Cwrw Madog (Madog's Ale)
Bragdy Mŵs Piws (Purple Moose Brewery) in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.29
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Cwrw Madog/Madog's Ale is a classic session bitter brewed from Welsh mountain water and natural ingredients.
The beer takes its name from William Alexander Madocks, who is noted for building the 'Cob' and Porthmadog Harbour in the 19th century. The town which grew up around the harbour, originally Port Madoc, took its name from Madocks.
The beer takes its name from William Alexander Madocks, who is noted for building the 'Cob' and Porthmadog Harbour in the 19th century. The town which grew up around the harbour, originally Port Madoc, took its name from Madocks.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating - A half pint from the cask at the 2019 Beer & cider festival in St Helier, Jersey. Pours a dark red colour with a white head. Aromas of malt & dark fruits. Tastes of apple, cranberry and autumn leaf with woody hops. Medium body. A dry bitter tartish finish. Very good bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2025
at 14:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Color: Clear amber, off-white head. Aroma: Floral hop. Taste: Floral hop, caramel, smooth malty base. Medium body, below average carbonation. Moderate sweet and moderate to over moderate bitterness. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2024
at 17:51
08/06/2016. BLACK BULL INN, 107 High Street, BANGOR, Gwynedd, Wales (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 09 Mar 2023
at 09:07
7/10
Bottle online from Beers Of Europe. Pours a clear deep copper colour with a one finger creamy beige head. Aromas of dark fruits, caramel, toasty brown bread and biscuits. Taste has more dark fruits (red berries), caramel, toasty brown bread and biscuits with an added touch of roasted malts and nuts. Very malty with an earthy hop hanging on the finish. Thin to medium body, low carbonation and smooth oily mouthfeel. Very decent beer with good flavour for the low abv.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2022
at 18:38
7/10
Great malty caramelly beginning. Easy to drink, fruity with roasted grain. Nice refreshing malt, caramel and hazelnuts. Very dry with a nice roasted bitter finish. Great stuff. --- Beer merged from original tick of Madog's Ale/Cwrw Madog on 05 Jun 2022 at 22:00 - Score: 7. Original review text: Great malty caramelly beginning. Easy to drink, fruity with roasted grain. Nice refreshing malt, caramel and hazelnuts. Very dry with a nice roasted bitter finish. Great stuff.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2022
at 20:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Hogshead, Wolverhampton. Pours a bright chestnut with a small off-white head and good lacing. There are autumn fruits to be detected in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet and fruity, with apples and peaches plus hints of caramel. Overall a vague maltiness at first, but that becomes a slight hoppiness later. Finish is slightly dry. Nice and drinkable – plenty of taste for its ABV.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Mar 2022
at 21:48
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask half at The Coal Orchard (JDW), Taunton March 2020. Pours clear copper with a beige cap. Aroma: malts, bread, floral. Taste: light sweet & moderate bitter, malts, hedgerow berries, twigs. Medium body with tight carbonation. Just OK
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Apr 2021
at 11:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask halfpint at The George (JDW), Croydon. Copper colour, white head. Moderate malty aroma. The flavour is medium dry, with a nice balance between the malts and hops, very good for a 3.7% ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2020
at 20:33
