Crafty Devil Brewing

Microbrewery in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Associated Venue: Bub's Bar & Kitchen - Out of business

Established in 2014

Contact
Unit 3, The Stoneyard, Ninian Park Road, Cardiff, CF11 6HE, Wales
Description
Established in 2014 by best mates Adam Edinborough & Rhys Watkins in Rhys' then Garden Shed in west Cardiff. Crafty Devil Brewing are Cardiff's alternative to the corporate mass producing breweries. A truly independent and staunchly proud Cardiff Brewery Crafty Devil Brewing are now brewing in Ninian Park Road, Canton, Cardiff.

Producing exciting, quality and tasty beers in the styles which Adam & Rhys want to drink. Crafty Devil believe that beer should be drank fresh, as locally as possible and made by people who love beer!

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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at BD Norwich, 20/11/16. Lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white covering. Nose is orange pith, pine needle, grapefruit, citric tinged straw. Taste comprises light grapefruit, soft bread, melon, tangerine, toasted malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a juicy hop rinse. Decent enough APA.

Tried on 04 Dec 2016 at 12:34


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at BD Norwich, 20/11/16. Lightly hazed golden with a well appointed off white cap. Nose is bitter orange, toasted malts, light pine, grapefruit, citric tinged straw. Taste comprises orange pith, grapefruit, toasted grains, light bread, mango, straw, light grapefruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close doused with hop bitterness. Sippable number but rather lightweight for the style.

Tried on 04 Dec 2016 at 12:11


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at BD Norwich, 20/11/16. Light black with a decent tan cap. Nose is coffee, spice, black pepper, cocoa powder, sweet notes. Taste comprises sweet malts, chcolate, light spice, toffee, hint of dark fruit, raisins. Medium bodied, fine carbonatio, semi drying close. Decent stout.

Tried on 04 Dec 2016 at 12:04


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml can from Clink, Birmingham. Pours a cloudy pale gold, white head. Aroma brings familiar wit spice. Taste is quite light with soft spice integration with the yeast. Floral notes with coriander and light cloves. Good sessionable wit.

Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2016 at 11:36


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

330ml can from Clink, as ’Mikey Rayer All Dayer’. Pours a mucky amber, good off-white head. Aroma is a little harsh, oxidised, citrus, biscuity malts. Taste continues, with some cardboard and light oxidisation. Faint grapefruit, biscuit malts, grain. Perhaps past its best.

Tried from Can on 01 Dec 2016 at 14:13


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle, courtesy of minutemat during EuroLocalSwap, many thanks! Pours unclear golden, yet not particularly hazy. Aroma is tropical with a little bit of pine, but mostly orange. Medium body, very oily and juicy, with a lively carbonation and a late but soft bitterness. Rather dry palate. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2016 at 15:01


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from the brewer’s own stand at the Good Food Show at Birmingham NEC. Black with brownish hints. Light coffee is slightly lost against the more assertive roasted malt. The flavours are a little light but it’s got a nice frothy mouthfeel. Overall it’s decent but maybe suffered a little in comparison with the mint stout I’d tried from the same brewer moments before.

Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2016 at 12:02


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

UBottle from the brewer’s own stand at the Good Food Show at Birmingham NEC. Black with an off-white head and a light frothy mouthfeel. After Eight mint blended into a light roasted malt and black coffee base. Was afeared that this could be too sweet and overwhelmed by fake flavours. But no- Crafty Devil have got it exactly right, the roastiness and black coffee balancing out the sweet chocolate and mint perfectly to create a harmonious and tasty brew. A damn fine effort; thank you!

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2016 at 00:17


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Beers of the World country 42: Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

"N/A" - beersoftheworldproject.wordpress.com

Date: 19/11/2016

Tried on 19 Nov 2016 at 19:00


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from Cotteridge Wines; hazy golden yellow pour with a big bubbly white head, aroma has strong clove along with some light tropical action, taste has citrusy lime, clove spice, pine, coriander, some medicinal action.

Tried from Can on 19 Nov 2016 at 08:09