And driven by a relentless excitement for beer and a passion for uncompromising quality, we work tirelessly to create fantastic examples of some of the most unique and unusual beer styles from all over the globe, as well as more well-known modern favourites. If you can think of a style, we’ve most likely brewed it!
All our beers are 100% natural, additive and preservative free and suitable for a vegan diet. We want as many people to enjoy our beers as possible. Every single one is 100% natural, free from additives and preservatives, and suitable for vegan diets (barring the odd brew of Squid Ink Stout…!). Additionally, our two most popular styles, Bohemian Pilsner and California Pale, are now gluten free.
bb (18428) reviewed Juicy IPA - 303 & Phantasm from Pipes Craft Beer 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Added hops as I think they rotate through. Rich amber beer with a dark cream head. Tropical fruit aroma. Tropical fruit and light citrus flavor with light summer fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. tropical fruit and light citrus linger with light summer fruit and light grape.
bb (18428) reviewed Bohemian Pilsner from Pipes Craft Beer 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Mineral aroma. Mineral and light malt flavor. Medium bodied. Mineral notes and light malt linger.
bb (18428) reviewed Altbier from Pipes Craft Beer 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft. Mahogany beer with a tan head. Light caramel and light toffee aroma. Caramel and citrus flavor. Medium bodied. Caramel and light citrus linger.
bb (18428) reviewed California Pale from Pipes Craft Beer 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light floral flavor. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and light malt linger.
jjsint (8631) reviewed California Pale from Pipes Craft Beer 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg draught at the Woodville, Cathays, Cardiff. Mid-gold and hazy with a large and slightly loose white head. Gorgeous little aroma: mango, pineapple, papaya. Taste is less enticing, as the sweet tropical flavours are kept in abeyance by something else. Its hot a dirty metallic taste to it that I just can't get into. Yeah, I can take or leave this.
eurosoba (18570) ticked California Pale from Pipes Craft Beer 2 years ago
24/05/2019. ALE HOUSE, 9 John Street, STROUD, Gloucestershire, England
Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Mexican Lager from Pipes Craft Beer 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Keg at Lansdowne Hotel, Cardiff. Pours light hazed pale golden with a white cap. Really crisp lager, with a tidy lime note, light malty finish. Light body with soft carbonation
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Bohemian Pilsner from Pipes Craft Beer 4 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1
Paper wrapped 500ml bottle from Wally's Deli in Cardiff: BB Aug 2021. Drank at home on the patio 17th Jul 2021. First pour into my old Veltins glass gave me a misty golden/dirty lemon coloured liquid with no head but plenty of carbination. The second pour gave me sludge and all had to be drain poured. This is my second and last beer from these guys, complete waste of £4.25. Tasted like lemonade shandy, smell similar.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Mexican Dark Lager from Pipes Craft Beer 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Paper covered 500ml bottle from Wally's in Cardiff: BB Sep 2021. Live rating at home on 15th Jul 2021. Poured into an old Veltins glass (three times), it's very dark brown, the head a tanned affair that sadly disappeared very swiftly on each pour. Malty nose, taste a bit yeasty, semi-sweet, yet having a dry mouthfeel, and like the aroma, malty in nature. Some strange bitterness in the mix too. The packaging is more exciting than the beer to be honest and it wasn't a cheap Lager at all.
GRM (7524) reviewed Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine from Pipes Craft Beer 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Brown bottle, 750 ml, purchased at Head of Steam, savoured on December 22, 2019; eye: mahogany, semi-opaque, no effervescence, ring of beige head, slight lacing; nose: bourbon, woody, vanilla, malt, caramel, slight cherry, alcohol; mouth: bourbon, woody, vanilla, malt, caramel, slight cherry, alcohol, alcohol warmth, light red wine, slight tannin, oaky finale with presence of hops, full-bodied, lightly below average carbonation, mildly sweet, alcoholic and vinous texture; in summary: fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 750 ml, achetée chez Head of Steam, savourée le 22 décembre 2019; œil : acajou, semi-opaque, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, très légère dentelle; nez : bourbon, boisé, vanille, malt, caramel, très léger cerise, alcool; bouche : bourbon, boisé, vanille, malt, caramel, très léger cerise, alcool, chaleur d'alcool, léger vin rouge, très léger tanin, finale en chêne avec présence de houblon, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture alcoolique et vineuse; en résumé : bien bon