Geipel Brewing

Microbrewery in Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Established in 2013

Contact
Pant Glas Llangwm Corwen Map Phone Landline:, Corwen, LL21 0RN, Wales
Description
Founded in 2013, we are a microbrewery specialising in bottom-fermented beers, more commonly known as lagers.*

For many years, lagers in Britain have been dominated by global brands and industrial production methods. The focus has been on branding, not flavour. We are reinventing British lagers by returning to the traditional methods that originally made it the most popular beer style in the world. We will not compromise flavour and we will not be the official lager of the next major international sporting event.

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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Pale golden blonde with a good sized white crown. Nose is pale malts, melon, straw, toasted grains, light cereals, dusty hop presence. Taste comprises grass, light pineapple chunks, soft malts, herb, cereals. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow hop dusting. Decent pils.
Tried on 11 Aug 2022 at 08:54

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at gbbf 2022 day 1. A clear golden yeloow coloured pour with a lasting frothy white head. Aroma is earthy pils, cereal, grass, straw., nettle.. Flavour is composed of crisp grains, gooseberry. Grassy hop, nettle. Green citrus. Ok. Plaaltr is crisp, grass, gooseberry, highish carbonation. Ok. Fine.
Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2022 at 18:17

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Stori. Appearance - cloudy orange. Proportionate off-white head. Nose - banana, toffee and clove. Taste - more banoffee, in fact getting into the sweeter edges of toffee this time. Palate - creamy in texture, medium bodied and a sweet finish. Overall - nice.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2021 at 10:39

Oh dear. DMS central. Lots of grains on aroma. Banana and clove but there's a lot of cooked cabbage and butterscotch which is doing it no favours. Not a good beer at all unfortunately.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2020 at 01:03

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Stori. Appearance - deep amber to red. Light haze. Thin head. Nose - red fruits like cherry or raspberry. Cake mixture. Taste - fruitcake and a slightly toasty edge. Palate - close to medium bodied. Crunchy texture. Toasty end. Overall - enjoyable if not what I expected. I suppose getting into the realms of Vienna Lager.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2020 at 15:56

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle from Stori. Appearance - cloudy golden orange. Big white head. Nose - overripe apple, peanut something resembling pine, but more dank. Taste - something a bit wild yeast going on. Green apples and farmyard slurry. Palate - light to medium bodied. Bitter as expected but a sourness I'm not so happy about. Overall - not sure this one was 100% what the brewer intended. Tbror other beers have been fine examples of German styles.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2020 at 19:00

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Stori. Appearance - golden and hazy. Big fluffy white head. Nose - green beans, edge of herbs. Corn underlay. Taste - more green vegetables herb bitterness. Palate - light bodied with persistent bitterness. Overall - does what a pils is supposed to do.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2020 at 18:34

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Stori. Appearance - hazy orange with attractive lacing. Nose - trademark bananas with an edge of pear drops. A little sweet spice too. Taste - loads of banana, some toffee and then more sweet spice, possibly nutmeg. Palate - light to medium bodied. Lovely creamy texture. Balanced tapering on the finish. Overall - really authentic Germanic brewiny here.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2020 at 16:42

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Stori. Appearance - golden brown with a thin head, as expected. Nose - green herb, lemon, hops spice. Taste - green beans, light sweetcorn. Hop spice again. Palate - light bodied but not thin considering the ABV. Nice bitter finish. Overall - good beer. Authentic.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2020 at 16:15

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Keg at GBBF '19, day one, 06/08/19. Lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white cap. Nose is orange zest, toasted grains, pale malts, grass. Taste comprises faint citric tones, straw, grains, light corn, bread. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Passable for the style.
Tried on 14 Dec 2019 at 10:38