The Waen Brewery

in Llanidloes, Powys, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Established in 2009

Closed in 2016

Description
Ceased brewing in September 2016 although some of the beers will continue to be brewed elsewhere.

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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask @ Old Gate, Hebden Bridge. Hazy tawny-gold with a crispness, smoothness in its texture, and a small head. It has a slightly stewed tropical fruit taste, that’s similar in its nose but with a few malts too.
Tried from Cask on 17 Feb 2016 at 07:01

7/10
Somehow this was bretty but it didn't taste infected and I enjoyed it. A little funk. EeBria.
Tried at Eebria Taproom on 31 Jan 2016 at 15:57

6/10
Tried on 20 Jan 2016 at 10:24

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ Mr Foley’s, Leeds. Deeper golden coloured with a small head. Has a hoppy nose, and quite a few in its taste too where there’s a heavy sweetness.
Tried from Cask on 19 Jan 2016 at 17:35

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Bootlegger, High Wycombe, 16/01/16. Black with a minimal tan covering that dissipates to nothing m Nose is sweet chocolate, vanilla, airy malts, faint charr, toffee fudge. Taste comprises chocolate, caramel, vanilla, light roasted malts, treacle. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 16 Jan 2016 at 09:51

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at cloisters. Pours black, nose is chocolate, coffee, coconut, taste is sweet, rich chocolate, light coconut, toffee, vanilla.
Tried from Cask on 25 Dec 2015 at 09:07

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Bootlegger, High Wycombe, 22/12/15. Black with a well appointed tan covering that retains well. Nose is light roast, chocolate, toffee, mellow dark fruits Taste comprises chocolate, raisens, light spice, earthy roast, biscuit, mellow dark fruits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent tasty stout affair.
Tried from Cask on 22 Dec 2015 at 12:15

6/10
Tried on 18 Dec 2015 at 13:39

3.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
Cask at the Nags Head - Reading. Pours clear, pale yellow with a frothy white head. Smells...not good, with notes of vinegar, sweat. Light sweet flavor with more vinegar, grains, salty sweat, lemon. Light bodied, soft; wretched condition. Rough on the finish, more vinegary accents, damp grains, salt, lemon peel. Horrible. Shouldn’t be on sale. UPDATE: what’s a bit shocking, is that two members of the staff tried it and thought it tasted alright.
Tried from Cask on 11 Dec 2015 at 12:09

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol, 4/12/2015. Near black with a thin, tan, head, Sweetish aroma of chocolate, vanilla and toasted malts. Flavour had some caramel, milk chocolate and oak, before a gently roasted finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2015 at 13:23