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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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours unclear yellow to orange with a small white head. Light hoppy aroma. Flavour is mild hoppy and light citrusy fruity. Subdued malt presence. Bitter and citrusy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2009 at 04:03

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with elderflowery notes of hops. The flavor is sweet malty with flowery notes of hops, leading to a lightly bitter finish, where the flowery notes lingers.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2009 at 13:03

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear medium brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, nutty, coffee notes, wood. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (070808)
Tried from Cask on 20 Oct 2008 at 06:42

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate hoppy, grapefruit, citrus, light yeasty, butter notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and biter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (060808)
Tried from Cask on 17 Oct 2008 at 04:03

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity aroma with hoppy notes. Sweet flavor with with fruity, citric, hoppy and caramel notes. Hoppy kick in the end.
Tried on 16 Sep 2008 at 10:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF08. Weak roasted aroma, dark malt. Clear dark brown colour. The flavour starts off with a mild malty roastedness, gets a little more rough at the end, probably due to rough hops. Still good, though.
Tried from Cask on 08 Sep 2008 at 10:45

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Cask, 4.8% at GBBF08. Good rough aroma. Clear dark golden colour, small creamy head. Good hop flavour, nicely rough and citric. Quite nice.
Tried from Cask on 08 Sep 2008 at 10:36

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
chiara poca schiuma abbastanza persistente note luppololate leggermente citriche malto in bocca ben bilanciata malto delicato dolciastra bilancita dal luppolo agrumato non molot amara finale un po corto
Tried on 02 Sep 2008 at 07:43

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask, Wirral Food & Drink Festival. Darkish gold colour, no real head ;hops and some fruit in the flavour and aroma, dry bitter finish. Fine, if a bit watery, and not much more to say about this beyond that.
Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2008 at 13:48

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle, 4.2%. Hazy golden colour, very small white head. Good bitterness in the flavour, hint of plastic. Fruity aftertaste. Too much plastic.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2008 at 16:03