Gwydion
Bragdy Lleu in Penygroes, Gwynedd, Wales 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.38
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Traditional Welsh Ale. Gwydion was a wizard and a hero from the legends of the Mabinogi which are rooted in Dyffryn Nantlle. Dark, strong and magical – Gwydion the legend and Gwydion the beer share many of the same attributes. The careful combination of natural ingredients and the brewing process itself create a tasty ale with a memorable flavour. Enjoy!
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Bottle: Poured a coppery amber with a frothy beige head. Aroma is malty, earthy, caramel. Taste is malty, wet, earthy, bready, caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2026
at 04:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle at The Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis. Pours dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, caramel, herbs, earth & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2025
at 22:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Bodnant Welsh Food Hall. Aroma is earthy, malty. Fruit and berry edge. Clear chestnut. Thick foamy off-white head attempts to flee the glass. Tangy but sweet fruit and berries. Malts and a woody rasp then come through. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish. Pleasant enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2024
at 22:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, online from Stori, Bala. Pour light hazed dark amber with beige foam. Aroma: malty, nutty, caramel, hedgerow. Taste: light sweet & moderate bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2024
at 23:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber with a cream head. Aroma of toffee, bread. Rich but only moderately sweet with a good peppery bitter at the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2024
at 22:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home. Birthday gift. Deep amber brown colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste are malty and caramel sweet. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2024
at 11:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Stori. Appearance - copper with a lovely foamy white head. Nose - orange, caramel and biscuit. Taste - caramel, honey, orange and chocolate liqueur. Enough biscuit just about, to balance the initial sweetness. Palate - medium bodied, creamy and roasty. Overall - interesting ale, this one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2020
at 16:48
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Gwyn Llyn Wines, Pwllheli. Deep amber with a slight haze. Has some grainy notes to a deeper hoppy tasting ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2019
at 18:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle split at CBC Islington, thanks to Danny, 17/10/18. Clear copper/amber with a decent light beige head. Nose is toffee, dried fruits, brown bread, grass. Taste comprises light caramel, nutty bite, biscuit, fruit slice, crackers. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Pleasant enough ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2018
at 14:09
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at CBC Islington, 17/10/2018. Many thanks. A clear amber coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is apple, brown sugars, pear, light tang, . Flavour is composed fo light tang, apple, stale grains, solvent, stale grains, . Palate is grainy, papery, stale, meh. Stale and shit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2018
at 21:09