Snowdon Craft Brewery (prev. Great Orme Brewery)

Microbrewery in Conwy, Conwy, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2005

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Unit 2 Vale Road, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, LL31 9SH, Wales
Description
Started brewing in November 2005 using a 5BBL plant using the name The Great Orme Brewery Ltd, Welsh translation Bracdy Y Gogarth, and based at Y Bracdy, Nant-Y-Cywarch Farm, Glan Conwy, Colwyn Bay. At the beginning of 2019, the brewery rebranded and relocated to Mochdre where a 15BBL plant was used. Moved to Llandudno Junction in June 2025.

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5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
12th July 2012
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Very deep brown beer, opaque. Suddy pale tan head. Light palate, pretty flat. Mildly tangy dark malts. Sublte unsweet chocolate. Mild dark fruits, touch of lacto. Mild dry finish.
Tried on 29 Jul 2012 at 05:23

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Nicely hopped pale ale, although not the best texture, but remains very tasty.
Tried on 28 Jul 2012 at 12:15

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. oily palate.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2012 at 08:18

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is roasted malty and light breadish caramelish and sweet. Bitter, light phenolic and roasted. Bitter and dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2012 at 23:05

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear golden colour. Small white head. The flavour is fruity and grainy with a good spicy hop note.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2012 at 10:35

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at The Bell, Waltham St Lawrence. Pale amber with a thin white head; grapefruit aroma; sweet grapefruit flavour; and a pleasant, long-lasting, citrus bitterness to finish. Refreshing.
Tried from Cask on 19 Apr 2012 at 13:16

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Golden with a small white head. Aroma of grain and biscuit with a fruity touch. Sweet fruity and grainy flavour
Tried on 23 Oct 2011 at 11:06

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Light brown colour with a tan head. Nose is caramel malts, slight toastiness, bit of fruits. Flavour of toasted malts, caramel, slightly hoppy. Slightly dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2011 at 03:47

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. Clear golden, small head. Fruity nose. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Soapy with some hay and wild strawberries. Medium bitterness. Fairly pleasant well hopped lager.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2011 at 07:59

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Market Porter. Pours dark amber with a tan head. Aroma of smooth dark malt. Flavor is fresh fruit followed by darkish malt. Sweet and bitter together. Pretty nice.
Tried from Cask on 20 May 2011 at 08:59