluecoat. Thin creamy beige head. Hazy amber pour. Smooth and easy drinking
3.3 Aroma of chocolate, caramel, dried fruits and nuts. Mahogany with a tan head. Medium sweet and medium bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation. Dry finish. Overall a nice, well balanced Mild.
3.5 Cask @ St Ives Booze on the Ouse festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are rich caramel, fruits, malt, little nuts and hops. Nice sweet finish.
3.4 Cask at Meat and Barrel, Southsea - Pours deep red (ruby, in other words) with very little carbonation, aroma is malty summer fruit, taste is mostly bitter.
3.2 Cask @ The Jemmy Hirst, Rawcliffe, East Yorkshire. Traditional dark mild, lacking a great head though. Not sweet like many milds, more fruity in my opinion, light hops, malt with a sour note at the end.
3.0 Rudgate Ruby Mild, 4.4% - on tap at the GBBF at Kennington Olympia, 2017. Dark ruby colour. Fruity, winey aroma of raspberry and strawberry. First taste is slightly hoppy, slightly sourishly fruity. Malty and medium bitter middle and roasted notes. Some spicy hops, fruit and raisins in the finish. Well, it's a mild.
3.5 Dark ruby with small head. Aroma has lovely vanilla note, toffee, quite sweet. Taste nutty, wood notes, a bit of roast. Very nice
2.7 Cask half at the King’s Tun, Kingston. Pours red brown with s beige head. Some mild roast malt. Sweetish taste, bitter finish. Nothing great here.
3.8 At the Moon under the Water in Watford. The beer pours a clear dark mahogany with a rich tan head. The smell is earthy toasted malt, dull sweetness. The taste is earthy toasted malt, some brown sugar, dry and slightly fruity ending. The body is light+ and grainy with mild carbonation. Nice...
3.5 A dark reddish brown colour with a small off white head that quickly dissipated. Rich fruity malt aroma, ripe plum and vanilla essence. Quite sweet, malty and a plum ripe fruit flavours. A light dry finish. Nice!
3.1 Cask Pint at Edward Rayne (JDW), Raynes Park, London in May 2014 - Ruby/Dark Brown in colour. Malty; roasty malts, caramel. Fruity; dry fruits. Hoppy; light grassy hops . Sweet malty fruity leading to a dry mildly bitter finish. Drinkable. Not bad at all, but rather a surprising Champion Beer. (2014-05-13)