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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8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
440ml can. Murky yellow, white head. Aroma of mango and grapefruit, lemon. Taste of mango, grapefruit, lemon, zesty citrus finish, low bitterness. Medium bodied. Really nice pale once again.
Tried from Can on 13 Nov 2024 at 17:44

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
440ml can. Murky golden, small white head. Aroma of passionfruit, herbal, dank, ripe citrus. Taste is very fruity and dank, herbal, ripe passionfruit, citrus, grapefruit, low bitterness. Medium-full bodied.
Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2024 at 21:01

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
440ml can. Murky golden, white head. Aroma of grape, melon, gooseberry, tropical fruits. Taste is mostly Nelson - grape, gooseberry, melon, papaya, a little citrus, subtle hint of Riwaka's bacony shite. Medium bodied. Great IPA.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2024 at 18:09

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught, third pint. @Nottingham Camra Beer Festival, Nottingham (England). 10/10/2024 [#7.845 Global - #42 Wales - #1 Dark Element Brew Co (My Welsh brewery #22)] Pous extremely hazed yellow with a tiny white head. Aroma: stoned fruits, white grapes and floral hops. Taste: fresh floral hops, tangerine and passionfruit. Citrusy palate. Bit hop-spice. Next one, please!
Tried on 08 Nov 2024 at 12:28

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Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2024 at 20:29

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
440ml can. Hazy golden, white head. Aroma of candied mango, pineapple, mandarin. Taste of mango, pineapple, mandarin, pine, a little grapefruit pith. Medium bodied.
Tried from Can on 20 Oct 2024 at 20:47

7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
11/10/2024. KeyKeg at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2024. Pours cloudy pale mustard gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is orange, citrus, stone fruits, malt, pineapple, melon, mango, rubbery pine. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, light tartness. Medium body, prickly carbonation. Liked this.
Tried on 13 Oct 2024 at 14:23

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Hazy golden beer, thin white head. Dry aroma of grapefruit and bitter citrus zest. Flavour has grapefruit too, grassy hop, dry citrus zest, some bittersweet lemon juice, with a lingering bittersweet finish. Very decent.
Tried on 12 Oct 2024 at 17:12

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft at the Nottingham BF. Pale yellow hazy. Light citrus crisp some sweetness. Medium body.
Tried from Draft on 11 Oct 2024 at 09:52

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
440ml can. Murky yellow, white head. Aroma of orange and mango, grapefruit, pine. Taste is fruity, orange, mango, grapefruit, mildly vinous, floral/herby/leafy/piney hops. Medium bodied. Another great pale.
Tried from Can on 25 Sep 2024 at 20:41