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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle from the Purple Moose Brewery Shop, Porthmadog. Yellow-blonde with a thinnish head. Has a light bubble-gum styled sweetness that is more pronounced in its nose than taste, but not much else to see here.
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2018 at 19:41

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Half pour (cask) at the Briar Rose. Medium amberwith small creamy head. Malty, brown bread aroma. Tadte is more of the malts, ceteal, and super smooth.
Tried from Cask on 17 May 2018 at 11:00

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Pours cola brown with a medium head. Aroma is cola, cocoa and roast. Taste is watery cola and yeasty roast. Dusty cocoa finish.
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2018 at 19:37

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Gloucester Beer Festival. Clear golden with a thin white head. Aroma of elderflowers, light citrus. Taste of light citrus, lemon, zest, floral elderflower, light malts, moderate bitterness. Light bodied, soft carb. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 29 Apr 2018 at 15:14

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Y Garth bar, Pennal. Pours dark orange brown with a medium head. Aroma is bready caramel. Taste is bready with some fruit. Serviceable.
Tried from Cask on 11 Apr 2018 at 07:44

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Frothy white faor mostly deminishig head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Watery palate.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2018 at 10:16

4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle 330ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark. [ As Purple Moose Mŵsh ].Clear medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, fruity malt, pale malt. Flavor is light moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, fruity malt, borring, sulphur notes. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to light flat. [20171118] 5-2-5-2-8
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2017 at 09:21

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Meny. Clear dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dark fruit. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 091217
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2017 at 08:00

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at White Star. Pours a clear yellow with a white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces. Aroma has straw and slightly sweet grains supported by biscuit and grass. Flavor has straw and biscuit with some grass underlying.
Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2017 at 10:11

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Pale yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. MOderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 14:35