Riviera Brewing

Microbrewery in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2015

Contact
4 Yonder Meadow, Stoke Gabriel, TQ9 6QE, England
Description
'Small Brewery, Big Taste'

Riviera Brewing started commercial operations in April 2015 from a small 1 Barrel (300 pint) plant in Paignton.

Head Brewer Alan brews part time producing traditional ales. Hops used range from the traditional Challenger, Fuggle and Golding but the RBC Ales also feature the use of Cascade, Bramling Cross and Chinook Hops.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Railway Brewhouse, Newton Abbot. Pours copper chestnut with beige foam. Malt, caramel, toffee, hedgerow, nutty. Light sweet & light to moderate bitter. Medium body. Fairly mundane.
Tried from Cask at Railway Brewhouse (Platform 5) on 19 Apr 2026 at 02:00

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
11/3/2023. Cask at the 2023 Coventry Beer Festival. Pours clear dark golden amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of yeast, caramel, malt, citrus. Moderate sweetness and body. Medium bitterness. A little watery, soft carbonation. Fair.
Tried from Cask on 24 Mar 2023 at 21:48

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. Small head with short duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are grass, fruits, malt and hops. Light bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2023 at 15:45

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 110323
Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2023 at 15:43

13/04/2018. RAVEN, 7 Queen Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried on 25 Jan 2023 at 11:51

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Third by cask at GBBF Winter, Astbury Bar. 5.1 % abv. Shared with Finn. Deep copper coloured body, poor acing, filmy layer. Toffee nose, hints of dried fruits. Malt-fruity flavours, blend of caramel, nuts and ripe fruits. Bittersweet endnotes. Pretty nice. (Birmingham 04.02.2020).
Tried from Cask on 05 Mar 2020 at 19:20

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
På GBBF Winter 2020 i Birmingham. Delt med Rune. Mørk gyldenbrun. Så vidt litt skumring. Beskjeden sitrusaroma. Smaken tørket frukt. Lett tørr bitter avslutning.
Tried on 04 Feb 2020 at 17:52

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tried tmatcthe Leicester Beer Festival 2019. Amber colour with an off white head. Aroma is malty and light caramel. Taste light sweeet. Medium body.
Tried on 14 Mar 2019 at 11:40

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at the Leicester Beer Festival 2019. Golden brown with a small white head and some visible carbonation. Light malty astringency with yeasty notes in the aroma. Sweet appley taste with sour woody finish. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 13 Mar 2019 at 19:23

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Cask (gravity) @ #RHBCF2018 🧙‍🍻🇬🇧 [ The 11th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival (The 43th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival) ], The Motorpoint Arena, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.

[ As Riviera Devonian ].
ABV: 4.1%. Clear medium amber colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, pale malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, caramel, nutty, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20181019]
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Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2018 at 06:36