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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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

cask ambrata note maltate leggero biscotti note floreale terrose bilanciata anche secca finale abbastanza amaro un filo citrico

Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2019 at 23:02


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

Cask at GBBF: Poured a dark brown red tint tan head. Aroma is light malts. Taste is sweet malty very tasty.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2019 at 18:46


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

8/8/2019. Cask at the 2019 Great British Beer Festival. Pours dark brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark fruit, hops, chocolate, toffee and coffee. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Slight sooty ash finish. Not keen on this one.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2019 at 20:33


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

15th May 2019, cask half-pint in the Pen & Wig, Cardiff. Decent malty Bitter with a solid late bitterness. Dark amber body, off-white crown. Easy drinking with a little malt sweetness balanced by the hops for a good blend of flavours.

Tried from Cask on 17 May 2019 at 12:02


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample@GBBF2018, London, with the Malmö crew - dark brown pour with a beige head. Sweet and lightly roasted notes of cocoa and brown sugar, dark fruit, caramel,medium body, dark malty roasted finish.

Tried on 18 Dec 2018 at 20:05


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

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Rhymney Silver Drum ].ABV: 4.3%. Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, light earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration. sweet malt, pale malt, earthy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160811] 6-3-6-3-12

Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2018 at 13:33


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Half-pint, cask at The Red Lion Inn (JDW). Close to clear golden body, patchy surface, lacing rings down the glass. Vague herbal hops and pale malts on the nose. Mid-sweet ripe fruity flavours with bread. Average version of the style. (Morriston, Swansea 02.10.2018).

Tried from Cask on 18 Oct 2018 at 08:07


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Fra cask på The Red Lion Inn JDW, Morriston. Stråfarget. Filmskum. Lett gressaroma. Smaken søt malt. Tørr etter hvert. Ble vel søt.

Tried from Cask on 02 Oct 2018 at 09:34


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

cask quasi scura nocciola tostate leggere nocciola poco corpo amaro contenuto

Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2018 at 21:49


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask-conditioned at the Patriot Bar, Pontypridd 7/7/2017. Amber in colour, with a decent, off-white, head. Easy drinking bitter, with some hedgerow fruits, earthy malts and a lingering, bitter, finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 10 Jul 2017 at 02:58