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Rhymney Brewery in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
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Rhymney Export 5.0% Our strongest and most popular ale, multiple award winning and full flavoured. A heady flavour from a combination of six malts, carefully and skilfully mixed by hand, which we believe provides an ale of exceptional character. Full bodied yet rounded, serious but eminently quaffable. Very fine and toothsome!
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7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Sep 2025
at 18:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from Aug 2014 - 500ml bottle from the brewery. Pours caramel with a off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of burnt caramel, bread, biscuit & malts. Medium body. Long moderate bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2025
at 10:40
13/03/2009. POTTERS WHEEL, 85-86 The Kingsway, SWANSEA, Swansea, Wales (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 09 Mar 2023
at 09:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Toasted malty with notes of cereal, grain, light caramel, twiggy hoppy bitter close.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2022
at 13:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Clear copper with a good sized off white cap that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is dried fruit rinds, biscuit, toffee, grains. Taste comprises fruit slice, biscuit, toffee, toasted malts, crackers. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a light bitter edge. Decent ESB.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2022
at 22:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Great Western, Cardiff. Pours clear amber with an off-white cap. Aroma: toast, estery, light herbal hops. Taste: grains, caramel, little smokey note. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
Great Western (JDW)
on 29 May 2022
at 21:49
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear brown colour. Not much of an aroma. Mild malty flavour. Seems to lack some depth.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2015
at 15:37
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at JDW Square Peg; clear copper pour with a thin creamy beige head, caramel aroma, taste had sweet caramel along with light roast and some dark fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Sep 2014
at 10:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask. Smooth and dark. Roasted hints with a smooth malty body. Nice and fresh with a malty-deep mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2014
at 15:59
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50cl bottle thanks to Lewis. Pours amber with a slim head. The nose has mainly malty and slightly astringent. The taste has some honey and malt. The palate is close to medium bodied with a fairly rich texture and a finish which isn’t too bad, even if not refreshing. Overall, solid but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2013
at 08:44