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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3.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle 50cl.Clear light to medium yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, grian, sour. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20090724]
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2009 at 12:32

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 50cl. Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, light roasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20090724]
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2009 at 03:14

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 50cl.Clear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, toffee. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090724]
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2009 at 02:53

4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Clear golden with a rough white head. Lightly unclean malty nose. Medium body, low in carbonation, overripe fruit, oxidized bready malt. No bitterness. Doesn’t appear fresh. 240709
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2009 at 04:13

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Clear amber golden with a rough off-white head. Sweet, honeyish nose. Light body with accents of lightly sweet burned caramel. Lightly bitter finish. 240709
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2009 at 14:30

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Clear amber golden with a small, rough off-white head. Nutty nose. Light body, roasted malt and nuts and a lightly bitter finish. 240709
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2009 at 13:38

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
draught at the Corn Exchange, Crickhowell. Clear amber-golden colour with a small off-white head. Flowery hoppy nose. Rather full-bodied for the strength and so full of flavours. Intensive malty background with a touch of fruit, orange malmalade and lots of perfumy and floral hops in the lingering finish. Perhaps the best Welsh beer I had during my holiday. D e l i c i o u s !
Tried on 30 Aug 2009 at 10:05

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle, Waitrose Abergavenny. Clear golden colour, small head. Malty and fruity with some lingering perfumy-flowery hops in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2009 at 10:02

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
bottle, Waitrose Abergavenny. Clear deep golden colour, mid-sized fluffy head. Aroma of malts, bitter and perfumy hops and smoke. Full-bodied, bitter-sweet with a touch of smoke, reminding me of Bamberg smoked beers. Hints of caramel and toffee with a lingering hoppy finish. Very good!
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2009 at 10:01

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask@GBBF2009. Golden colour, small beige head. Aroma is wood, diacetyl, hops and mild yeast. Flavour is grass, diacetyl and mild toffeeish and rubbery notes aas well.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2009 at 01:17