About
Black Tar Brewing Co. began as an idea between friends in Pembrokeshire who shared a passion for great beer, community spirit, and doing things differently. Inspired by the shandies of old — but driven by a desire to reimagine them for today — we set out to create a drink that celebrates local brewing while offering something refreshingly new.
We launched Siândy with a simple principle: beer first, always. Each batch starts with high-quality Welsh craft beer, blended carefully with our own sustainably produced lemonade. What began as a small-scale collaboration has grown into a bold new chapter for low-ABV drinks, with deep roots in local flavour, environmental care, and community connection.
Our journey continues with Seed to Sip, where we work with local growers to produce ingredients for future flavour — bringing education, sustainability, and good taste together in every can.
We launched Siândy with a simple principle: beer first, always. Each batch starts with high-quality Welsh craft beer, blended carefully with our own sustainably produced lemonade. What began as a small-scale collaboration has grown into a bold new chapter for low-ABV drinks, with deep roots in local flavour, environmental care, and community connection.
Our journey continues with Seed to Sip, where we work with local growers to produce ingredients for future flavour — bringing education, sustainability, and good taste together in every can.
5.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sample thanks to Grumbo.
Hazy pale yellow with a white head. Aroma of lemonade. Taste is very sweet, sugary lemonade, very little of the base pale ale left here, subtle malts is all, slightly tart but overall the lemonade sweetness is dominant. Light bodied, moderate carbonation.
Despite the sugary sweetness, at least it's not as syrupy and cloying as the other one of theirs I had. I'll just say I'm glad I only had a small sample and not a full can.
Hazy pale yellow with a white head. Aroma of lemonade. Taste is very sweet, sugary lemonade, very little of the base pale ale left here, subtle malts is all, slightly tart but overall the lemonade sweetness is dominant. Light bodied, moderate carbonation.
Despite the sugary sweetness, at least it's not as syrupy and cloying as the other one of theirs I had. I'll just say I'm glad I only had a small sample and not a full can.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2026
at 22:38
4.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 4
Sample thanks to Grumbo.
Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of lemonade and pale grainy malts. Taste of lemonade with added sugary syrups, grains, very sweet, sweeter than actual lemonade. Light bodied.
Poor effort.
Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of lemonade and pale grainy malts. Taste of lemonade with added sugary syrups, grains, very sweet, sweeter than actual lemonade. Light bodied.
Poor effort.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2026
at 20:03
4.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2026
at 17:42
4/10
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2026
at 17:41
4.8/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
3/4/2026. Can at the Good Friday ITFC beer share. From Wales Ales. Pours okay. Very sweet lemonade shandy. Very sugary. Slight tart edge. Saccharine sweet. Not keen.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2026
at 17:40
3/10
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2026
at 18:07
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
21/2/2026. Can at ITFC Beer share. From Wales Ales. Pours fine. Lemonade shandy aroma. Very sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2026
at 18:05
5.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2026
at 18:05