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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4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cask gravity at London Drinker BF 07. Chestnut colour with thin off white head. Bit ugly on the malt. Bit ugly everywhere to be honest. Faint hop on the dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2007 at 04:00


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask gravity at London Drinker BF 07. Very dark brown with no head. Oily dark beer. Odd dark beer, it’s a pretty good if slightly spiced porter. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 13 Apr 2007 at 10:13


4.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle from Asda, Cardiff: Chestnut brown with a good cream head; aroma of malt; taste of roasted malt with very little bitterness - rather stewed by pasturisation.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2006 at 13:08


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask@Y Mochyn Du, Cardiff. Dark nut brown, creamy beige head. Mild woody, sweetish aroma. Slightly roasted malty ... good malt profile to back up. Creamy mouthfeel and short finish.

Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2006 at 14:49


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask gravity at Reading BF 06. Pale chestnut. Bit of stale toffee malt on aroma. Not too much of anything else to be honest, bit of earthy/muddy dryness on end. Has an edge of herb/spice that I’m not sure of.

Tried from Cask on 02 May 2006 at 11:20


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask gravity at Reading BF 06. Chestnut with lasting white head. Good malt, some red fruit/toffee. Some farty/yeast aroma. Doesn’t taste as if its fully brewed out.

Tried from Cask on 01 May 2006 at 05:32