St Austell Ruck & Roll

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Hare & Hounds, Worthing, West Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		28 Mar 2026	This amber-coloured pale ale brewed by St Austell Brewery* in St Austell, Cornwall, for the rugby season and specifically the Six Nations Championship, presented very good head and lacing and sticking all the way to the end. A fruited bitter first hit. A dry hoppiness climbing with hints of grapefruit, toffee and a subtle coffee-infusion and lingering on its sailing out. Served in good nick. A bargain at just £4.00 a pint and £2.00 a half. *Founded in 1851 by Walter Hicks, it is the leading independent, family-owned brewery and pub operator in Southwest England. Celebrating its 175th anniversary in 2026, the company operates over 160 pubs, inns and hotels across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

Lions of Bledlow, Bledlow, Buckinghamshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		31 Aug 2019	A dry, amber-coloured Pale Ale.

Kings Arms Hotel, Melrose, Scottish Borders

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		21 Mar 2015	Straightforward Bitter.

The Robin Hood, Icklesham, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		22 Feb 2015	A harmless Bitter.

The Exchange, Leicester, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		18 Feb 2014

The Boot, St Albans, Hertfordshire