Left Bank Brewery

Microbrewery in Llangors, Powys, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Established in 2013

Contact
Tynewydd Farm, Llangors, LD3 7UA, Wales
Description
Simon Poffley wants to revive the tradition of farmhouse-brewed beer in the Brecon Beacons. He opened the Left Bank Brewery, located in a farm on the northern edge of Llangorse Lake, in the spring of 2019 and has been brewing since then, using Brecon Beacons water from a borehole. He wants to start fermenting using naturally occurring wild local yeasts and local malt, barley and hops if he can find them.

The first batches were brewed before Spring 2013 at the Hornbeam Cafe, Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London. Later production moved to the Blackhorse Workshop, Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow where we produced over a hundred brews. After brewing a few batches in Bermondsey production was moved to the Brecon Beacons.

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared at Leightons pre Christmas tasting. Clear golden orange coloured pour with a lasting fluffy off white head. Aroma is little spicy orange peel, tangy, nutty malts. Flavour is composed of dried fruit, candied orange peel, little grains astingentcy and lingering orange peel. Palate is fairly airy, medium light, high carbonation. Big bitterness lingers.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2014 at 12:11


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared in London. Thanks to Kenny. Pours perfectly clear gold with a large, lasting off-white head. The nose has some pale bread, slight citrus fruits, hay. Medium sweet flavor with more pale bread, citrus meringue, some bitter pine needles, hay, light grains. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly warming on the finish, still more pale bread, slight woody dryness, biscuits, subtle orange rind, slight melon. Not bad at all.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2014 at 12:10


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at Leightons pre Christmas tasting. Clear golden / orange with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is slight lemon / grassy cascade hop, little nutty malt, little lavender. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty, little caramel, happy, fresh leaf, crisp lemon. Palate is a bit under carbonated, semi sweet. Lingering grassy hop with a little crisp finish. Ok. Could do with a little bit more carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2014 at 11:17


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared in London. Pours crystal clear gold with a frothy white head. The nose has grainy bread, dough, orange, grass. Light sweet flavor with simple white bread, sugars, floral hops, mellow grassy bitterness, tangerine meringue. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Decent balance to finish, more pale bread, grains, orange rind. Fairly basic but not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2014 at 11:15


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’14, day 1, 02/12/14. Light black with a decent tan covering. Nose is light roast, milk chocolate, dark berries. Taste comprises chocolate, sweet licks, moderate roast, red berry fruit, lactic whisper. Medium bodied, smooth on the palate, sweet licks in the close. Solid milk stout, joins up very well.

Tried on 09 Dec 2014 at 14:28


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at chriso’s pre-Christmas tasting. Pours clear, shiny gold with a bubbly white head. The nose holds a good bit of doughy white bread, some yeasty esters, lemon. Medium sweet flavor with some doughy, pale bread, citrusy hops, low bitterness, mild straw, ripening lemon, melon. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming on the finish, some lemon notes, pale grains, other citrus, dry yeast, light esters, alcohol, dry wheat. Not bad overall.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2014 at 08:35


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared at chriso’s winter tasting 7/12/2014. Clear golden coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is earthy straw, lemon citrus, not much sorachi on the nose. Flavour is composed of sweet, grains, straw, lemon, cocnut, honey, earthy lemon. Palate is sweet, medium body, lowish carbonation. Medium bitterness, pretty clean.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2014 at 05:39


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at chrisO... Golden amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet toffee fruit... Light bready yeast nose... Soft sweet fruits... Light. whetabix.. Soft fruits

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2014 at 05:14