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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7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, berry, coffee, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110429]
Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2012 at 08:32

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
At Chriso New Year 2011/12 tasting. Hazy copper colour lasting beige. Malty aroma. ok
Tried on 30 Dec 2011 at 14:33

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottled. Hazy amber, small head. Ginger aroma. Dry and light bodied with clean, rounded mouthfeel. Plenty of salt and bicarbonate. Low bitterness. Strange stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2011 at 14:11

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask gravity @ The Rake, Borough SE1. Pours an amber color with no head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor. has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Nov 2011 at 04:06

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask gravity @ The Rake, Borough SE1. Pours a pale amber color with no head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty dry caramel finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Nov 2011 at 04:02

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask gravity @ The Rake, Borough SE1. Pours a golden color with no head. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy aroma. Fruity malty dry caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty dry caramel finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Nov 2011 at 04:00

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask gravity @ The Rake, Borough SE!. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity roasted malty weak coffee aroma. Fry roasted malty fruity flavor with hints of chocoalte. Has a dry roasted malty finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Nov 2011 at 03:58

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Dark mahogany colour, huge rocky head. Coffee aroma with some dark berries behind. Light bodied with rounded spritzy mouthfeel. Lightly roasty malt, blackberries acts as a sidekick. Spicy bitterish finish.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2011 at 01:15

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ The Rake, 14 Winchester Walk, London, Greater London, England SE1 9AG.ABV: 3.9% Clear medium amber yellow with virtually none head. Aroma is light moderate malty, sweet malt, malty, mazipan - molasses notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110801]
Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2011 at 06:18

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The Rake, 14 Winchester Walk, London, Greater London, England SE1 9AG.Clear dark brown colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, berries - blackberry. Flavor is moderate sweet, light light acidic and light bitter with a average to long duration, blackberries, dark malt, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110801]
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2011 at 13:22