Waterworks URYEnal Bitter

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

East Malling Beer & Cider Festival 2026, East Malling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		05 Sep 2026	1st beer of the festival: Very good head and lasting lacing on this amber brown-hued best bitter from Rye Waterworks Micropub, in Rye, East Sussex, a converted historical building that once served as a public toilet. This beer’s name is a pun on "urinal" and the town of "Rye". Brewing commenced as a home brew in 2020 before expanding in 2022 to their dedicated six-barrel commercial operation just a short distance up the hill from Rye at The Old Dairy, Rye Road, Playden, where they also run a weekend taproom. A dry hoppy first hit. A bitter hoppiness rising with a faint spicy hint from its earthy, herbal English hops. A lightly malty note winning over and where the inclusion of rye in the mash, alongside standard malts, is serving as a nod to its name and geographic origin of Rye. Its rye giving the beer a crisp pepper-like spiciness and competing with its sweet, bready maltiness giving rise to toasted biscuity flavours. A dry hoppiness bouncing all the way on its downwards journey. Served in top condition.

The Waterworks, Rye, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	13 Jul 2026
Magnus Greel		23 Apr 2025	Bog standard cooking bitter!
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	04 Oct 2024