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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5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4
10th March 2015
Bright clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and minerally crisp. Smooth pale malts, not that sweet. Floral bitterness turning tangy and harsh. Mild ripe orange. Light dry finish. A bit harsh without much to balance it.
Tried on 14 Mar 2015 at 06:12

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
330ml bottle. Clear, ruby red glowing, dark brown colour with thin, frothy, lasting, moderately lacing, off-white layer. Bitter, zesty, orange aroma on sweet-ish, chocolately dark malty basis. Taste has orange juice notes, sweet fruity, some fruit acid, a zesty touch, chocolately dark malty basis; flat carbonation, insipid.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2015 at 07:49

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
As Brecon Red. Clear medium amber colour, good frothy beige head, mostly diminishing, good lacing. Subtle aroma, malty, caramel, light fruity (berries, tangerine, peach), bread, light herbal notes. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, fruity, toffee, bit toasted, with average to long duration, malty bittersweet aftertaste. Medium body, watery to oily texture, average carbonation, good one.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2015 at 12:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty. Light fruity. Bitter, citrusy, grassy and toasted dry malty. Bitter, mild sweet and toasted malty finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2014 at 17:09

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Wakefield Beer Festival. Almost black with no head. Has a slightly thin tasting roasted malt aroma and taste.
Tried on 07 Nov 2014 at 15:20

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
23rd October 2014
Church Inn. Ludlow. Cask. Hazy orange - amber beer, residual pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and crispy. Nice condition. Light and semi dry sweetish malts. Good hoppy fruits here - orange peel, tangerine peel and their fruit pulps. Light floralness, touch of lemon. Peel bitterness and then sweeter fruits. Light crispy finish. Peel and fruity bitter linger. Really nicely done. Full of flavour.
Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2014 at 10:56

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
21st October 2014
Church Inn, Ludlow. Cask. Light haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, mild fine carbonation. Very tangy orange, pithy bitterness. Touches of lemon rind and grapefruit. Finishes light with floral apple and pear. Tangy but flavoursome.
Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2014 at 09:26

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Clytha Arms, Monmouthshire 8/10/2014. Deep gold with a decent, white, head. Pleasant bitter, with some cereal malts, hedgerow fruits and a decent bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2014 at 13:54

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
How: Cask.
Where: GBBF 2014.
Appearance: Opaque golden colour with a small off-white head.
Aroma: Fruit, malt.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, some fruit.
Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2014 at 05:24

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Sampled @ GBBF day 3. Hazy dark orange color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, quite fruity, slightly fruit peel, something weird I can’t put my finger on. Average body and carbonation. Ok beer.
Tried from Can on 19 Aug 2014 at 11:55