Rye River Brewing Company
Commercial Brewery in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland 🇮🇪
Established in 2013
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Description
The story of the Rye River Brewing Company began back in 2013 with the introduction of the McGargles brand. We have grown both our team and our product range since then. Based in Celbridge, Kildare the brewery employs over 40 people. We now produce a range of over twenty beers under the Solas, Crafty Brewing Company, Grafters and McGargles brands
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Mild easy drinkable pale ale
Malty, fruity and herbal
[On tap at Brazen Head in Dublin, Ireland]
Malty, fruity and herbal
[On tap at Brazen Head in Dublin, Ireland]
Tried
from Draft
at
The Brazen Head
on 20 Jan 2026
at 10:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Decent easy drinkable amber ale
Bready, fruity and herbal
[On tap at Brazen Head in Dublin, Ireland]
Bready, fruity and herbal
[On tap at Brazen Head in Dublin, Ireland]
Tried
from Draft
at
The Brazen Head
on 20 Jan 2026
at 10:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tap at Nassau Pub & Pirates, Bari, Italy. Pours orange gold, fairly hazy, with fine white foam. Aroma is citrus and floral. Body is average, with good carbonation. Taste is medium-high bitter. Final is average.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2026
at 22:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Nassau Pub & Pirates, Bari, Italy. Pours dark red, almost black, with very fine cream foam. Aroma is moderate in coffee and dark chocolate, a hint of vanilla. Body is average, with pretty much no carbonation. Silky. Taste is moderately roasty bitter. Final is not intense, but fairly long and a little coffeeish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2026
at 21:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottled 330ml. -from Pam Nendaz. Blackish coloured, small off-white head, chocolate and light coffee in the nose. Light roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, mild nutty and roasty finish. Pleasant but unfortunately not so fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2026
at 10:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 330ml. -from Pam Nendaz. Unclear golden coloured, medium sized airy white head that went away fast, floral caramel nose. Sweetish malty, floral, fruity and caramel with short bitterish finish. Few months out of BBE date.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2026
at 10:02
7.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2026
at 17:59
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Karmelowe, biszkoptowe, ziemiste, delikatnie cytrusowe. Barwa złota, przejrzyste, piana trwała, ładny lacing. Goryczka niska do średniej, ziemisto-palona. Wytrawne, faktycznie taka retro IPA, bardzo fajnie odtworzona.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2026
at 21:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Slightly hazy amber with minimal head. Good medium intensity nose: grapefruit, tangerine, mandarine, pine. Lovely and full bodies in the mouth. Grapefruit, citrus up front pine notes on the finish. Well balanced. Finish just right. Very good. A proper IPA too.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 23:47
6.6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Dec 2025
at 20:40