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First brewed 10th April 2010. A 2½BBL plant is used.

Llangollen Brewery has been one of North Wales’ best-kept secrets - until now. Our small but perfectly formed brewery began ten years ago when our Master Brewer, brewed the first-ever batch of Llangollen ales and sold our beers exclusively in his pubs.

He honed his craft, working hard to perfect the brewing alchemy that makes our beers so satisfying and unique. We have always crafted our classic and distinctive beers with care and precision and that hard work has paid off.
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5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
19/10/2020. Bottle bought direct from the brewery. Pours clear pale gold with a short lasting bubbly white head. Aroma of grain, sweet malt, citrus, flowers, notes of raspberry ripple ice cream. Medium sweetness, light earthy bitterness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Not sure it's redefining lager, but it is different to the norm, and not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2020 at 20:42

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - thank you very much, ffrind!]. Clear, dark yellow-ish golden colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Sweet-ish, pale malty and fruity hoppy aroma, rather unspecific fruity hints of yellow berries, yellow stone fruit, a minimally artificial touch of pineapple, grassy and floral overtones. Taste is sweet-ish, pale malty and fruity hoppy, diluted hints of yellow berries, yellow stone fruit, a minimally artifical, white jelly bear-like touch of pineapple, some hop bitterness, grassy and floral overtones. Light body, watery texture, smooth and soft palate, fine and soft to flat carbonation. Light, refreshing, almost a bit insipid, though - OK.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2020 at 17:25

5.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
17/9/2020. Bottle from the brewery. Pours clear golden with minimal head. Aroma of sweet malt, grain, citrus, and slight smoky notes. Quite heavy sweetness and very light bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Bit of an odd one.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2020 at 20:49

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
11/9/2020. Bottle at the Gorzow GP bottle-share, bought direct from the brewery. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly/frothy off-white head. Aroma of citrus, sweet malt, flowers, berries. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight creamy texture, soft carbonation. Quite liked this.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2020 at 13:44

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - diolch.]. Minimally cloudy, orangey golden colour with average, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Floral and leafy, hoppy aroma, notes of tea, a touch of Earl Grey, bergamot, smoked tea, pale and minimally caramel malty background, unspecific fruity overtones in yellow stone fruit direction, minimally waxy overtones as well. Taste is slightly bitter, floral and leafy hoppy, minimally fruity and sweet-ish malty, a touch of peach and apricot, Earl Grey, bergamot, a weak touch of smoked tea and - though quite diluted - even ham. Watery texture, minimally dry palate, more coarse than fine, prickly carbonation. Quite manifold, very interesting, pretty much underrated IMO.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2020 at 20:40

4.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
31/7/2020. Bottle from the brewery. Pours clear dark gold with a short lasting off-white head. Aroma is fruity, citrus, peachy, malty, touch cardboard. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness with sour notes. Moderate body, slight oily texture, above average carbonation. Bit disappointing.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2020 at 18:00

5.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Abbey Grange Hotel, Llangollen. Brown with a thin head. Has sweetened dark malts with just a hint of roasted available.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2019 at 16:34

5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from the Abbey Grange Hotel, Llangollen. Golden with a small head. Quite hoppy, mildly sweet, with a lowish bitterness for something described as a bitter. It's pretty tasty regardless.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Sep 2018 at 19:13

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Abbey Grange Hotel, Llangollen. Golden with a very small head. Not a standard bitter as it has a smoked aroma and taste with some ham flavours involved. You would still class this as a bitter in style though.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2018 at 19:06

6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
2nd June 2018, cask half-pint at the Abbey Grange Hotel, next to the brewery. By far the better of the three beers I had while there. This had condition and depth of body unlike the other two. Golden/amber body, clean and clear, white pillow on top. Citrus notes in both the nose and taste, pale malts? calm the lemon/grapefruit esters and flavours down nicely. Pleased I can write something positive about one of their beers because I do not like to hit the little man.
Tried from Cask on 04 Jun 2018 at 07:56