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the huge and neverending development of the world of beer in many countries, my comments below may be quite out-of-date.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

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