Dark Element Brew Co

Microbrewery in Caerphilly, Caerphilly, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Established in 2024

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1 Lon Y Twyn, Caerphilly, CF83 1NW, Wales
Description
We are a South Wales based brewery, launched in 2024 with 10 years of commercial brewing experience. We have a big passion for all things hoppy and hazy focusing on hop forward styles across a can and keg range.

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7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Fuss Club at home in London 13/08/2024 Passionfruit and papaya, red grapefruit, tangerine combining for a pleasing tropical and citrus medley, nice n juicy, semi sweet pale malty support, light hop spice, piney light bitter hoppy finish. Nice one.

Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2024 at 13:00


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Fuss Club at home in London 12/08/2024 New English brewery ✅ dense juicy fruity with lots of mango and tangerine, grapefruit, papaya, pine needles, sweet malty backing, dank sided balanced bitter hoppy finish. Great stuff, very good first impression.

Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2024 at 12:55


8.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Milky deep golden body with a thick white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of passionfruit and fleshy mango. Flavour of sated orange and passionfruit. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. A punchy, dank hop combination.

Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2024 at 23:03


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Can in the garden, 3rd August 24. Pours a hazy straw yellow. Aromas of grape, melon, peach, citrus. Taste is grapes, peach, citrus, light pith, light floral with sherbert, melon and medium bitter, very clean and refreshing

Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2024 at 15:43


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

Can from Craft Beer Cave near Llandudno. Color: Hazy Pale orange, white head. Aroma: Hoppy, fruity mix of orange, lemon and tropical fruit. Taste: Hoppy, zesty, tangerine zest, hints of lemon, grapefruit. Barley malt. A bit lemonade-like. Moderate sweet, over moderate bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Ok.

Tried from Can on 21 Jul 2024 at 13:24


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

440ml can. Hazy golden, white head. Aroma of mango, passionfruit, white wine, gooseberry. Taste is slightly sweet, ripe mango, passionfruit, vinous, white wine, grape and gooseberry, light bitterness. Medium bodied, pretty well balanced. Really nice IPA yet again from this new brewery.

Tried from Can on 17 Jul 2024 at 21:59


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

440ml can. Murky yellow, white head. Aroma of zesty lime, grapefruit, passionfruit. Taste is creamy, slightly sweet, lots of zesty lime, grapefruit, ripe passionfruit, mango, hint of dankness, no sign of the dreaded Riwaka. Medium bodied. Excellent IPA.

Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2024 at 17:20


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

440ml can. Hazy yellow gold, white head. Aroma of tropical fruits and earthy Riwaka shite. Taste is very juicy, tropical, mango, grapefruit, papaya, thankfully Riwaka's badly burnt bacon taste is relegated to the background and doesn't interfere too much with the lovely tropical fruitiness.

Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2024 at 16:40


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can, Chez Sophie. Pours a misty golden yellow, large white head. Smooth and fluffy mouthfeel, soft tropicals, some lemon, passionfruit and light citrus. Gentle bitter close. Nicely presented pale.

Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2024 at 21:12


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

Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 07/07/24. Dirty greyed out orange with a white cap that thins to the edge ... not a looker. Nose is raw citric shreds, chalky minerals, straw, earthy tropical fruits, orange zest. Taste comprises bitter tropical fruits, orange zest, raw pineapple, grass, dank chimes, mineral bite. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with earthy hop bitterness. Passable DIPA ... not a total disaster but rather on the raw side and a touch disjointed.

Tried on 07 Jul 2024 at 17:56