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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.


2.6
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
SilkTork (4692) - Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom, WALES - NOV 24, 2006
JDW, Eastbourne. Soft, frothy head. Autumnal. Damp leaves. A typical Autumn Ale - a splash of crystal malt. Slightly stale tasting. Not great.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
tiggmtl (4467) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - MAR 21, 2005
Mild spicy, herbal hop nose dissipates quickly leaving a caramel malt aroma. Red-amber with excellent clarity and a decent cover of tan head. Malty caramel flavour with some balancing bitterness. Nice dry finish leaves this one very easy to drink with medium body and moderately low carbonation. Bottle sampled with Lubiere, MartinT and Rastacouere.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Svesse (4215) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - DEC 14, 2007
(Cask at Eagle, Hoxton, London, 28 Nov 2007) Dark ruby colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, slightly sourish nose with notes of cowberries and spices. Fruity, spicy taste with cowberries, raspberries and caramel. A bit strange.

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.

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.

3.4
   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.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Mungo (2473) - Southampton, Hampshire, ENGLAND - OCT 27, 2006
UPDATED: NOV 22, 2007 Nov 07 Cask conditinoed @ Humble Plumb. Sweet caramel, heavy syrupy body. Poor. 2.3
Oct 06Cask conditioned @ Standing ORder (JDW), Soton. Nicely malty without being sweet or over the top. Robust bitterness which feels remniscent of autumn walks through woods surrounded by fallen leaves. Not much else to it but quite drinkable. 3.3

1.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 1/20
eczematic (1284) - Sydney, AUSTRALIA - OCT 23, 2002
ugh this tasted like a bad combination of swimming pool water and off camembert rind - undrinkable. i took it back and complained to the barman who took great offence and kept muttering we’ve had it for two years, never had a problem bla bla bla. so i can only assume it’s a bloody awful beer with industrial-grade bleach in the recipe.


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