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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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sample@GBBF2018, London, with the Malmö crew - Amber pour with a off white head. Toasted malty with some notes of caramel, some biscuity malts, cereal, medium body, twiggy hoppy bitter finish.
Tried on 25 Dec 2018 at 09:39

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[Cask at the Royal Standard, Wooburn Common] A glossy pitch black pour with a ring of coffee coloured head; aroma of chocoalte syrup; rather thin in the mouth, but with a smooth sweet chocoalte taste, with a definite chocoalte moose character; followed by a pleasantly bitter chocalatey finish. A dessert in a glass.
Tried from Cask on 12 Dec 2018 at 11:01

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle, 5%. Clear brown with small beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, biscuit and bread. Flavour is malt, caramel, chocolate, bread, sweet and a little bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2018 at 19:48

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Aroma: sweet malt and nuts. Flavour: Nuts and malty sweetness with caramel. Colour: Brown with an offwhite head. From: Bottle @ Boxbeer webshop oct. 2018.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2018 at 16:16

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gravicask, shared with Finn at the 24th Carmarthen Beer Festival. Spotty lacing from a stable white head. Misty greenish-golden body. Lemon, mild spices, and grass on the nose. Light leafy hops to the taste character, mid-sweet. Slightly bitter end. Fair enough. (04.10.2018).
Tried from Cask on 22 Oct 2018 at 16:55

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Half-pint, cask ale at Borough Arms. A beige bubbly head to a next to clear amber coloured body. Fair lacing. Caramel malty nose, hints of tobacco. Similar taste of tobacco, brown malts and bread. A backdrop of ripe fruits. Pretty alright. (Neath 02.10.2018).
Tried from Cask on 19 Oct 2018 at 06:28

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Half-pint, cask ale at Borough Arms. Clear golden coloured body. Low white head blanketing the upper part of the glass. Moderate taste of leafy hops, semi-sweet. Taste of biscuit followed by a bone dry ending. Satisfying. (Neath 02.10.2018).
Tried from Cask on 19 Oct 2018 at 06:22


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Fra gravicask på The 24th Carmarthon Beer Festival. Delt med Rune. Gylden. Filmskum. Blomsteraroma. Smaken blomster & krydder. Tørr avslutning.
Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2018 at 17:37