Grey Trees Brewery
Microbrewery
in Aberdare,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
Wales 🏴
Associated Venue: National Tap
Established in 2011
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.
Downender (11275) reviewed Valley Porter from Grey Trees Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Lime Kiln, Bristol 16/6/2016. Near black in colour with a decent, beige, head. Some liquorice character, toasty malts, a hint of chocolate and dryish finish. Enjoyable.
Downender (11275) reviewed Maroon Machine from Grey Trees Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Lime Kiln, Bristol 29/4/2016. Amber with a frothy, off-white, head. Crisp cereal malts, some tangerine fruit, a touch of leafy hop and decent, bitter, finish. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Lime Kiln, Bristol 29/4/2016. Deep amber with a frothy, off-white, head. Sweetish, almost bready malts, some hedgerow fruits, plenty of leafy hops and a lingering, bitter, finish. A very drinkable strong bitter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from Purple Moose Brewery shop, Porthmadog. Pours an encouraging hazy gold with medium white head. Aroma is nicely sweet weiss esters. Taste is bright with moderate weiss flavours, not as smooth and prominent as some weisbiers but still rather pleasant and summery.
minutemat (16258) reviewed Caribbean Pale Ale from Grey Trees Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ The Salopian Bar, Shrewsbury. Pours gold with a slight haze, white head. Aroma is biscuity malt. Taste seems slightly subdued with mild citrus leanings but veering more towards a malt character. Fine.
Downender (11275) reviewed Caradog's Bitter from Grey Trees Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Lime Kiln, Bristol, January 2016. Copper in colour with a slight, off-white, head. Tangerine fruits, sweetish malts, leafy hops and a decent, bitter, finish. Good.
Downender (11275) reviewed Brewski from Grey Trees Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Lime Kiln, Bristol 5/2/2016. Deep gold in colour with a slight, off-white, head. Tangerine fruits, some biscuity malts, leafy hops and a dryish finish. Good.
Downender (11275) reviewed Chinookan VPA from Grey Trees Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Lime Kiln, Bristol 23/12/2015. Golden with a frothy, white, head. Tropical fruit and grassy hop aroma. Flavour was dominated by citrus fruits, accompanied by digestive malts leading to a lengthy, bitter, finish. Good.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Afghan Pale Ale from Grey Trees Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask @ GBBF 2015. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity spicy citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty spicy hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Afghan Pale Ale from Grey Trees Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Grey Trees Afghan Pale Ale ].Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity, peach. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, citrus, peach, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150811]