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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10/10
Tried at The Ale House on 27 Oct 2017 at 00:12

8/10
Tried on 04 Oct 2017 at 09:26

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Calans, Hebden Bridge. Golden with a small head. Has a very light lemon fruitiness and everything about it is sessionable. Has a crisp tasting hoppiness.
Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2017 at 06:51

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at cloisters. Pours black, nose is huge orange, caramel, chocolate, taste is sweet, juicy orange, chocolate, caramel.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2017 at 02:09

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at cloisters. Pours clear golden, nose is perfume, lemon, orange, taste is floral, sweet, dry.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2017 at 02:09

10/10
Sue the boss
Tried at The Ale House on 29 Jul 2017 at 22:37

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On cask at the Stockbridge Tap. Appearance - golden with a decent head. Nose - expected lemon. Some blossom notes. Taste - green and stalky. Palate - light bodied. Dry finish. Not so much in the middle. Overall - expected more on the taste after the nose.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2017 at 11:19

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Waen Baby Snowball ].Clear dark black brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, dark chocolate, roasted, chocolate, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161015] 7-3-7-3-14
Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2017 at 10:51

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 18 Jul 2017 at 09:23

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at Steel City Beer Festival 2016 - Dark brown body with thin beige head. Nose is dark fruit, a bit of spice. Taste is dark fruits, sweet coffee, and the chili then kicks in. Okay.
Tried on 13 May 2017 at 13:45