Pen-Lon - Tipsy Tup Pale Ale
Cardigan Brewery / Bragdy Aberteifi (prev. Penlon Cottage Brewery) in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales 🏴
Pale Ale Regular|
Score
5.93
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Fresh herbal aroma and an assertive hoppy fruit finish. A truly refreshing drink.
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5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Old rating - A 500ml bottle from St David's Food & Wine, St David's, on my trip to West Wales last spring. Pours a bright hazy amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus & herbs. Low carbonation. Mild bitter finish. Average bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2025
at 16:41
10/06/2010. GREAT WELSH BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL, City Hall, Cathays Park, CARDIFF, Cardiff, Wales
Tried
on 08 Mar 2023
at 08:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Gwin Llyn Wines, Pwllheli. Hazy amber with an extremely thin head. For a bitter, this has a decent blast of citrus to give it enough flavour to enjoy, at a very drinkable strength. Mildly hoppy, it has a low bitterness factor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2018
at 19:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle conditioned: BBE Jan 16. Poured at home into an Abbot Ale glass tankard on 12th Aug 15. Could only get half the beer out of the bottle, so big was the head and the beer so lively. Hazy dull amber/orange body, the huge head off-white and alive! Yeasty, almost home brew in aroma with malts pushing the hops into a distant second place scent wise. The taste more an equal blend, Pale malts and semi-bittering hops marry together quite well and give a good overall feel to the flavouring. Another Welsh beer and brewery to my collection, this offering was more OK than live changing or interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2015
at 16:41
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
500ml bottle from Fire & Ice, Narberth. Pours amber with slight haze and a bubbly white head. Light malty aroma. Taste is thin with light hops, stale water and an off-putting bitter finish. Not the best Pen Lon I’ve tried.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2015
at 09:12
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. Clear golden, small head. Fruity canteloupe aroma. Mid sweet with light body and rounded mouthfeel. Some orange lemonade. Salty bitterisgh finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2012
at 05:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle, from Darts Farm. Hazy amber-golden yellow, large and foamy head. Aroma of bitter orange and hops. Light-bodied but full of flavour. Malt, caramel and bitter orange, as well as a touch of lemon. Refreshing, clean and crisp.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2008
at 13:48
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
What a funky name!!!. Bottle @ TheWolf. Pours golden with a creamy white head. Aroma is of caramel & fruit with some vague hops. Smooth mouthfeel - little weak. Forgettable!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2008
at 03:27
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ thewolf-and-his-flock-of-sheep tasting session. Hazy amber color. Slight bitter taste, some caramel. Bit sticky mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2008
at 01:30
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Amber beer with a lasting white head. Fruity hop aroma with citrus and a little peach. Thin and dry flavour.
Tried
on 19 May 2008
at 15:21