# Riverhead Brewery — Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

> Riverhead Brewery in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England scores 3.44 out of 5 — Poor, #29 in West Yorkshire. 147 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Riverhead Brewery is a brewery in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.44 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #29 in West Yorkshire. Of the 147 beers we track, 33% are Pale Ale and 21% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.44 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #29 in West Yorkshire · #557 in England · #12,948 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 147

## About

The Riverhead brew-pub opened in 1995, with Ossett Brewery purchasing the site in 2009. The core range are named after local reservoirs, with the height of the reservoir relating to the strength of the beer. Brewer, Richard Armitage, has created many new beers whilst retaining the old local favourites such as Butterley and Redbrook. The Riverhead is our smallest brewery, which now boasts a new five brewers barrel plant producing just fourteen firkins per brew which means the majority of Riverhead beers are sold through the Brewery Tap itself.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 33% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 21% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 18% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 10% of the beers we track
- IPA — 7% of the beers we track
- Other — 7% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 2 Peel Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
- Coordinates: 53.6013464, -1.9274129
- Website: http://www.ossett-brewery.co.uk/microbreweries/riverhead-brewery

## Same owner

- Part of [Ossett Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/ossett-brewery-8889.md)
- [The Rat Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-rat-brewery-17188.md) — Huddersfield, England
- [Fernandes Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/fernandes-brewery-8899.md) — Wakefield, England

## Breweries nearby

- [Zapato](https://finding.beer/brewery/zapato-11686.md) — 3.45, Poor — Huddersfield, West Yorkshire — 1.2 mi away
- [Empire Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/empire-brewing-9623.md) — 3.03, Limited — Huddersfield, West Yorkshire — 2.2 mi away
- [Three Fiends Brewhouse](https://finding.beer/brewery/three-fiends-brewhouse-15496.md) — 3.42, Poor — Holmfirth, West Yorkshire — 2.8 mi away
- [Linfit Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/linfit-brewery-15418.md) — 3.46, Poor — Huddersfield, West Yorkshire — 3.6 mi away
- [Barker's](https://finding.beer/brewery/barkers-22272.md) — 2.70, Limited — Huddersfield, West Yorkshire — 4.1 mi away
- [We Are Wolf Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/we-are-wolf-brewing-29710.md) — 3.52, Poor — Oldham, Greater Manchester — 4.2 mi away
- [Milltown Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/milltown-brewing-co-15647.md) — 3.04, Limited — Huddersfield, West Yorkshire — 5.7 mi away
- [Nowhere Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/nowhere-brewery-31221.md) — 3.27, Poor — Holmfirth, West Yorkshire — 6.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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