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Brewed by J.W. Lees
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
MIddleton, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 23   MEAN: 2.95/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.91   SEASONAL: Autumn   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Seasonal - September and October.
Ingredients: Pale malt; Crystal malt; Target and Styrian Goldings hops.
The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and a beer to warm you through as the winter nights draw in. Ruddy glow a rich ruby ale brewed with a high proportion of crystal malt to give a sweet ale with a hint of liquorice. Ruddy Glow is brewed with Target hops for bitterness and Styrian Goldings for aroma.


3.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
hughie (3992) - Bedford, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - OCT 26, 2006
Cask at The Pilgrim’s Progress (JDW), Bedford. Orange-amber, slightly hazy. Small white head. Served chilled. Negligible aroma. Quite a nice, rich, fruity taste with early bitterness.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
StueyD (590) - King’s Lynn, Norfolk, Norfolk, ENGLAND - MAR 19, 2006
A dark, chestnut, red brown beer with a weak, beige-white head. the nose is a mellow blend of sweet malt and liquorice. The taste is of the sweet malt again, along with the liquorice, there is a tiny hint of dry bitterness in the finish to perfectly balance the sweetness. The aftertaste is smooth and bitter sweet. (Bottle - purchased from Waitrose as part of a three pack of small craft brewers of Britain).

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - FEB 7, 2006
Cask Handpump at the Kingfisher, Leftwich 04/10/2002 Mid brown coloured fruity and hoppy. Slightly dry malt finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
rauchbier (3136) - Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND - JAN 17, 2006
Bottle. Deep chestnut, good off white head and gentle condition. Low spicy malt and peppery hop in the nose, gentle earthy hop bitterness in the mouth with some chocolate and a fruity tartness also noticable, low bitter hoppiness in the finish becoming quite dry.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
harrisoni (9614) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - AUG 20, 2005
Bottle 500ml. Darksih red ale, thin beige head. Good dark fruit and berry(strawberry?) aromas with caramel/toffee some roasted malt notes. Good in mouth some sweetness some roast malt coffee/caramel which carries on to end which is dry. OK, but would be better in winter than August

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
johndoughty (2814) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - MAY 30, 2005
Reddish and very clear.Slightly sweet but finishes quite dry.A slightly above average bitter.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
Lubiere (6707) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 27, 2005
Deep red ruby brown ale with no head. Sweet caramle butterscotch with vanilla notes, woody chips, and dry mouthfeel. Still a rather light and watery bodied ale. Bought at Waitrose, Gloucester Road, London.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MartinT (6150) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 22, 2005
The Lure:
Sweet golden syrup undermining the green, herbal hoppiness. Cranberries attempt a perfume, but scant ashes bring them down. All is quite subdued and thus near silent.

The Festivities:
Chalky hoppiness is a bit harsh, but the near-cask feel and fruity interplay of this bottle are interesting. Nothing outstanding to say the least.

Transcendence:
Spring roads are definitely not the smoothest driving.


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Beer: J.W. Lees Ruddy Glow Rating Avg: 2.91 No. of Ratings: 23
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