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Rat & Ratchet (Ossett)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Dunham Massey - Dunham Light |  | 2 |
| Fernandes - Jackdaw Mild | | 2 |
| Ossett - Millbridge Mild | | 2 |
| Ridgeside - Mild & Dangerous |  | 2 |
| Riverhead - Sparth Mild | | 2 |
| Rat - Lab Rat |  | 1 |
| Acorn - Lightness | | 1 |
| Adnams - Gunhill | | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Plough Inn Mystery Mild | | 1 |
| Elland - First Light | | 1 |
| Fernandes - Maia May | | 1 |
| Fernandes - Mallard Mild | | 1 |
| Fernandes - Merrie City Mild | | 1 |
| Leyden - Leyden Egg | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Galymede | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - R&R Coffee Mild | | 1 |
| Offbeat - Wild Blackberry Mild | | 1 |
| Ossett - Citra | | 1 |
| Phoenix - Monkeytown Mild | | 1 |
| Pictish - Black Diamond MIld | | 1 |
| Prospect - Nutty Slack | | 1 |
| Riverhead - White Moss Mild | | 1 |
| Southport - Dark Night | | 1 |
| Bowland - Hunters Moon | | 1 |
| Empire - Graffiti Mild | | 1 |
| Fernandes - Light Mild | | 1 |
| Goose Eye - Blackmoor | | 1 |
| Little Valley - Midgeley Mild | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Denby Light Mild | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Mission Bell Mild | | 1 |
| Naylor's - Special Light Mild | | 1 |
| Rat - Golden Rat | | 1 |
| Riverhead - Marsden Perle | | 1 |
| Rooster's - Spearmint Mild | | 1 |
| Saltaire - Dark Matter | | 1 |
| Scarborough - Moody Mild | | 1 |
| Boggart - Light Mild |  | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Special Dark Mild | | 1 |
| Revolutions - The Scream | | 1 |
| Marble - Mild (Brew 1691) |  | 1 |
| Golcar - Dark Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kirkstall - Kirkstall Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mallinsons - Sarah's Sweater | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mr Grundy's - Britannic | Not Tried | 0 |
| Naylor's - Velvet Premium Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salamander - Hurdy Gurdy | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Resistance Dark Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Light Munro | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
06 Jul 2017 (Bear & Ragged Staff)
Quiet mid afternoon visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat - Lab Rat | 4.60 | | Thrilled to see this on the bar. One of the best beers I have ever tasted. Simply stunning. |
05 May 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Mild, cider and perry festival under way with 12 milds on handpump on the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elland - First Light | 3.70 | | Very pale but not hoppy, with a light, soft fruity hop character and biscuity malt giving the true character of a light pennine Mild. My score 16/20. |
| Burton Bridge - Plough Inn Mystery Mild | 3.80 | | No reference to Plough Inn on the pumpclip here, but a dark brown and tasty mild. Not usually a fan of BB beers but this is a smooth and malty mild, maybe that is the mystery. My score 16/20. |
| Prospect - Nutty Slack | 3.90 | | Dark brown mild with some toasted malt character and low hopping. Fairly dry finish. My score 16/20. |
| Offbeat - Wild Blackberry Mild | 3.80 | | Sweet and fruity with some malt as a base, but the blackberry flavour dominating without being overpowering. My score 16/20. |
| Southport - Dark Night | 3.90 | | Dark ruby mild with a sweet and malty character, low hop rate and some fruit in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Bowland - Hunters Moon | 3.70 | | Red/brown mild with a lightly roasted malt bitterness and a low hop rate. Some dryness in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Fernandes - Jackdaw Mild | 5.00 | | Dark brown strong mild with fairly bitter dark roast malt flavour. Some fruity hop in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Scarborough - Moody Mild | 4.20 | | This replaced another mild just as I was about to leave. Reddish/amber mild with some malt flavour and a bittersweet finish. My score 15/20. |
| Golcar - Dark Mild | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Resistance Dark Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Naylor's - Velvet Premium Mild | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Light Munro | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mr Grundy's - Britannic | 3.60 | Not Tried |
24 Mar 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy on a Saturday afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverhead - Sparth Mild | 3.60 | | Dark brown mild with a dry, malty character. Low hop rate and a dry finish. My score 15/20. |
26 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly busy mid Saturday afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat - Golden Rat | 3.80 | | Pale gold bitter with good hop character and a little background malt. Crisp, clean finish. My score 15/20. |
| Revolutions - The Scream | 4.50 | | Red bitter with a very bitter almost burnt malt flavour with some bitter hop too. My score 14/20. |
11 Jun 2011 (Flying.geordie)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallinsons - Galymede | 4.10 | | |
| Ridgeside - Mild & Dangerous | 3.80 | |
29 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Quite busy on a Sunday afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossett - Citra | 4.20 | | Very pale and very citrussy as one would expect. Packed full of lemony hop flavours and with a good malt balance that keeps the flavour from being too sharp. Good citrus hop finish. My score 16/20. |
| Fernandes - Merrie City Mild | 5.00 | | Dark brown strong mild with a silky smooth and sweet character. Toffee, caramel and chocolate flavours dominate with a little roast coffee in the background. The finish is sweetish and lingering. My score 17/20. |
| Kirkstall - Kirkstall Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mallinsons - Sarah's Sweater | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Salamander - Hurdy Gurdy | 4.20 | Not Tried |
30 Apr 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Mild festival on here and with additional handpumps in use, the number of handpumped milds here was an amazing 26!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pictish - Black Diamond MIld | 3.50 | | Dark brown with low hoppiness and some yeasty flavours. Plenty of roast and chocolate malt too. My score 16/20. |
| Dunham Massey - Dunham Light | 3.80 | | Very pale light mild in classic style, sweet and malty with low hop rate. Dryish finish. My score 16/20. |
| Acorn - Lightness | 3.60 | | Classic light Pennine mild style, sweet and malty with just a hint of hop, smooth and easy drinking. My score 16/20. |
| Riverhead - White Moss Mild | 3.60 | | An excellent example of a Pale Pennine Light Mild. Sweet malt and soft hoppiness give a very drinkable beer. My score 16/20. |
| Leyden - Leyden Egg | 3.80 | | Superbly named and made from dark chocolate malts. Quite bitter, but all from malt with little hop character. The finish is bitter dark chocolate. My score 16/20 |
| Fernandes - Jackdaw Mild | 5.00 | | Dark brown with lots of dark malt flavours. Low hoppiness and a dryish, malty finish. My score 16/20. |
| Riverhead - Sparth Mild | 3.60 | | Red/brown mild with some maltiness and a little hoppiness in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Little Valley - Midgeley Mild | 3.80 | | Dark brown mild with some roast coffee notes and some bitterness in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Ossett - Millbridge Mild | 3.70 | | Dark brown mild with a yeasty almost marmite like taste. Some roast coffee malt flavours for balance. My score 15/20. |
| Saltaire - Dark Matter | 3.80 | | Suspect this is a renaming of Dark Mild. Fairly dry and bitter for a mild, with some powdery malt and a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Rooster's - Spearmint Mild | 3.70 | | Dark brown mild with a minty aroma and also quite prominent in the taste. There is some chocolate malt in the base beer, which makes for an interesting flavour. The finish is minty. My score 15/20. |
| Mallinsons - Mission Bell Mild | 3.90 | | Dark brown with rather a lot of bitterness for a mild. Some malt but citrus hop is a bit too assertive. My score 15/20. |
| Goose Eye - Blackmoor | 4.00 | | Dark brown mild with a bitter chocolate malt character. Low hop rate but not very well balanced flavour. My score 15/20. |
| Naylor's - Special Light Mild | 3.80 | | Very pale mild with a fruity character. Low bitterness and a fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
| Boggart - Light Mild | 3.80 | | Now shown as 4.0%. Pale mild with a sweet caramel, toffee and butterscotch flavour bordering on diacetyl. Little hoppiness. Rather cloying sweet finish. My score 14/20. |
| Ridgeside - Mild & Dangerous | 3.80 | | Amber beer wuth a little too much hop bitterness for a mild. Some maltiness but not enough to countereact the hop flavours. My score 14/20. |
| Mallinsons - Special Dark Mild | 3.90 | | Mission Bell Mild dry hopped. This makes an already quite bitter and hoppy mild even more so. More in the style of a dark bitter. My score 14/20. |
01 May 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Annual mild festival in progress attracting a lot of custom.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Gunhill | 4.00 | | This seems to be classed as a mild, and who am I to argue. It is ruby/brown in colour with a fruity taste balanced with biscuit and chocolate malt flavours. My score 16/20. |
| Ossett - Millbridge Mild | 3.70 | | Ruby coloured smooth mild with well rounded malty flavour and just a hint of hops in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Mallinsons - R&R Coffee Mild | 3.40 | | Emley Moor Mild brewed with fresh coffee beans as a one off special for the Mild Festival. Strong coffee aroma and good roasted coffee flavour. My score 16/20. |
| Fernandes - Maia May | 3.50 | | Ruby mild with good choclate malt character and a grainy flavour. Low hop rate and a full body. My score 16/20. |
| Dunham Massey - Dunham Light | 3.80 | | A very pale light mild with low hop rate, smooth, creamy taste and a pleasant sweetish malty finish. My score 16/20. |
| Fernandes - Mallard Mild | 4.50 | | A golden/amber mild with a low level of hop flavour and good biscuity malt character. Smooth, sweetish finish. My score 16/20. |
| Fernandes - Light Mild | 3.40 | | Light brown/amber in colour, lowish on hops, some biscuity malt and a slightly bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
| Mallinsons - Denby Light Mild | 3.80 | | Very pale with soft hoppiness and a little biscuity malt. Fairly dry finish. My score 15/20. |
| Empire - Graffiti Mild | 4.80 | | Dark brown strong mild with a bitter dark chocolate malt character and a fairly hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
| Marble - Mild (Brew 1691) | 6.00 | | Far far too bitter for a mild. Colour is amber, bitterness is approx 90% of the flavour, whatever that is in IBUs, it is far too high for a mild! My score 9/20. |
18 Dec 2009 (Flying.geordie)
Lunch time and only a few customers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverhead - Marsden Perle | 4.50 | |
03 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix - Monkeytown Mild | 3.90 | | Dark with lots of malty flavours including hints of liquorice and dark chocolate. The finish is quite dry and bitter. My score 16/20. |
About the Rat & Ratchet
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 2 |
| 22 |
| 18 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3EB.
On Chapel Hill this sells three Ossett and six guest handles from a total of 13 handpumps. The Rat Brewery is on site.
We have visited this pub 11 times, seen 49 different beers and tried 41 of them.
Postcode: HD1 3EB