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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5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Cask at JDW Square Peg; clear copper pour with a thin creamy beige head, caramel aroma, taste had sweet caramel along with light roast and some dark fruit.

Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2014 at 10:27


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

Cask. Smooth and dark. Roasted hints with a smooth malty body. Nice and fresh with a malty-deep mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2014 at 15:59


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Rose & Crown, Sandhurst. A dark reddish chestnut colour with a thin translucent head; chocolate malt aroma; sweet milky textrure with a deeply roasted, nutty malt taste with some chocolate in the background; the finish is dry with lingering Brazil nuts. Rather good.

Tried from Cask on 10 May 2014 at 11:43


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask (gravity) @ Le Gothique Restaurant and Bar, [ Wandsworth Common Beer Festival 2013 ]. Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, John Archer Way, Wandsworth, Greater London, England SW18 3SX.Clear medium to dark brown color with a small, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, chocolate, vinegar - sour. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to light moderate acidic with a long duration, vinegar, chocolate, malty, tart. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130330]

Tried from Cask on 23 Feb 2014 at 07:04


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at a friends wedding. It pours clear deep amber with a thick beige head. The nose is earthy, wood, toast, dark fruit and caramel. The taste is bitter-sweet, caramel, brown bread, toast, leather and some dark fruit with a rather dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Both quite sweet and dry at the same time. An OK bitter, but I just didn’t find it that drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 08 Dec 2013 at 11:51


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

Cask at the Moon Under Water (JDW), Watford on 27 October. Poured a pale golden colour with a thin, scummy white head. Aroma of light citrus and floral hops and some caramel. Sweet malty flavours with tinned fruit and corn syrup. Finish was watery with some flat malt and diluted sugariness. IPA in name only.

Tried from Cask on 13 Nov 2013 at 12:38


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cask @ The Foot of the Walk, Leith [031113]
Blonde, clear, thin white head, some lacing
Aroma - very little here, slight fruits
Taste - very light fruits initially, then a wave of bitter cereal heads for th efinish, grain, flavour rather poor
Palate - Light body, quite bitter. Finish - very dry, dirty bitter hay
Overall - Not that pleasant to drink, dirty bitter finish. Not impressed with this at all

Tried from Cask on 06 Nov 2013 at 14:15


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle on the train from Hereford to Inverness, thanks to SP, 18/10/13. Extremely dark mahogony brown with a moderate beige covering. Nose is roast malt, cardboard, earthy cocoa. Taste is a little subdued, dark fruit, toffee, light malt base. Medium to light bodied, a little watery, dry finale. Not great - lacks both depth and body.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2013 at 07:12


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Amber with a ring of white head; rather sickly aroma; earthy taste with some soft grainy malts; and a light vegetative bitterness. Not particularly pleasant or memorable.

Tried from Cask on 31 Oct 2013 at 14:43


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask. Mid-yellow with thick creamy head and a high malty aroma. Malty character.

Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2013 at 10:39