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

Saturday 13th April 2024, Bertie, Margie and I in Tamworth on a pub crawl. Hand-pulled half-pint in the Sir Robert Peel. Golden body, white crown. Citrus leaning brew with grapefruit being the biggest player.

Tried on 14 Apr 2024 at 07:05


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

Cask at Salopian Bar, Shrewsbury. Pours a strongly dark reddish-brown with a small cream head. There’s roast malts in the aroma, alongside bread rolls and a hint of coffee. In the mouth it is sweet and creamy but with a little underlying bitterness. Flavour has cola, liquorice and malts plus traces of chocolate and ginger, leading to a slightly spicy finish. This is well balanced and rather nice.

Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2024 at 19:52


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

Cask @ Salopian, the pub. Clear bright gold with a good pure white head. Aroma is floral, grassy. Pleasant cask pale overall, malt-forward with a gentle floral sweetness coming through.

Tried from Cask on 21 Mar 2024 at 09:36


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

[Cask at the Andover Tap.] Bright pale amber; citrusy aroma; citrusy taste; lasting bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2024 at 14:32


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

Cask. Amber beer with a cream head. Light malt and light floral aroma. Light malt and light floral flavor with light fruitiness. Medium bodied. Light malt and light floral notes linger with light fruitiness.

Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2024 at 18:15


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ The Pheasant, Wellington. Clear deep gold with a good white collar. Fruity citrus nose. Nicely hoppy flavour profile with a good citrussy air, hop resin, tropical suggestions.. decent

Tried from Cask on 23 Nov 2023 at 22:18


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

(Cask at Craft Beer Co Clerkenwell, London, 17 May 2023) Golden colour with foamy, white head. Fruity, malty nose with apricots, citrus and biscuits. Malty, fruity taste with notes of apricots, caramel, citrus and a balanced herbal/citric bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Rich, tasty and well balanced, with a fresh hop presence. Very nice.

Tried from Cask on 19 Sep 2023 at 20:56


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

(Cask at Craft Beer Co Clerkenwell, London, 17 May 2023) Copper colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of caramel, dried fruit and apricots. Malty, fruity taste with apricots, toast, caramel and a mild herbal bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. A bit caramelly, but tasty and well balanced. Nice one.

Tried from Cask on 18 Sep 2023 at 19:46


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

(Cask at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 17 May 2023) Hazy amber colour with frothy, tan head. Malty, hoppy nose with toast, apricots and earthy hops. Malty, hoppy taste with notes of toast, apricots, orange peel, resin and a balanced earthy bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and refreshing. Nice one.

Tried from Cask on 17 Sep 2023 at 20:40


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

Cask. Hazy yellowish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is floral, citrusy, some mild bready notes. Flavour is citrus, some floral and mild earthy and grassy notes. Simplistic, but yet very drinkable golden ale.

Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2023 at 17:43