Brecon Brewing

Client Brewer in Bridgend, Bridgend, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Owned by Cold Black Label
Associated Venue: Brecon Brewing Brewery Shop - Out of business

Established in 2011

Contact
Guardian House 5-7, Squire Drive Brynmenyn Industrial Estate, Bridgend, CF32 9TX, Wales
Description
Founded in 2011 Brecon Brewing quickly established a reputation as one of Wales' best known breweries and its beers were eagerly sought out across the nation.

In 2019 acquired by Cold Black Label. Brewing activities moved to Bridgend.

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5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Brecon Three Beacons ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus, fruity, earthy malt - hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150812]
Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2015 at 18:01

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Clear, dark golden colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, moderately lacing, white head. Spicy aroma with lots of clove and a touch of aniseed. Taste is slightly sweet malty, notes of clove, a touch of nutmeg, aniseed and cinnamon; slightly dry finish. Not overspiced but onesided due to clove predominance.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2015 at 05:23

6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear pale gold, light haze, thin white head. Aromas of Christmas spice, as promised, faint butteriness too though. Taste is spice, light sweet malts. More buttery notes. Ginger creams. Full bodied, sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2015 at 10:19

4/10
Tried on 12 Dec 2015 at 17:33

6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Frothy White fully deminishing head. Dark red amber colour. Heavy nmalty/chocolate/candis aroma. Some hoppy notes. Moderate bitter orange-chocolate flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. Too fizzy. Strange brew.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2015 at 13:32

4.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Fonefan 110415. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Flavour is dry, chocolate, coffee, orange, bread, caramel. Medium to thin body. Ordinary beer.
Tried on 27 Sep 2015 at 09:26

4/10
Average red ale. Pretty poor. Doughy as hell
Tried at Ivory Peg (JDW) on 27 Aug 2015 at 14:37

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the John Fielding (JDW), Cwmbran. Hazy straw colour with a tight cream head leaving lots of lacing; grainy aroma; soft creamy body, wheaty taste with some orange juice; and a dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2015 at 12:38

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow, small white head. Aroma is mild fruity. Light toasted malt. Mild bitter, light citrusy fruity. Toasted and light fruity finish.
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2015 at 07:39

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Alesbymail. Clear amber with a small white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light hoppy - melon. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 070815
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2015 at 11:55