Mumbles Brewery Reviews

mattybourne	3.2 Mumbles Lifesaver Tuesday, February 13, 2024
reidyboy	3.3 Mumbles Gold [September 2023] Clear pale gold with a frothy white head and a soft fruity nose. Solid golden ale with biscuit malt and some zesty fruit going on Thursday, December 14, 2023
DJMonarch	3 Mumbles Virginonus Cask Stillage at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2023, Trent Bridge Cricket Ground 11/10/2023 Fruit and hop aromas. Small bubbly white head. Golden coloured, hazy in appearance and hoppy with a hint of malt in a fruity and bitter finish. Monday, October 16, 2023
BlackHaddock	3.4 Mumbles India Pale Ale Shared third of a pint at the 31st Shrewsbury Beer Festival in St Mary's Church on 28th September 2023. Weak white head on an amber/golden body. Citrus fruit nose and taste, some malt action for balance. Monday, October 2, 2023
BlackHaddock	3.2 Mumbles Gold Shared third of a pint at the 31st Shrewsbury Beer Festival in St Mary's Church on 28th September 2023. Guess what colour it is? That's correct it's gold, clean and clear, white crown on top. More malty than hoppy, nice blend of semi-bittering hops on a bed of pale malts. Monday, October 2, 2023
minutemat	3.4 Mumbles Gold Cask @ Shrewsbury Real Ale Festival 2023. Pours clear gold, fruity malty nose. Taste presents a pleasant fruity malt sweetness, bitter close. Not bad. Saturday, September 30, 2023
minutemat	3.4 Mumbles India Pale Ale Cask @ Shrewsbury CAMRA Real Ale Festival 2023. Pours a deep gold, small white head. Tropical citrus, deep malt aroma. Taste compliments with gentle jammy fruits. Not bad overall. Saturday, September 30, 2023
downender	3.3 Mumbles Albina Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol March 2023. Golden in colour with a slight, off-white, head. A touch of floral hop, stone fruits, rich tea biscuity malts, leading to a dryish finish. Good. Wednesday, April 5, 2023
dragnet101	3.1 Mumbles Bock Bottle from Wales Ales. Murky dark reddish colour with moderate sized off white head. Aroma of toasted malt, berries, caramel, brown bread. Taste of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, berry tang, very bitter herbal finish. Medium to full bodied. A bit of a murky mix up of flavour but I quite liked the fruitiness and herbal bitter aspect. [#27 Welsh brewery, #5 Dunkler Bock] Sunday, March 12, 2023
Rune	3.4 Mumbles Oystermouth Stout Many thanks to Taboada for this one, gravicask shared with Finn at GBBF Winter '23. Black in the glass, dotted spots on glassware, beige bubbly head. Smoothly roasted malty aromas, cocoa scent. Mixed taste of oatmeal, cocoa, and dark bread. Drying close, dark malt-driven. Pleasing. (Burton upon Trent 16.02.2023). Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Taboada	3.2 Mumbles Oystermouth Stout Cask, third pint. @"GBBF Winter", Burton-On-Trent (UK). 16/02/2023 [#5.839 Global - #29 Wales - #1 Mumbles Brewery (My Welsh Brewery #14)] Pours black with a lacing tan head. Aroma: roasted malts and smokey coffee. Taste: watery coffee and liquorice. Mild watery mouthfeel. Next one please! Wednesday, March 1, 2023
s3quin	3.2 Mumbles Oystermouth Stout Saturday, February 18, 2023
Finn	3.1 Mumbles Oystermouth Stout Delt med Rune på GBBF Winter i Burton-Upon-Trent. Svart. Mokkafarget skumring. Aroma av salt lakris. Smaken litt tørr. Sjokolade. Myk, forsiktig bitter avslutning. Annerledes - men bra. Friday, February 17, 2023
fonefan	3.5 Mumbles Albina Wednesday, December 7, 2022
fonefan	3.1 Mumbles Virginonus Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Leighton	3.2 Mumbles Virginonus Gravity cask at Pigs Ear 2022 - day 2. Pours clear yellow-gold with a small, creamy white head. Light sweet flavour with dusty pale grains, hay, oily lemon rind. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Slightly resinous finish, pale malts, pine needles, citrus peel, earth. So so. Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Desverger	3.2 Mumbles Oystermouth Stout Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Light smoked dark malty with some ashy roast, salty note, cocoa, body abit thin, salty dark malty close. Sunday, September 4, 2022
DJMonarch	3.8 Mumbles Oystermouth Stout Cask Handpump at GBBF 2014, Kensington Olympia 15/08/2014 Roast aroma. Creamy head. Black smooth on the palate and fruity with hints of dryness and bitterness in a lasting coffee roast finish. Tuesday, July 5, 2022
djclark29	3.4 Mumbles Kiwi Christmas Saturday, January 22, 2022
SamVimes21	3.6 Mumbles Oystermouth Stout Sunday, July 11, 2021
fonefan	2.4 Mumbles Murmelt Cask (gravity) @ #RHBCF2018 🧙‍🍻🇬🇧 [ The 11th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival (The 43th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival) ], The Motorpoint Arena, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA. [ As Mumbles Murmelt ]. ABV: 4.2%. Clear light medium yellow colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, fruity malt, light to moderate butter cake - puff pastry. Flavor is light moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt, puff pastry, light sweet butter cake. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20181019] 4-3-5-3-9 Friday, April 16, 2021
fonefan	2.4 Mumbles Redemption Cask (gravity) @ #RHBCF2018 🧙‍🍻🇬🇧 [ The 11th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival (The 43th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival) ], The Motorpoint Arena, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA. [ As Mumbles Redemption ]. ABV: 5.5%. Light cloudy light to medium yellow colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, ripe fruit, old citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, sweet malt, ripe fruit, old citrus, tart fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20181018] 5-3-5-2-9 Sunday, March 14, 2021
stuartallen	2.7 Mumbles Albina Friday, September 18, 2020
Martinsh	3.3 Mumbles Oystermouth Stout Cask in Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford Pours a very dark reddish brown with an ample beige head and good lacing. Nose is pretty nondescript, but at least there’s some taste when it’s in the mouth. Cocoa, toffee and peanuts, combining with a fishy underlayer. Let down by a watery texture though, and a creamy finish. Not bad, but not worth waiting 3 months for ! Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Jerseyislandbeer	3.2 Mumbles India Pale Ale A 500ml bottle collected from the brewery last year. Pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, tropical fruits & hops. Sweet bitter finish. Decent. Sunday, January 26, 2020
tommann	3.7 Mumbles Oystermouth Stout Cask at the Seven Stars, Stourbridge. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is bitter roast, toast and coffee. Taste is dry, roasty, yeasty and beefy. Sunday, December 15, 2019
fonefan	2.7 Mumbles India Pale Ale 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 Mumbles India Pale Ale ]. ABV: 5.3%. Clear medium orange - amber yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, hop oil. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, hop oil, plastic, sweet malt, fruity malt, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171014] 6-3-5-3-10 Monday, December 9, 2019
Jerseyislandbeer	3.3 Mumbles Kiwi Christmas A 500ml bottle collected from the brewery earlier this year, it's now a week or so past it's best before date. Pours a dark red with a large white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of fruit & malt. Medium body & a fruity bitter finish. Very good. Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Jerseyislandbeer	0.9 Mumbles Bock A 500ml bottle collected from the brewery earlier this year. Just approaching it's best before date. Pours a dark brown with no carbonation or head. Tastes bad, some richness & some bitterness, with no life in the body. Struggled to drink, disappointing as I had been looking forward to this. Very poor Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Jerseyislandbeer	3.1 Mumbles Oystermouth Stout A 500ml bottle picked up from the brewery. Pours a deep black with a white head. Aromas & tastes of cocoa, caramel, coffee. Medium bitterness at the end. Decent Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Jerseyislandbeer	3.2 Mumbles Weisse A 500ml bottle collected from the brewery earlier this year. Pours a cloudy amber colour with a white head. Aromas of malt. Tastes of bready malt, banana, citrus & clove. Medium body. Decent Weissbier. Saturday, September 28, 2019
coil	3.2 Mumbles Weisse 500ml bottle. Cloudy gold colour with white head. Bready malt, grainy, banana, clove, sweet wheaty, stone fruit. Decent basic hefe Thursday, September 12, 2019
Jerseyislandbeer	3.2 Mumbles Lifesaver A 500ml bottle brought from the brewery on my visit to South Wales. A amber body with a white head. Aromas of malt. Tastes of malty bitterness. Decent pint. Saturday, August 31, 2019
imdownthepub	3.1 Mumbles Bock Cask conditioned at Beer on the Wye '19, Hereford. Chetnut with cream head. This proved to be a darker roasted beer, drying and quite spicy. Clove and coriander to the fore for me, but also probably ginger. Chocolate malts in the background, quite bitter. Struggled somewhat with this but ended okay. Monday, July 8, 2019
SamVimes21	3.4 Mumbles Triple Hop Pale Sunday, May 19, 2019
BlackHaddock	3.5 Mumbles Malt Bitter Hand-pulled half-pint on 15th May 2019 in the Hopbunker, Cardiff. Amber/bronze body, white head. Malty brew, as the name suggests, caramel semi-sweetness to the fore in both the nose and flavour. Liked it. Friday, May 17, 2019
Jerseyislandbeer	3.6 Mumbles Triple Hop Pale A 500ml bottle brought from the brewery. ABV 4.7. A very well made APA with a fruity hopped bitter finish. Different bottle of beer in my home No 1987 Thursday, May 9, 2019
imdownthepub	3.2 Mumbles Albina Cask conditioned at The Lime Kiln, Bristol, Gloucs. Gold with white head. There is a hopped bitterness to this, peachy, apricot notes. Drying malts in the close. It's okay. Monday, April 29, 2019
Cheeseboard	1.8 Mumbles Bock On cask at Hopbunker, Cardiff. Pours opaque ruby brown with a tan head. Aroma: malts, caramel, Christmas spices. The taste follows, light sweet & heavy bitter. Medium body, moderate carb. Overly bitter & astringent finish. Not good at all Monday, February 11, 2019
djclark29	3.8 Mumbles Bock Sunday, January 20, 2019
47574xeCD	3.3 Mumbles Oystermouth Stout 500ml from Baileys Llangollen. Poured black large beige head. Lightly roasty charcoal chocolate oyster notes Wednesday, December 26, 2018
jjsint	3.1 Mumbles Wild Thing Handpull cask at the King's Head, Leicester.amber and clear with a smallish off-white head. Light aroma, quite malty with a hint of mulled cider. Tastes sweet, and there's a moment in the sip where it's replendent with fresh strawberry juice and light brown sugar. The finish however is surprisingly dry. So... average start, wonderful middle, ho-hum end. I expected more but didn't quite get it. Monday, November 26, 2018
fonefan	2.1 Mumbles Weisse Cask (gravity) @ #RHBCF2018 🧙‍🍻🇬🇧 [ The 11th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival (The 43th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival) ], The Motorpoint Arena, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA. [ As Mumbles Weisse ]. ABV: 5.8%. Murky matt - grey medium to light dark yellow - amber orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, caramel, sweet malt, moderate yeasty, fruity yeast, weizen yeast, light banana. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, ash, rubber, weizen yeast, wheat. Body is medium, texture is oily carbonation is soft to flat. [20181020] 5-2-4-3-7 Tuesday, October 23, 2018
saxo	2.7 Mumbles Murmelt Cask @ Nottingham Beer Festival. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, hops and has a sweet light buttery finish. Friday, October 19, 2018
Rasmus40	2.5 Mumbles Murmelt Cask @ Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. Bland. 191018 Friday, October 19, 2018
Grumbo	2.2 Mumbles Redemption 18/10/2018. Cask at the Robin Hood Beer & Cider Festival 2018, Nottingham. Pours golden with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of sour fruit and malt. Medium sweetness and bitterness with light tartness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. Finishes with a sharp and slightly unpleasant bitterness. Not keen. Thursday, October 18, 2018
Rasmus40	2 Mumbles Redemption Cask @ Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and sour berries. Flavor is medium sweet and light sour. Dry and light sour finish. 181018 Thursday, October 18, 2018
saxo	2 Mumbles Redemption Cask @ Nottingham Beer Festival. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are bread, cheese, fruits, malt and hops. Sour finish. Thursday, October 18, 2018
Rune	3 Mumbles Redemption Half-pint, cask ale, shared with Finn at The Red Lion Inn (JDW). Cloudy grey-golden body, patchy white head, laces well. Ripe fruity nose, hints of yeast. Grassy hops to the taste buds, moderate malty sweetness beneath. Bittersweet endnotes. Medium bodied. Satisfying. (Morriston, Swansea 02.10.2018). Thursday, October 18, 2018
Rune	3.4 Mumbles Lifesaver Half-pint, 4.9 % abv, cask ale at Queen's Hotel. Clear copper coloured body, nitro white head, spotty lacing. dark brown malty nose, hints of leaves. Caramel malty flavours alongside moments of dark leaves and herbal hops. Caramel malty end with distant bitterness. Like it. (Swansea 30.09.2018). Monday, October 15, 2018