Rhymney Brewery

Microbrewery in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Associated Venue: Andrew Buchan

Established in 2005

Contact
Thomas Industrial Estate, Gilchrist, Blaenavon, NP4 9RL, Wales
Description
Started brewing in January 2005 initially based at Unit A2 Valley Enterprise Centre, Pant Industrial Estate, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil. Moved to their current location in early 2012. Their 50hl plant is capable of producing both cask and keg beers.

Rhymney Brewery, has taken up the most famous name in Welsh brewing to emphasise the fact that they are bringing back the old traditional flavours using modern methods and organic natural ingredients. All over Britain our beer has lost its local flavour. There are sadly few small independent breweries remaining in South Wales. Admittedly the Rhymney name disappeared when the Brewery was taken over by Whitbread. Till now...!

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Nice bitter aroma, followed up by a genuine full-bodied bitterness which is very tasty.
Tried on 10 Mar 2012 at 13:34

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask gravity @ The 3rd Stortford Beer Festival, Bishops Stortford CM23. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hins.
Tried from Cask on 03 Oct 2011 at 01:46

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 3. Pours clear amber with a tight, foam head. Ripe fruits and faint toast in the aroma. Light toffee, mild citrus bitters in the flavor. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Subtle leaves in the finish, good and light brown sugar. Nice beer.
Tried from Cask on 24 Sep 2011 at 01:04

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle outside Frank (camper) at Bromyard Folk Festival, 11.09.11 This was purchased at Tesco Extra, Bridgend, Wales, 21.08.11 Pours brown initially quite nutty with an ok bitterness, typical boiled sweet pasteurisation flavours also showing, actually bitterness improves. Its ok. A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov12 3.0
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2011 at 00:45

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Stortford Beer Festival 2011. An amber beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and sulphur.
Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2011 at 03:58

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at Stortford Beer Festival 2011. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes fo matl, caramel, and straw. A bit boring.
Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2011 at 03:52

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Tesco Extra, Bridgend, Wales, 21.08.11 Pours amber good clarity with a filmy white head. Fruit & toffee on the nose and in mouth, slight boiled sweet quality to this. Soft in the mouth, lacks a little in bitterness, though there is some, quite dry at end. Its marginally better than the Rhymney Export and overall whilst not exciting it’s fine. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2011 at 12:42

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Tesco Extra, Bridgend, Wales, 21.08.11 Pours dark amber good clarity, white head. Tastes pasteurised too me, soft in mouth but fruity with a decent tang and a dryness at the edge. Malty with some caramel flavours, it’s ok but I’m not a big fan. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov11 3.0
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2011 at 12:01

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. Lightly hazy amber, mid-sized head. Caramelly nose. Sweet and mild, light-medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Spun sugar and caramel. Low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2011 at 07:49

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From cask. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small off-white to tan and creamy head. Aroma is hoppy, light fruity and crisp hoppy. Bitter, toasted malty and light toffee malty. Bitter, dry and slight herbal finish. Ends dry and bitter.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2011 at 07:04