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
Note to members adding beers:- Both the Welsh and English names should be entered, if applicable, with the English name in brackets.
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.
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.
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Can Beer Park 2025-08-02 Uddingston
AR: baking chocolate, dry vanilla powder
AP: amber dark brown, big frothy head
F: baking chocolate, dry vanilla powder
AR: baking chocolate, dry vanilla powder
AP: amber dark brown, big frothy head
F: baking chocolate, dry vanilla powder
Tried
from Can
from Beer Park
on 02 Aug 2025
at 23:05
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Cask at Liverpool Arms. Clear copper gold. Foamy white head. Aroma has vage malts ans vagueur woodiness. Tangy citrus and wood. Earthy. Slightly herbal. A tad off. Light. Thin to slick. Flat-soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Not just bkand but just tastes unbalanced. Stereotypical awful Gold, although a Golden Bitter in this instance.
Tried
from Cask
at
Liverpool Arms, Conwy
on 30 Jul 2025
at 20:10
5.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Keg at The Albion, Conwy. Clear light gold. Thick foamy white head. Aroma has malts. A hint of spice. Not much else. Flavourwise sweet malts lead, followed by a bitter metallic, grains and tart citrus edge. Light. Thin. Buoyant soft-fizzy carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Albion Ale House
on 27 Jul 2025
at 19:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
18/7/2025. Can bought at Beers Of Europe, Kings Lynn. 6.2% abv. Pours hazed deep amber brown with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is malted, dried fruits, caramel, biscuit, orange, rye bread. Modern sweetness, medium bitterness and body. Average carbonation. Toasted caramel malt finish. Good.
Tried
from Can
from
Beers Of Europe
on 18 Jul 2025
at 07:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
18/7/2025. Can bought at Beers Of Europe, Kings Lynn. Pours clear pale golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma is sweet tropical fruits, mango, citrus, grapefruit, touch grassy herbal. Quite sweet with a bitter bite. Medium body, quite carbonated. Sweet fruity finish, Traditional brewer does multi-hopped canned craft. Not a big fan.
Tried
from Can
from
Beers Of Europe
on 18 Jul 2025
at 07:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating - A half pint from the cask at the 2019 Beer & cider festival in St Helier, Jersey. Pours a dark red colour with a white head. Aromas of malt & dark fruits. Tastes of apple, cranberry and autumn leaf with woody hops. Medium body. A dry bitter tartish finish. Very good bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2025
at 14:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Clear pale gold with a bubbly white head and a floral aroma, presumably elderflower. Light bodied, fresh and fruity with a dry bittersweet finish.
Cambrian Railway Beer Festival 2025
Cambrian Railway Beer Festival 2025
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2025
at 11:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear pale gold with a bubbly white head and a fruity nose. Begins with a kick of grapefruit bitterness, tropical fruit sweetness underneath, finishes dry and bitter.
Cambrian Railway Beer Festival 2025
Cambrian Railway Beer Festival 2025
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2025
at 11:15
6/10
A pleasant bitter. Bought from Beers of Europe, drank at home.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2025
at 20:00
6/10
Cask at graf 2025. Pours golden, nose is grassy, toffee, green veg, taste is bitter, zesty, sweet. 6/5/6/6/6
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jun 2025
at 16:15