Please note: considering the huge and neverending development of the world of beer in many countries, my comments below may be quite out-of-date.

Wales is like England an ale country. But its beer industry had hard times especially during the 19th century when it had to face strong religious anti-alcoholic waves.
Despite a little trip in Cardiff in 1989 I had to wait until 2001 to sample my first beer from Wales: I have found those beers at the Beer Festival 2001 and 2002 in Lausanne.
Breweries: ~ 100 / Consumption per capita: 73 litres / % imported: ~20% / % exported: ~12%.
Consumer group: CAMRA

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Total: 54 beers Weighted average: 14.09

country rating:

my favourite breweries (min. 3 beers)

  1. POLLY'S 15.01
  2. TINY REBEL 13.69
  3. PURPLE MOOSE 12.83
  4. OTLEY 12.56
  5. BRAINS 12.02

sorted by [name (default)]  [rating]  [style]  [alcohol]

BREWERY & BEER NAME
(Click on the link to see my comments) 		collaboration with contract brewed by ALC. % STYLE RATING image
POLLY'S Spur 7.2 IPA - Hazy / New England 16.8  
POLLY'S What Did You Feel? 6.8 IPA - American 16.4  
POLLY'S Exp 586 5.5 Pale Ale - American 16.4  
POLLY'S A Late Summer: Citra 5.6 Pale Ale - American 16.4  
TINY REBEL Clwb Tropicana 5.5 Pale Ale - American 16  
POLLY'S Oh My… 5.8 Pale Ale - American 16  
POLLY'S INDIA PALE ALE - EL DORADO SIMCOE 6 IPA - American 16  
POLLY'S Confidently Lost 5.8 IPA - American 16  
POLLY'S Bleur Orion 6.1 IPA - Hazy / New England 16  
LINES TROIS DAMES DATE LINE 3.5 Saison 16  
TINY REBEL STAY PUFT 5.2 Porter - American 15.6  
TINY REBEL ONE INCH PUNCH 3.9 Saison 15.6  
TINY REBEL DIRTY STOP OUT 5.1 Stout / Dry Stout 15.6  
POLLY'S Simcoe Talus 6 IPA - Hazy / New England 15.6  
POLLY'S More Than Dreaming 6.5 IPA - Hazy / New England 15.6  
POLLY'S Memory Bliss 6 IPA - American 15.6  
POLLY'S Magnolia 5.6 Pale Ale - American 15.6  
POLLY'S Fever Dream 6.1 IPA - American 15.6  
POLLY'S EL DORADO MOSAIC 6.4 IPA - American 15.6  
POLLY'S Deluxe Edition 7 IPA - American 15.6  
MANTLE MOHO 4.3 Golden / Blond Ale 15.6  
POLLY'S Soma Centre 4.4 Gose 15.2  
POLLY'S Plant Curls 5.5 Pale Ale - American 15.2  
POLLY'S Now Here No Where 5.6 Pale Ale - American 15.2  
POLLY'S Chinook Pale Ale 5.1 Pale Ale - American 15.2  
PURPLE MOOSE SNOWDONIA ALE (CWRW ERYRI) 3.6 Golden / Blond Ale 14.8  
PURPLE MOOSE ELDERFLOWER ALE (YSGAWEN) 4 Golden / Blond Ale 14.8  
POLLY'S Super Natural 4.1 Gose 14.8  
POLLY'S Stop and Stare 4.8 Pale Ale - American 14.8  
POLLY'S Murmurations V2 4.9 Pale Ale - American 14.8  
POLLY'S Heeko 5.5 Pale Ale - American 14.8  
POLLY'S Columbus West Coast IPA 6.8 IPA - American 14.8  
OTLEY O6-PORTER 6.6 Porter 14.8  
PURPLE MOOSE MADOG'S ALE (CWRW MADOG) 3.7 Bitter 14.4  
POLLY'S Major Melter 5.1 Pale Ale - American 14.4  
POLLY'S Electric Indigo 6.2 IPA - Hazy / New England 14.4  
POLLY'S A Passion For Fashion 4.5 Gose 14.4  
CEREDIGION GWRACH DDU (BLACK WITCH) 4 Stout / Dry Stout 14.4
OTLEY O8 8 Barley Wine 14  
BOSS AMBER GAMBLER 4.2 Amber Ale 14  
OTLEY O4 COLUMB-O 4 Golden / Blond Ale 13.6  
HEAVY INDUSTRY FORZA! 4.5 IPA - Session 13.6  
CONWY CALIFORNIA 4.4 Golden / Blond Ale 13.6  
BRAINS SA DARK 4.1 Mild Ale 13.6  
OTLEY O-GARDEN 4.8 Wheat Ale 13.2  
BRAINS THE REV. JAMES 4.5 Bitter 13.2  
CEREDIGION DRAIG AUR (GOLD DRAGON) 4.2 Golden / Blond Ale 12.8
BRAINS SA GOLD 4.7 Golden / Blond Ale 12.8  
BRAINS SA 4.2 Bitter 12.8  
OTLEY O1 4 Golden / Blond Ale 12.4  
FELINFOEL DOUBLE DRAGON 4.2 Bitter 12.4  
OTLEY DARK-O 4.1 Mild Ale 12  
BRAINS ORIGINAL BITTER 3.5 Bitter 11.6  
BRAINS PRINCE'S ALE Premium Bitter / ESB 11.2  

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