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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7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 330ml. [ As Left Bank Risiko ].Clear dark red brown colour with a large, creamy - frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, rye, burnt, dark malt, raisin, plum, prune, dark dried fruit. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, tobacco, roasted, dark malt, rye. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161202] 7-4-8-3-15

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2017 at 13:53


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

Cask (gravity) @ 33th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2016, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Left Bank Shlivko ].Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, smoked, chocolate, bacon, meat, wood, smoke. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long to average duration, peat - ash, smoked, dark malt, roasted, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161201] 7-3-6-3-13

Tried from Cask on 12 Jul 2017 at 09:30


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Left Bank Kompot Plumbago ].Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, sweet malt, smoke. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, roasted, wood, smoke, dark fruit - plum. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151203] 6-3-6-3-13

Tried from Cask on 10 Jun 2017 at 11:40


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Left Bank Rhino ].Light unclear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, good to fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, sweet malt, wheat, moderate yeasty, sweet yeast, bubble gum. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, spicy, bubble gum, sweet malt, sweet yeast, fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151203] 6-2-5-3-11

Tried from Cask on 06 May 2017 at 09:58


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) @ 33th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2016, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Left Bank Macapuno ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, fruity malt, cake, cookie. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161129] 6-3-6-3-13

Tried from Cask on 26 Mar 2017 at 09:37


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

Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Left Bank Mleczko ].Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, roasted, dark malt, wood, licorice wood notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, smoke, dark malt, roasted, wood. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151201] 7-3-6-3-13

Tried from Cask on 01 Mar 2017 at 11:28


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home. Pours pale yellow gold with a light haze and a thick white head. Aromas of light tropical fruit, citrus and biscuit. Taste has a hop bite, more biscuit. Spicy yeast note lingers.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2017 at 09:24


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

29th December 2016
Pigs Ear Fest. Cask. Light haze on this yellowish gold beer, bubbly white head. Light and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Light malts, modestly sweet. Candy fruit sweetness into floral sweetness. Modest orange - lemon citrus. Light semi dry finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2017 at 07:23


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

8th December 2016
Bottleshare at Leighton’s Gaff. Light haze on this deepish amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is airy and fairly dry, decent carbonation. Thin malts which do not bring much sweetness, trace of bitter toffee. Light generic fruits. Bitter floral on the semi dry finish. Mild bitter linger. Fine.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2016 at 12:45


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

8th December 2016
Bottleshare at Leighton’s Gaff. Opaque dark brown beer, big tan head. Palate is very fluffy and quite dry, decent carbonation. Lively sourish dark malts with some accompanying roasty bitterness. Mild coca cola. Dry and bitter dark chocolate. Light malt cream. Dry and bitterish finish. Tasty enough.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2016 at 12:28