# Mithril Ales — Richmond, North Yorkshire

> Mithril Ales in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England scores 2.80 out of 5 — Limited, #40 in North Yorkshire. 230 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Mithril Ales is a brewery in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.80 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #40 in North Yorkshire. Of the 230 beers we track, 64% are Pale Ale and 23% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 2.80 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #40 in North Yorkshire · #1,530 in England · #25,079 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 230

## About

Local Darlington CAMRA Member & well known Craft Brewer Pete Fenwick has realised his dream – opening a microbrewery in an old stables, near his home in the village of Aldbrough St John. After 8 years of brewing 5 & 10 gallon brews in the kitchen (to the annoyance of his wife, Corinna) & a lot of saving up Mithril Ales’s 2.5bbl brew plant arrived on April 7th 2010.

Pete brews mainly for the local market. and his beers can be found in free houses in the Darlington & Richmond area.

The brewery is named Mithril after his house in the village, which he named almost 30 years ago. The name comes from The Lord of The Rings & is “Dwarf Silver” or “True “Silver”, named “Mithril” by the elves – stronger than steel. In the Brewery Logo an Elf Maiden is depicte

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 64% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Kilton Court, Richmond, North Yorkshire, England
- Coordinates: 54.4950322, -1.6868029
- Website: http://mithrilales.blogspot.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Orchard Road Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/orchard-road-brewery-12132.md) — 3.60, Poor — Darlington — 5.3 mi away
- [Second Sun Brew Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/second-sun-brew-co-30837.md) — 2.81, Limited — Darlington — 5.5 mi away
- [The Village Brewer](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-village-brewer-15628.md) — 2.90, Limited — Darlington — 5.5 mi away
- [Mad Scientist](https://finding.beer/brewery/mad-scientist-12772.md) — 2.88, Limited — Darlington — 5.6 mi away
- [Dionysiac Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/dionysiac-brewing-27749.md) — 3.33, Poor — Darlington — 5.7 mi away
- [Richmond Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/richmond-brewing-company-15552.md) — 2.72, Limited — Richmond, North Yorkshire — 6.6 mi away
- [McColl's Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/mccolls-brewery-12282.md) — 3.08, Limited — Bishop Auckland, County Durham — 9 mi away
- [George Samuel Brewery Ltd](https://finding.beer/brewery/george-samuel-brewery-ltd-15710.md) — 3.71, Fine — Shildon, County Durham — 9.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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