Cerddin Brewery Reviews

DJMonarch	3.2 Cerddin Cwrw Tri Cask Handpump at GBBF 2013, Kensington Olympia 13/08/2013 Floral hop aroma. Mid brown bronze coloured and fruity with a hint of bitterness in a crisp and slightly pale malt finish. Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Rune	3.1 Cerddin Cascade Gravicask, shared with Finn at the 24th Carmarthen Beer Festival. Near-clear amber body, spotty lacing, film-type layer. Floral hops on the nose, hints of citrus. Mixed taste of mid-sweet orange and grapefruits. Bittersweet tail. Refreshing and nice. (04.10.2018). Monday, October 22, 2018
Finn	3.1 Cerddin Cascade Fra gravicask på The 24th Carmarthon Beer Festival. Delt med Rune. Gyldenbrun. Filmskum. Plommearoma. Smaken tørket frukt. Behagelig tørr avslutning. Thursday, October 4, 2018
downender	3.1 Cerddin Solar Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at Swansea Beer Festival 25/8/2018. Amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. an easy drinking bitter, with some caramel, hedgerow fruits, digestive malts and a moderately bitter finish. Ok. Saturday, September 1, 2018
fonefan	3.3 Cerddin Copper Hopped Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Cerddin Copper Hopped ]. Clear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, pine. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, tropical fruit, citrus, fruity, orange, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151007] 7-3-7-3-13 Thursday, February 2, 2017
The_Osprey	3 Cerddin Year 6 Cask gravity dispense at Swansea Bay Beer Festival 2016, Brangwyn Hall. As Cerddin Year 6’, 4.6%. Dark amber, translucent, still with a bubbly white head. Aroma is wholemeal bread, molasses. Body is smooth with low carbonation. Taste is watery malt sugar, soggy biscuits, cardboard, musty finish. Not getting lots of NZ hop character from this. Monday, August 29, 2016
The_Osprey	2.9 Cerddin Welsh Pale Ale WPA Cask gravity dispense at Swansea Bay Beer Festival 2016, Brangwyn Hall. Thanks to Ryan for the share. As ’Cerddin WPA’, 4.5%. Clear golden yellow, still with a bubbly white head. Aroma is airy, musty, light phenolic, white bread. Body is smooth with soft carbonation. Taste is quite watery, light bready, simple malt sugars, musty finish. Just a pretty plain beer. Monday, August 29, 2016
imdownthepub	2.8 Cerddin Blackout Cask conditioned at Leicester Beer Festival ’16. Brown with white head. Pretty sweet from the off this one, malty, ovaltine then quite thin. It doesn’t really get going unfortunately. Sunday, March 13, 2016
Travlr	2.8 Cerddin Copper Hopped Gravity cask at Nottingham festival 2015 with chriso, Boudicca, fonefan and Charlotte, pleasure! Slightly hazy golden yellow color. Very lemony aroma. Taste has lots of citrus. Saturday, October 17, 2015
chriso	3 Cerddin Copper Hopped Wednesday, October 14, 2015
ManVsBeer	3.1 Cerddin Cwrw Tri Wakefield Beer Festival. Very dark reddy-brown with small frothy head. Has a deep roasted malt character with some sweetness involved, although a touch thin in its texture. Friday, November 7, 2014
fonefan	3.2 Cerddin Cwrw Tri Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Cerddin Cwrw Tri ]. Clear medium to dark brown color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, nutty, caramel. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, caramel, toasted, light roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130813] Tuesday, April 29, 2014
maeib	2.8 Cerddin Cascade Cask conditioned handpump Salmon Leicester 13/03/14. A golden coloured beer with a tightly sparkled white head. A simplistic and quite dull golden ale. Not obviously Cascade hops at all, just a slightly citric note. A bit boring to be honest. Sunday, March 23, 2014
imdownthepub	3.1 Cerddin Solar Cask conditioned at Leicester Beer Festival ’14. Reddish amber with white head. Quite a sweetish fruity beer, soft, squishy fruit. Thin on the palate, not a great deal of depth. It’s ok. Monday, March 17, 2014
leaparsons	3.3 Cerddin Cascade Cask, The Salmon, Leicester. Golden with a firm cream foam. Aromas are grain with leafy, peppery notes. Grapefruit with green apple. Flavours are bitter grapefruit with green pine and a pithy, peppery palate. Some sweet tropical fruit. Dry on the finish. Pretty good. Saturday, March 15, 2014
niquillis	3.6 Cerddin Cwrw Tri On cask at Cross Inn, Cwmfelin. Pours dark brown with off white head. Smoky malt, hop balance. Decent. Sunday, November 24, 2013
niquillis	3.4 Cerddin Welsh Pale Ale WPA On cask at Cross Inn, Cwmfelin. Pours golden with white head. A well balanced pale ale, not as hoppy as their description. Refreshing, session ale. Sunday, November 24, 2013
niquillis	3.1 Cerddin Solar Bottle from Cross Inn, Maesteg. Pours dark amber, slight head. Caramel, some blackberry hint. Nice enough. Sunday, November 24, 2013
Rune	3.1 Cerddin Cwrw Tri Day one at gbbf 13, cask, 1/3 pint. Deep mahogany coloured body. Dissipating off-white head. Earthy, dark malty nose. Blended taste of anise, toffee and coffee offset by a touch of fruity hops. Mild roasted bitter ending. Quite well bodied. Nice with fine drinkability (London Olympia 13.08.2013). Tuesday, September 17, 2013
yespr	2.9 Cerddin Cwrw Tri From cask. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light herbal. Bitter, toasted malty. Dry and roasted into a medium bitter finish. Toasted malty too. Saturday, August 31, 2013
chriso	3 Cerddin Cascade Thursday, August 1, 2013
fonefan	3.2 Cerddin Solar Cask (gravity) @ 28th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2011, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England Clear medium to dark amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, toasted - caramel, candy - berry, sweet hay. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, berry - blackberry sweet notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111209] Thursday, January 10, 2013
Theydon_Bois	3.1 Cerddin Cascade Gravity dispense at the Prince of Wales, Farnborough BF - 12/10/12. Clear golden with a small frothy white head. Caramel malt, toffee and a light fruit on the nose. Tastes of biscuit malt, caramel, light hop tones. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Average. Sunday, October 14, 2012
madmitch76	2.5 Cerddin Solar 9th December 2011 Pig’s Ear. Light haze on this amber beer. Little bubbly white head. Light palate, pretty dry. Trace of caramel malt. Tangy mild citrus hop. Very dry finish. Too dry! Saturday, April 14, 2012
madmitch76	3.1 Cerddin Cascade 6th December 2011 Cask at Pigs Ear. Clear gold beer, Residual white head. Light semi dry palate. Reasonable in the bitterness in the orange marmalade hops. Mild tang. Semi dry finish. Not bad - pretty drinkable. Sunday, March 11, 2012
chriso	3 Cerddin Solar Tuesday, February 14, 2012
omhper	3.2 Cerddin Cascade Cask at Pig’s Ear Beer Festival, London. Lightly hazy pale amber. Light grapefruit aroma. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Notes of ripe fruits and glue. Mild spicy bitterness. Friday, December 23, 2011
fonefan	3.3 Cerddin Cascade Cask (gravity) @ GWBCF2011 - Great Welsh Beer and Cider Festival, Cardiff Interantional Arena, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, Wales. [ As Cerddin Cascade ]. ABV: 4.8%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, fruity, light to moderate hoppy, light medicine. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, medicine notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110616] 6-3-6-3-13 Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2017 [ The 42th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 10th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Cerddin Cascade ]. ABV: 4.8%. Clear medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, cookie, sweet malt, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, fruity, fruity hops, fruity malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171014] 7-3-7-3-13 Friday, July 15, 2011
oh6gdx	3 Cerddin Cascade Cask@GWBCF 2011. Yellowish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, rather malty along with some grassy notes as well. Flavour is grassy, fruity, mildly wooden and also has some slight yeasty notes to it. Saturday, June 18, 2011
downender	3 Cerddin Cascade On gravity at the Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival, Cardiff 16/6/2011. Golden coloured with a slight white head. Sweetish, slightly creamy cereal malts, mandarin fruit and a touch of floral hops. Ok. Friday, June 17, 2011