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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cask at G-RAF 2025 festival ...golden ...thin white lacing ...soft sweet herbal fruit nose ...nwh floral fruit
Tried on 19 Jun 2025 at 15:16

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Old rating from 27-04-16 - 500ml bottle, gift from friends who visited North Wales. Pours a dark chestnut colour with a cream head. Aromas of roasted berries & malt. Tastes of toffee, biscuit, chocolate, spice & roasted berries. Medium body with a nice roasted finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2025 at 17:54

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Pint of cask out the barrel at the Lytton Arms beer festival. Good pour with plenty of hops and a balanced bitterness. A classic old school pale ale.
Tried from Cask on 25 May 2025 at 06:57

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Pours pale golden, slightly hazy. Small white head. Aroma: bready malts, dough and citrus. Taste: bread, citrus and light mango. Bit sweet palate.
Tried from Can at Hope Tap on 20 May 2025 at 07:31

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Old rating from 01-08-15 - 500ml bottle, a birthday gift from a fellow beer lover, pours a clear golden colour with a white head. Aromas of Elderflower & hops. Tastes of Elderflower, citrus fruit with a slight bitterness in the finish. Feels of medium carbonation. Overall a nice summery drink.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2025 at 14:06

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Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of flora, hops & malt. Medium body. Light to moderate bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2025 at 14:35

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Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2025 at 19:16

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12/4/2025. Bottle from Myrddins Brewery Tap, Barmouth. Pours clear pale gold with a frothy white head. Aroma is citrus, grassy, herbal, grainy, floral, damp, malt. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, watery, average carbonation. Sweet perfumed finish. Fair.
Tried from Bottle at Myrddins Tap on 12 Apr 2025 at 19:15

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Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2025 at 19:14

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Deadication beer to Tammy Wynette, who died on this day. She might stand by this beer as it's a good one. Deeper golden with a creamy head. Mild creamy sugars, nice cask texture.
Tried from Cask at Wetherspoons on 06 Apr 2025 at 16:40