About
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.
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle online from Blas Ar Fwyd in North Wales. Pours clear mid gold with white foam. Sweet grains, biscuit, mild caramel, a whisker of citrus. Quite clean. Light to moderate sweet with lighter bitterness. Light to medium body with light carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2025
at 20:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of light fruits, caramel, grain & malts. Medium body. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2025
at 09:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Clear pale gold with a frothy white head and a fruity hop aroma. It's fresh and hoppy, a touch skunky, cereal malt with floral hop bitterness and a dry finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2025
at 23:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
As Snowdon Craft Bitter 500ml bottle at 1085 Bistro, Llanberis. Pours brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, toffee, caramel & biscuit malt. Medium body. Slightly dry moderate bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2025
at 22:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle with and courtesy of Grumbo. Aroma is floral, hoppy, grapefruit, mango, orange potpourri and a piney. Very bitter drying finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:15
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 19:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Bay Hop, Colwyn Bay. Aroma is chocolatey with a berry edge. Dark and glossy. Frothy beige head sticks to the rim. Sour berries lead the charge, followed by espresso. Tangy. Medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2024
at 20:58
2.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Keg @ The Drunk Monk, Wrexham. Clear gold. Aroma of commercial flavoured cider. Quite a commercial blend, sugary, artificial, well-carbonated, clearly commissioned. Pass.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2024
at 20:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours dark, as expected, good deep tan head. Chocolatey notes wafting through, and providing much of the character to taste, some grainy dark malt, subtle roast, nice bitter close. Nicely presented chocolatey porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2024
at 18:25