Cardigan Brewery / Bragdy Aberteifi

Microbrewery in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Associated Venue: Y Bryn a'r Bragdy

Established in 2004

Contact
Brynhoffnant, Llandysul, Cardigan, SA44 6DU, Wales
Description
Welcome to Cardigan Brewery, a union of Penlon Beers & Innkeeper Wales, creating great Welsh beers that can be enjoyed at home, from a range of great shops across the land, or at the pub, including our very own Teifi Waterside Hotel or Brynhoffnant Inn.

Started brewing in October 2004 initially as Penlon Cottage Brewery. It is a small scale operation which brews are range of bottle conditions beers. It was initially based near Pencae moving to its location in 2015. In 2020 they merged with Innkeeper Wales and changed to the current name although Penlon Cottage Brewery is still used.

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6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottled. Very dark brown. Cocoa aroma. Mid sweet with light-medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Flavours of coffee and salty cocoa. Mid bitter finish. Pleasant easy going stout.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2012 at 13:44

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Brewer’s Droop, Bristol. Clear amber with decent carbonation and a massive white head. Citrus fruit aroma with some marmalade. Biscuit malts flavour with a touch more fruit and decent, bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2011 at 10:54

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottled. Hazy amber, persistant head. Caramelly and toasty with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Malt driven with some caramel. A touch of spicy hops leads to a finish with relatively low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2011 at 21:15

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled. Clear mahogany colour, mid-sized head. Dry and salty with a nutty roastiness. Fairly light bodied with slight notes of berries. Salty finish with low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2011 at 00:01

6.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Very dark brown, rich beige head. Aroma of chocolate and coffee. Sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Some caramel, plenty of milk chocolate. Low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2011 at 04:49

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Bottled. Lightky hazy pale amber, rich firm head. Fruity chalky nose. Light bodied with rounded mouthfeel, some resin. Chalky lightly bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2011 at 04:47

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Favourite Beers, Cheltenham, Glos, 28.05.11 consumed outside camper at The Tunnel House Inn campsite 29.05.11 Pours hazy dark amber, in fact its more brown I suppose with an off-white head. Little toffee at first but a good fruity bite throughout, some furry bitterness, its a nice beer. A6 A3 T7 P4 Ov14 3.4
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2011 at 08:07

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Bacchus, Crickhowell. Slightly hazy, copper coloured, with a decent, off-white head. Sweetish, citrus and floral hop aroma. Caramel malt flavours, with orange fruit , peppery hops and a decent bitter finish. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2010 at 12:20

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
bottle from Waitrose Abergavenny. Deep black colour, mid-sized beige head. Aroma of chocolate. Full-bodied, malty base, complemented by bitter-sweet chocolate flavours. Hints of dark berries and dried fruit. Very nice indeed.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2010 at 02:36

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Brewer’s Droop, Bristol. Near black, opaque with plenty of carbonation. Light, coffee and milk chocolate aroma with a touch of grassy hops. Light mouth feel, with roasted malts, more chocolate coating the mouth and dry finish. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2010 at 14:34