Bragdy Mŵs Piws (Purple Moose Brewery)

Microbrewery in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2005

Contact
Madoc Street Porthmadog LL49 9DB, Porthmadog, LL49 9DB, Wales
Description
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First beers seen from the Y Bragdy Mws Piws / Purple Moose Brewery were at Worcester Beer Festival in August 2002. They were brewed at Moor. The brewery first brewed 14th June 2005 following the acquisition of a new site and a 10BBL plant formerly in use at Harviestoun. Expanded again in 2013 to a 40BBL plant.

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7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
3/5/2026. Bottle at the ITFC Promotion Party (2026) beer share. From Beers of Europe. Good pour. Aroma is malty, liquorice, meaty, dried fruits, ashy. Medium sweet, moderate roasted bitterness. Decent, especially for its quite modest abv.
Tried from Bottle from Beers Of Europe on 03 May 2026 at 14:43


7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2026 at 14:41

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
30/4/2026. Bottle. Good pour. Aroma is malty, caramel, hedgerow, touch spiced. Medium sweetness with good balancing bitterness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Nice bittersweet and slightly spiced finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2026 at 11:56

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A mostly clear golden coloured pour with a lasting loose white head that fades. Aroma is artificial peach melba, nectarine, parma violets, florals. Flavour is composed of floral peach melba, artifical flavour, shurbet, floral citrus, perfume. Grainy finish, with some alcohol. Palate is semi, grainy, alcohol bite, moderate carbonation. Ok. Pseudo craft bs.
Tried on 12 Apr 2026 at 17:01

6.5/10
Clear golden colour with a decent white head. Light floral and sweet. Light body.
Tried from Cask at Ritz (JDW) on 21 Mar 2026 at 10:11

7/10
8:30am … and there’s a wait to order a (half) pint! Last pint before heading back. Pub’s open?! Why not 😝
Tried from Draft at The Crown Rivers (JDW) (Heathrow Terminal 5) on 13 Mar 2026 at 07:45

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pale amber coloured body.

Winey, oaked & malt aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a lightly carbonated back.
Spiced, berries, pale malt, biscuit & toffee tastes with a tangy
finish.
Excellent
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2026 at 19:51

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask, half pint. @"Liverpool Camra Beer Festival", Liverpool (England) 21/02/2026
[#8.934 Global - #103 Wales - #3 Purple Moose Brewery (Y Bragdy Mŵs Piws)]
Pours reddish brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma: berries, roasted malts, chestnut and peppery malts. Taste: red berries and chestnuts. Thin palate.
Next one, please!
Tried from Cask on 21 Feb 2026 at 17:04

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours golden yellow with a small foamy almost white head and good lacing. The aroma is basically citrus and elderflower. In the mouth it is quite sharp with a creamy texture, Flavour has floral hops, citrus, lemon and elderflower with some underlying malty hints as well. A little lime comes through later on as well and the finish is slightly bitter. This is reasonable but more a drink for a sunny summer afternoon rather than a wet February evening !
Tried from Cask at Moon Under Water (JDW) on 04 Feb 2026 at 15:30