Cardigan Brewery (including Bragdy Teifi) Reviews

ManVsBeer	2.7 Bragdy Telfi Dai Aur Cask @ First & Last, Pembroke Dock. Clear golden with a small head. Mildly sweet hoppy with a bitter finish. Saturday, April 6, 2024
jarekwiecien	1.3 Bragdy Teifi Dirty Dai (prev Penlon Cottage Dirty Dai) Thursday, February 16, 2023
alhazdread	3 Bragdy Teifi Crafty Dai (prev Pen-lon Cottage Crafty Dai) Wednesday, October 12, 2022
alhazdread	2.5 Bragdy Teifi Dai Cockles Tuesday, August 2, 2022
imdownthepub	1.9 Bragdy Teifi Dai Cockles Bottled, 500ml Christmas Beer from Derek & Kelsey. Murky brown with no head, very flat. The bottling from this brewery has been terrible, tried an aggressive pour to no effect. Flat, muddy, earthy flavours, not quite a drain-pour as with the Stormy Dai but on its way. Monday, January 24, 2022
imdownthepub	0.9 Bragdy Teifi Stormy Dai Bottled, 500ml Christmas Beer from Derek & Kelsey. Clouded brown with no head. This was as flat as any beer I have ever poured before, no pop on opening the cap, no playful bubbles. It had gone, there must be something very wrong with the bottling process here, BBE is Sep 2022, so plenty on that. Managed a couple of swigs, but it was awful and a drain pour. Terrible. Wednesday, January 19, 2022
imdownthepub	3.4 Bragdy Teifi Dirty Dai (prev Penlon Cottage Dirty Dai) Bottled, 500ml from Derek & Kelsey at Christmas. Very dark brown with beige head. There are darkly roasted malts to the fore with this, coffee and cigarette ash notes, reasonable bitterness, quite drying in character. There is a plummy fruitiness but it is mostly charcoaled malt notes, with some dry caramel. Pretty reasonable. Tuesday, January 18, 2022
minutemat	2.5 Bragdy Teifi Crafty Dai (prev Pen-lon Cottage Crafty Dai) 500ml bottle from Stori, Bala. Pours clear amber, small off-white head. Aroma is lightly smoky, biscuity. Taste sees the smokiness come to the fore, some plastic phenol notes, herbal.. clearly not intentional. Biscuity malt flavours start to emerge, but the smokiness is off-putting with some old leather wallet / leather pub seat / ashtray notes on the finish. Needs a little work. Sunday, November 14, 2021
MarcinG	3.4 Bragdy Teifi Dirty Dai (prev Penlon Cottage Dirty Dai) Butelka kupiona w Aberystwyth. Czarne o beżowej, średniej pianie, która opada powoli. W zapachu ciemna czekolada, kawa i kakao... Wytrawnie. W smaku ponownie ciemny, palony słód, karmel, ciemna i gorzka czekolada, kakao i lekka kawa. Na finiszu robi się bardziej słodkie. Wysycenie średnie, goryczka również... Thursday, September 16, 2021
MarcinG	3.2 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout Butelka kupiona w Aberystwyth. Czarne ze średnią, beżowa pianą, która opada szybko. W zapachu i smaku dominują palone nuty kawy, ciemny słód, czekolada raczej mleczna niż ciemna. W tle kakao i lekka laktoza... Wysycenie małe, goryczka umiarkowana. Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Beese	2.9 Pen-lon Cottage Ramnesia 500ml bottle picked up in Wales and drunk on 30/01/2010. Amber coloured. Leafy hop and boiled sweets on the nose. Grainy and slightly fruity flavours. Friday, July 10, 2020
Beese	2.4 Pen-lon Cottage Cardi Bay Best Bitter 500ml bottle picked up in Wales and drunk on 27/01/2010. Drinkable bottled bitter. Some light leafy hops on the nose. Fairly sweet flavour. Friday, July 10, 2020
Beese	2.9 Pen-lon Cottage Gimmers Mischief (Export edt.) 500ml bottle from somewhere in Wales. Lightly hazy mid golden. Aroma of straw, caramel and grassy hops. There’s a bit of bitterness in the flavour and then malty sweetness reigns, before a return to grassy bitterness at the end. Friday, July 10, 2020
Jerseyislandbeer	2.7 Pen-lon Cottage Tipsy Tup Pale Ale A 500ml bottle from St David's Food & Wine, St David's, on my trip to West Wales last spring. Pours a bright hazy amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus & herbs. Low carbonation. Mild bitter finish. Average bitter Sunday, February 23, 2020
Jerseyislandbeer	3.2 Pen-lon Cottage Stock-Ram Stout A 500ml bottle brought in St David's this April. Pours a near black with a crème head. Aromas of coffee & toasted malt. Tastes is coffee, roasted malts & hints of smoke. Medium bodied. A decent & enjoyable stout Saturday, December 28, 2019
fonefan	1 Pen-lon Cottage Cardi Bay Best Bitter Sunday, December 8, 2019
fonefan	1 Pen-lon Cottage Ramnesia Sunday, December 8, 2019
N19Robin	3.3 Pen-lon Cottage Ramnesia Thursday, December 5, 2019
AndyTF2	2.8 Pen-lon Cottage Twin Ram India Pale Ale Thursday, August 1, 2019
BlackHaddock	0.6 Pen-lon Cottage Twin Ram India Pale Ale 500ml bottle; BBE Mar 2020. Tried to drink it on 27th May 2019. Infected, came out as flat as a witches tit and murky. Drain pour. Tuesday, May 28, 2019
ManVsBeer	2.8 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout Bottle from Gwin Llyn Wines, Pwllheli. Dark brown with a thick frothy head. Dark beer with a heavy floralness, with some roasted malt including chocolate notes behind the aforementioned. (The bottle was 10 months out of date - perhaps this wasn't quite in tip-top condition when drank). Tuesday, April 23, 2019
pjmvdm	3 Pen-lon Cottage Ramnesia Saturday, April 14, 2018
ManVsBeer	3 Pen-lon Cottage Tipsy Tup Pale Ale Bottle from Gwin Llyn Wines, Pwllheli. Hazy amber with an extremely thin head. For a bitter, this has a decent blast of citrus to give it enough flavour to enjoy, at a very drinkable strength. Mildly hoppy, it has a low bitterness factor. Tuesday, March 27, 2018
p0urmeac0ld0ne	2.7 Pen-lon Cottage Ramnesia Yeasty, wild-tasting (not in the funky sense, but in the brewed-at-home sense (not at home sense the store… yeah I’m going waaaay off point here)). However there is a strong malt profile with a dark fruit feel too. That being said, a lot of the taste gets lost in the “muck” of being that inescapable yeasty home brew taste / smell. 500ml bottle from Treehouse, Aberystwyth. Wednesday, February 21, 2018
p0urmeac0ld0ne	2.5 Pen-lon Cottage Twin Ram India Pale Ale Blimey, you can tell this is small batch stuff, with that pungent yeast aroma. Strong fruity flavours battle out through all of that yeast tangyness, but the malts are kept at bay. Still rather “chewy” despite its thinness. Would like to try it from a cask. 500ml bottle from Treehouse, Aberystwyth. Wednesday, February 21, 2018
The_Osprey	3.2 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout August 2017 - Tasting at Leighton's. Huge thanks! Bottle, as 'Penlon Cottage Chocolate Stout', 4.5%. Dark brown, opaque, foamy light brown head. Aroma is chocolate, as expected, bourbon biscuit and ash. Body is smooth with soft carbonation Taste is a little thin, slightly tangy, demerara with ash and some dark chocolate. Main problem for me is that it's lacking bitterness, which makes it seem a bit thin and sweet. OK I suppose. (6-4-5-4-13=3.2) Sunday, October 29, 2017
MrTipple	2.7 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout Intense dark roast filter coffee, burnt cacao, dark chocolate. Hazy, dark brown, tiny, creamy, beige head. Light bitter. More burnt, dark malts, watery texture, dark roast coffee, strong filter, soft carbonation, medium bodied. Not a great Stout, malts are too burnt, watery palate. Bottle shared at Leighton’s - thanks to The_Osprey! Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Theydon_Bois	3 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout Bottle split at Hackney Levels, thanks to Daniel, 31/08/17. Dark brown with a decent light beige cap. Nose is cocoa powder, toffee, biscuit crumbs, earthy. Taste comprises dark fruit tang, chocolate sprinkle, toasted brown bread, light nutty bite, spice. Medium body, think slightly watery feel, drying close. Average stout. Sunday, September 17, 2017
SarkyNorthener	3 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout Bottle from shop near Tresaith Beach, Wales. Black beer with small tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and a hint of chocolate. Taste is roasted malts, light chocolate and earthy. Standard stuff. Sunday, September 3, 2017
mR_fr0g	3.1 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout Bottle shared at Leighton's place. 31/08/2017. Many thanks to Daniel Osprey for this one. A mid brown coloured pour with a fine beige head. ARoma is nutty semi sweet malts, tangy chocolate, apple, mineral. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, moderate carboantion. Flavour is composed of tangy green apple, nutty chocolate, dried coco powder. Ok Saturday, September 2, 2017
Leighton	3.2 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout Bottle shared in Hackney - big thanks to Danboy. Pours deep brown with a creamy, light tan head. The aroma holds burnt brown bread, a little cocoa, soft roast, dried dark berries. Light sweet flavour with subtly tangy dark fruits, nips of plastic, earthy bitterness, vague cocoa. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with more vague cocoa, earthy hops, toasted leaves. So so. Thursday, August 31, 2017
WingmanWillis	3 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout Thursday, August 31, 2017
allmyvinyl	3.3 Pen-lon Cottage Ramnesia 500ml bottle from Iechyd Da, Caernarfon. Pours clear dark golden with a thin off-white head. Aromas of caramel, light red fruit. Taste is malty, sweet, maybe some Victoria plum notes. Slightly sticky. Sunday, August 27, 2017
TEJA	3.7 Pen-lon Cottage Stock-Ram Stout 10th Birthday Brew Bottle sampled @ Björn, thanks. Big brown head. Very black color. Huge roasted malt aroma. Roasted taste and no cara sweetness. Well fermented and balanced bitterness. Thursday, August 11, 2016
TEJA	2.3 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout 10th Birthday Brew Bottle sampled @ Björn, thanks. Brown head. Totally black color. Big and hard roasted malt aroma. The taste is hard roasted that also gives a malt acidity. OK bitterness. Thursday, August 11, 2016
AaronTDubs	3 Pen-lon Cottage Ramnesia Nice rich beer. Roasted flavor with some cherry notes. Medicinal hoppiness. Tastes like drinking cough syrup. Not bad. Saturday, May 28, 2016
minutemat	4.3 Pen-lon Cottage Stock-Ram Stout 500ml bottle @ Yr Hen Orsaf, Aberystwyth. Pours black with nice tan head. Aroma is coffee and roasted malts. Taste is good, well-balanced coffee & roasted malts. A real hearty, full-flavoured stout this, loved every sip of it. Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Jontyboon	5 Pen-lon Cottage Heather Honey Ale Sunday, November 29, 2015
Jontyboon	4 Pen-lon Cottage Cardi Bay Best Bitter Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Jontyboon	5 Pen-lon Cottage Twin Ram India Pale Ale Tuesday, November 24, 2015
minutemat	2.2 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout 500ml bottle from a shop in Pembrokeshire, shared with Mike. Pours deep dark brown with beige head. Mirage-like caramel choc aroma. Rather fizzy mouthfeel with little chocolate coming through. Mild grains but a bit thin and watery. Not the best I’ve had from this brewery. Thursday, October 8, 2015
Fin	2.9 Pen-lon Cottage Gimmers Mischief *Bottle courtesy of Geraint and Helen, consumed at home 17th September 2015. Thanks you two!* Dark gold bit cloudy with a white head, bitterness builds and it’s a tangy fruity effort, busy carbonation, slow steady continual eruption out of the bottle on the pour. Yeasty sediment in mouth. It’s ok, but benefited from me pouring a little Brewdog DPC in to the last 1/4 to hop it up a little. A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov11 2.9 Thursday, September 17, 2015
BlackHaddock	3.1 Pen-lon Cottage Tipsy Tup Pale Ale 500ml bottle conditioned: BBE Jan 16. Poured at home into an Abbot Ale glass tankard on 12th Aug 15. Could only get half the beer out of the bottle, so big was the head and the beer so lively. Hazy dull amber/orange body, the huge head off-white and alive! Yeasty, almost home brew in aroma with malts pushing the hops into a distant second place scent wise. The taste more an equal blend, Pale malts and semi-bittering hops marry together quite well and give a good overall feel to the flavouring. Another Welsh beer and brewery to my collection, this offering was more OK than live changing or interesting. Wednesday, August 12, 2015
omhper	3.2 Pen-lon Cottage Stock-Ram Stout 10th Birthday Brew Bottled. Very dark brown, rich head. Coffee aroma. Mid sweet with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramel, coffee, hay and baking powder. Mid bitter finish. Friday, July 10, 2015
omhper	3.2 Pen-lon Cottage Chocolate Stout 10th Birthday Brew Bottled. Near black, rich head. Chocolate and coffee up front. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Chocolate and caramel, notes of baking powder. Mid bitter finish. Friday, July 10, 2015
minutemat	2 Pen-lon Cottage Tipsy Tup Pale Ale 500ml bottle from Fire & Ice, Narberth. Pours amber with slight haze and a bubbly white head. Light malty aroma. Taste is thin with light hops, stale water and an off-putting bitter finish. Not the best Pen Lon I’ve tried. Tuesday, June 23, 2015
minutemat	2.7 Pen-lon Cottage Lambs Gold Light Ale 500ml bottle from Fire & Ice, Narberth. Pours cloudy orange / copper with a proud white head. Vague malt aroma. Taste is rather weak and a touch watery with a mirage-like maltiness. Pleasant enough but not a lot going on really. Which at 3.0% was probably to be expected. Sunday, June 7, 2015
minutemat	3.5 Pen-lon Cottage Ewes Frolic Lager 500ml bottle from Fire & Ice, Narberth. Pours hazy gold with good bubbly white head. Clean, balanced Welsh lager. Smooth finish. A real thirst-quencher. Friday, June 5, 2015
The_Kendall	4 Pen-lon Cottage Heather Honey Ale Saturday, February 28, 2015
SarkyNorthener	3.7 Pen-lon Cottage Ramnesia Wales 2014. Beer no 25. Bottle from village shop in new quay, wales. Hazy amber beer with large hazy head and patchy lacing. Aroma of grapefruit and mango. Taste is fruit, hops, some grapefruit and malts. Edging towards medium bodied and a touch chewy. Good stuff. Wednesday, April 23, 2014