Moel Famau
Hafod Brewing Co. in Mold, Flintshire, Wales 🏴
Porter - Smoked Regular|
Score
6.62
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Moel Famau is named after the largest hill in the Clwydian Range. Head Brewer Phill created a range of beers that showcased local ingredients, he chose heather from Moel Famau for this delicious porter. Phill burns the heather and infuses the smoke into the barley malt leaving a subtle note of heather within the rich chocolate and coffee aromas.
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Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Moel Famau from Hafod Brewing Co. 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle online from Stori. Pours opaque deep brown with tan foam. Aroma: roast, chocolate, light coffee, dark berries, smoky hints. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter. Smooth, almost creamy mouthfeel. Medium body with soft carbonation. Decent.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Moel Famau from Hafod Brewing Co. 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Newark Beer Festival 2023. Off black colour with a thick tan head. Roasted malty and bitter chocolate. Tangy sweet berry. Medium body.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Moel Famau from Hafod Brewing Co. 4 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle bought from the brewery and drunk at home. The beer is dark brown, only slightly translucent, with a very thin ring of beige head. Aroma gives chocolate, light grassy and lavender notes, paper, a little bit of vinegar and possibly some sweet spice. Interesting. Sweet taste with the chocolate prominent and some gentle grassy flavour. Some bitterness in the finish. Lavender and maybe some coriander join the chocolate in the aftertaste. Odd, certainly not what I was expecting, but a good beer.
McCash (16021) reviewed Moel Famau from Hafod Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Stori. Appearance - dark brown to black. Attractive fawn head. Nose - mainly chocolate, something sweet and syrupy, presumably from the heather. Taste - milk chocolate, some caramel. Cakey. Palate - creamy and medium bodied. Elegant, and tapered finish. Overall - very nice.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Moel Famau from Hafod Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
31/5/2019. Cask at the Cheers Tree Beer Festival, Woodbridge. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits, sweet caramel and light liquorice. Medium to heavy sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, oily/creamy texture, very soft carbonation. Sweet malt chocolate finish.
Olut (21769) reviewed Moel Famau from Hafod Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask @ Cottage Loaf, Llandudno. Clear but very dark brown with a thin off-white head. Has a good smoothness to it with dark malts providing plenty of taste, and a decent aroma.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Moel Famau from Hafod Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle courtesy of minutemat in Shrewsbury, thanks! Dark brown color, beige head. Aroma is herbal, floral caramel, brown bread, coffee. Taste is slightly medicinal brownies.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Moel Famau from Hafod Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
5th Oct 2015; Bottle share at Shrewsbury with Gene as guest. Dark brown bodied beer with a tan coloured head. Malt base with a herbal/medicine aroma and taste, think Underberg (if you know it). Not my thing, scored objectively..
minutemat (16258) reviewed Moel Famau from Hafod Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
330ml bottle @ Shrewsbury Beer Share, Travlr edition, Oct 15, courtesy of myself, bought in Stori Beer & Wine, Bala. Pours dark brown. Supposed to be heather infused but I detected very little. For a brown ale though, it’s decent enough.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Moel Famau from Hafod Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
7th December 2012
Pigs Ear. The Long Good Friday teamed up with ChrisO. Clear dark red - amber beer. Tidy suddy pale tan head. Light dry palate. Mild minerals and mild carbonation. Mild floral sweetness. A little lactose. Dry finish. All right if a bit dry.