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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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

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Pint on cask at the Palladium JDW. 8:16 PM 19 Dec 22
Tried from Cask at Palladium on 27 Dec 2025 at 08:47

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4.5 Texture 5 Overall 4.5
Notert en hyggelig søndag formiddag på Vaaland Bryghus: klar lys gylden med ok skum. Nokså kunstig aroma og smak av vingummi og syltede tropiske frukter og søt marmelade. 0,44 boks fra min importkoffert, delt broderlig med bryggmesterne.
Tried from Can at Mossy Well (JDW) on 14 Dec 2025 at 11:43

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml can. Pours a clear yellow gold with a small, foamy, short lived, white head that leaves spotty lacing. Mild aroma of grainy pale malt and floral hops. Sweet flavour of grainy pale malt, red apple and lemongrass in a crisp, dry, mild bitter finish. Light body with an oily to watery texture and average to soft carbonation. Clean, refreshing and thirst quenching.
Tried from Can from Wine and Beyond - Lethbridge on 30 Nov 2025 at 05:11

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can. Pours a bright gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and fruit especially citrus in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Can from Beers Of Europe on 17 Oct 2025 at 18:02


9.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9.5 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
440ml can from a deli in Llangollen, Wales, UK. Pours a clear pale yellow-gold color with a small white head and fair retention. Barely any lacing. Standard pale malt aroma. The taste follows the nose:A straightforward pale lager, and really good. Clean and smooth. Lightly sweet. I don’t get any of the lemon or toffee notes mentioned on the can. Unremarkable, yet very good. Medium-light body. Light carbonation. Very low bitterness. I wish I bought more than one.
Tried from Can on 18 Sep 2025 at 23:16

8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 9.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Bottle gift from brother – drank at home. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with medium sized frothy beige head. There’s roasted malts, chocolate and hints of coffee in the aroma. In the mouth there is a brief creamy sweetness before sharpish bitterness comes through. Flavour has roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, traditional hops, liquorice and hints of crusty bread. Finish is quite dry. This is rather nice – though tending more towards a black IPA than a stout methinks.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2025 at 16:45