Grey Trees Brewery

Microbrewery in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Associated Venue: National Tap

Established in 2011

Contact
Units 5 & 6 Gasworks Road, Aberdare, CF44 6RS, Wales
Description
We are Grey Trees, we are an independent brewery based in South Wales, UK. We produce a range of award winning beers and offer both a retail and wholesale trade service. We supply directly to our customers as well as to pubs, bars, and restaurants across the UK.

The name, Grey Trees, comes from the English translation of the village where the brewery was born, Llwydcoed. After a successful first few years, we moved the brewery to a larger premises, breathing new life into an old industrial unit in Aberaman, Aberdare. Although our location changed, everything involved in making the very best crafted ales stayed the same, even the local fresh Welsh water source.

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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Grey Trees Caradog’s Bitter ].Clear medium orange color with a small average, frothy - fizzy, good - fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, earthy, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, earthy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150213] 5-3-6-3-12
Tried from Cask on 08 Dec 2016 at 15:39

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask half-pint in The Station, Oakengates Shropshire on 13th Nov 2016. Very pale blonde with a white head that gave some good lacing. Slight citrus leanings in both the nose and taste, subtle flavours I suppose and refreshing. But not a lot happening to excite your senses.
Tried from Cask on 22 Nov 2016 at 06:30

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is light hop light citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a light watery light fruit light hop bitter palate. Light to medium bodied with sort carbonation. Too light all round for me.
Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2016 at 12:41

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Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Grey Trees Winter Warmer ].Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, light nutty. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, toasted, caramel, sweet malt, nutty notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150213] 7-3-7-3-13
Tried from Cask on 15 Nov 2016 at 11:43

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Grey Trees Drummer Boy ].Clear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, nutty, light to moderate hoppy, fruity - fruity hops. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, hoppy, sweet malt, nutty - fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150212] 6-3-7-3-14
Tried from Cask on 13 Nov 2016 at 13:40

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Grey Trees Valley Porter ].Clear medium brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, roasted, sweet malt, sweet roasted, malty, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150211]
Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2016 at 17:38

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Birmingham Beer Festival 2016; dark brown pour with a bubbly tan head, aroma has dark fruits and a hint of coffee, taste has dark fruits, coffee.
Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2016 at 10:58

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask @ The Salopian, Shrewsbury. Pours black, thin tan head. Aroma is chocolatey. Taste is smooth and chocolatey with soft dark malts. Very good.
Tried from Cask on 17 Oct 2016 at 14:38

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Half-pint, cask ale at Post Office Vaults, shared with Finn. A deep rustic tint to a dark coloured body. A bubbly ring to the rim of the surface. Plain, roasted malty nose. Flavoured with black malts including dark chocolate and liquorice. Ashy. Roasted bitter finish. Pleasant, just a little thin bodied for a porter (Birmingham 21.09.2016).
Tried from Cask on 03 Oct 2016 at 13:59

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On Tap at the Three Horseshoes, Waddington. Golden colour with small white head. Aroma and taste malts tropical fruit. Finish is light bitter.
Tried from Draft on 30 Sep 2016 at 13:23