Rethymnian Brewery

Microbrewery in Rethymno, Crete, Greece 🇬🇷

Established in 1999

Contact
Rethymnou - Spiliou Rd (12th km), Armeni, Rethymno, 74100, Greece
Description
The first real Cretan beer was a result of Dr Bernd Brink, a German mathematician based in Scotland. He came to Crete and, as a German might, wanted to bring to the island above all a genuine German beer. So the Rethymnian Brewery was set up.

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7/10
Bottle in 🇬🇷 from a shop next to a petrol station. Amber colour, aromatic malty nose. The beer is soft grainy, malty caramel. Tastes nearly as the “Dunkel” I had yesterday. Not much bitterness. Nice soft caramel, hints of malty grain. Creamy malty end.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2024 at 17:31

7/10
Bottle in 🇬🇷. Hazy amber in the glass. Mild creamy beginning. Very soft with a nice grainy caramelly back. Moderate bitter, soft with hints of chocolate and grain. Round caramelly on the tongue, soft smooth finish. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2024 at 16:15

7/10
Bottle in 🇬🇷 from a shop next to a petrol station. Grainy floral nose. The beer starts soft, easy to drink. Moderate grainy with a soft creamy back. Easy to drink, hints of yeast with a creamy bitter-sweet finish. Really nice.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2024 at 17:29

6/10
Bottle in 🇬🇷. Smooth mild soft beginning. Hints of caramel, a bit grainy. Soft bitterness in the end. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2024 at 16:43

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
0,33 l swing top bottle from a supermarket in Rethymno. BB 30.04.25. Clear dark golden in the glass, small short living white head. Caramel and smooth grain on the nose, little bit butter with nuts. Taste starts smooth caramel with toasted malt. Some bitterness. Above average carbonation. Not a Blonde in my opinion but also not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2024 at 18:32

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
0,33 l swing top bottle from a supermarket in Rethymno, Crete. BB 28.02.25. Cloudy amber in the glass, small white head. Sweet caramel aroma with grain in the second row. Sour chestnuts. Taste starts dry toasted malty grainy and caramel, nuts. Increasing bitterness in the aftertaste. Above average carbonation. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2024 at 18:09

7/10
Süffig, nicht allzu dunkel
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2023 at 20:57

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
33cl bottle, flip top. At Thassos restaurant in Rethymno, Crete. Poured unclear and golden in color. Slightly yeasty, tad fruity and malty with a light bitterness in the finish. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2023 at 11:06

4.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
--Sample (as Cretan Kings Mountain Beer), thanks oh6gdx! -- Hazy golden, small head. Honeyish nose with some bread. Sweet with light body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Honeyed grain. Low hop rate. Very low bitterness.
Tried on 15 Sep 2023 at 14:55

4/10
Tried on 28 Aug 2023 at 14:14