Riverhead Brewery

Brewpub in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Ossett Brewery
Associated Venue: Riverhead Brewery Tap

Established in 1995

Contact
2 Peel Street, Marsden, Huddersfield, HD7 6BR, England
Description
2006 taken over by the The Ossett Brewing Company Ltd. but continues to brew in the pub.

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01/02/2017. POST OFFICE VAULTS, 84b New Street, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, England
Tried on 25 Jan 2023 at 11:43

20/12/1996. HEAD OF STEAM, Euston Station Colonnade, 1 Eversholt Street, Euston Square, LONDON, NW1, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried on 25 Jan 2023 at 11:42

28/08/1999. RIVERHEAD BREWERY TAP, 2 Peel Street, MARSDEN, West Yorkshire, England (RIVERHEAD)
Tried from Draft on 25 Jan 2023 at 11:26

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Flying Horse Hotel, Rochdale. Clear golden with a head. Has a heavy, sweet cherry aroma, with the more 'bakewell' styling its taste. Here it remains sweet, but its easy texture offsets a possible overbearingness about the brew.
Tried from Cask on 03 Jan 2023 at 21:29

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Riverhead Tap, Marsden nr Huddersfield. Pale golden colour with a white head. Light citrus aroma and taste. Slight sweet. And thin. Not much to taste.
Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2022 at 15:08

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Riverhead tap Marsden nr Huddersfield. Amber colour with a thick white head. Aroma and taste are berry fruity mlty and light bitter. Medium smooth body.
Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2022 at 15:04

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Riverhead tap in Marsden. Jet black colour with a pale creamy coloured head. Aroma and taste are malty sweet to bitter roasted with the liquorice only subtle. Smooth body.
Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2022 at 14:49

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Pup and Duckling, Solihull. Poured a clear yellow golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, yeast, light citrus. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, slightly watery, malt, mineral, light lemon citrus, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask at The Pup & Duckling on 07 Jul 2022 at 19:13

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5

Cask (gravity) @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Riverhead Sherbert Lemon ].
ABV: 4.0%. Clear light medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, light to moderate hoppy, fruity hops, earthy - damp stain - fusty, lemon grass - lime. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity malt, damp stain - fusty, light lemon grass - lime. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200124]
5-3-5-3-11
Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2020 at 12:55

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

From wooden cask (gravity) @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Riverhead Redbrook Premium ].
ABV: 5.5%. Clear medium amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, fruity malt, light wood - woody. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, wood, fruity malt, caramel, sugary. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200123]
5-2-6-3-12
Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2020 at 15:12