New Brewery Taproom near Rye opens 29th October!

I've been looking forward to writing this blog, and today is the day when David's brewery taproom opens to the public (details further down), that is, the Rye Waterworks micropub (website), which has already been brewing its own ale as a 'cuckoo' brewery, will be opening its own microbrewery and taproom! But, of course, I had to visit the pub itself earlier this week, so I shall start off with a chat about that visit. If you know nothing about the Rye Waterworks (above), and the building's 300 years history, please read a blog I wrote soon after the pub opened 4 years ago, oh yes, and the address is Tower Street (corner with Rope Walk), Rye, East Sussex TN31 7AT.

You will notice I drank some cider (above), but I started off with 3 local pale ales, and I say local because all 10 beers, and more than that number of ciders, sold here are locally produced! I drank 2 session ales, the 3.7% Three Legs Pale #3 (website), brewed with Columbus and Cascade hops providing a citrus aroma and taste, and the 3.8% Romney Session IPA (website), brewed with Simcoe, Citra and Mosaic hops, surprisingly malty considering the hops used! My favourite ale of the day was the stronger gluten free 'vegan friendly' 4.6% Gun Project Babylon APA (website), brewed with a "combination of American Hops" to produce a clear pale ale, despite what the blurb says, zesty citrus aroma and taste, refreshing, and very good indeed!

To the cider, well I didn't drink any of the stronger ciders this time (up to 8.4% - blog), nope, I left the place relatively sober. 😉 But I did have a pint of the excellent cider in the photograph above, as you can see, pale and very clear, the mere 5.8% Earl's Reserve Still Cider, made from Russet apples grown on their own 100 acre farm in Matfield, near Tonbridge in Kent, where they've been growing apples since 1964, that is Charrington's (website). What can I say, crisp and refreshing and so easy to drink, now this is apple juice!

So, to the promise suggested in the headline, and a taproom for the Rye Waterworks Microbrewery opens today, just outside Rye at The Old Dairy, Rye Road, Playden, East Sussex TN31 7UL. The photographs above are shared from their facebook page, and are of the bar, you may have guessed 😏 and they shall be selling their own session bitter URYEnal, a pun on the pub's history, and which is very drinkable and was brewed at Romney Brewery, plus other drinks of course! They should be brewing at their own brewery within a couple of weeks, and...

They will be open from 2.00-7.00pm today (29th October) and 12.00-5.00pm tomorrow (Sunday).

Then, Fridays 3.00-7.00pm; Saturdays 2.00-7.00pm; Sundays 12.00-5.00pm.

My best wishes and good luck to David and Ulla and their colleagues, cheers!