Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Ruddles Brewery formerly G. Ruddle & Co is a former English brewery. The brand is now owned by Greene King who still brews beers under the Ruddles name in Suffolk though the current recipes are not those used at the original brewery.The brewery was established in 1858 in Langham, Rutland but it was not bought by George Ruddle until 1912. Langham remained the home of the brewery until its closure in 1999. The company lost its independence in 1986 and passed through the ownership of Watneys and was then bought by Grolsch in 1992. The value of the brewery and brands had dropped to £4.8m when it was sold to Morland & Co in 1997. Morlands moved production to Abingdon only for that site to be closed by Greene King which took over Morlands in 2000.The local Langham well water was said to give the beer a unique character and quality which enhanced the brewery's reputation. The difficulty in reproducing elsewhere the taste of the beers has led to the premier beer being jocularly referred to as Ruddles Counterfeit.Rutland bitter is one of only three UK beers to have achieved Protected Geographical Indication status; this followed an application by Ruddles. Since Greene King closed the Langham brewery, they can not take advantage of the registration. However in 2010 former Ruddles head brewer Tony Davis revived Rutland Bitter, brewed in Oakham, Rutland, at his Grainstore Brewery.A television commercial for Ruddles in 1993 featured the last appearance of Vivian Stanshall narrating as Hubert, brother of Sir Henry Rawlinson of Rawlinson End played by Mel Smith and a cross-dressing Dawn French.In 1996 Ruddles Best won the gold medal in the ordinary bitter category at the first World Beer Cup.Beers include:Ruddles CountyRuddles BestRuddles OrganicRuddles Rhubarb↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑. }
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- Ruddles_Brewery abstract "Ruddles Brewery formerly G. Ruddle & Co is a former English brewery. The brand is now owned by Greene King who still brews beers under the Ruddles name in Suffolk though the current recipes are not those used at the original brewery.The brewery was established in 1858 in Langham, Rutland but it was not bought by George Ruddle until 1912. Langham remained the home of the brewery until its closure in 1999. The company lost its independence in 1986 and passed through the ownership of Watneys and was then bought by Grolsch in 1992. The value of the brewery and brands had dropped to £4.8m when it was sold to Morland & Co in 1997. Morlands moved production to Abingdon only for that site to be closed by Greene King which took over Morlands in 2000.The local Langham well water was said to give the beer a unique character and quality which enhanced the brewery's reputation. The difficulty in reproducing elsewhere the taste of the beers has led to the premier beer being jocularly referred to as Ruddles Counterfeit.Rutland bitter is one of only three UK beers to have achieved Protected Geographical Indication status; this followed an application by Ruddles. Since Greene King closed the Langham brewery, they can not take advantage of the registration. However in 2010 former Ruddles head brewer Tony Davis revived Rutland Bitter, brewed in Oakham, Rutland, at his Grainstore Brewery.A television commercial for Ruddles in 1993 featured the last appearance of Vivian Stanshall narrating as Hubert, brother of Sir Henry Rawlinson of Rawlinson End played by Mel Smith and a cross-dressing Dawn French.In 1996 Ruddles Best won the gold medal in the ordinary bitter category at the first World Beer Cup.Beers include:Ruddles CountyRuddles BestRuddles OrganicRuddles Rhubarb↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑".