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Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
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Salopian - Oracle | 2 | |
Purple Moose - Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri) | 1 | |
Distant Hills (was Howard Town) - Longdendale Lights | 1 | |
Salopian - Darwin's Origin | 1 | |
Thwaites - Nutty Black | 1 | |
Monty's - Sunshine | 2 | |
Purple Moose - Cadwalader Jones | 1 | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 1 | |
Magpie - Best | 1 | |
Marston's - Burton Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Brains - Dark (aka Red Dragon Dark) | Not Tried | 0 |
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Lakeland Stunner | Not Tried | 0 |
Sharp's - Coaster (or Cornish Coaster) | Not Tried | 0 |
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | Not Tried | 0 |
Wood's - Parish Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Hop Back - Slovenian Rhapsody | Not Tried | 0 |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Salopian - Darwin's Origin | 4.30 | Copper ale with a solid malty base. Crisp and tart in the mouth with a dry finish. | |
Wood's - Parish Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Thwaites - Nutty Black | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
Monty's - Sunshine | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Purple Moose - Cadwalader Jones | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Hop Back - Slovenian Rhapsody | 4.00 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Purple Moose - Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri) | 3.60 | Newly on. Bursting with fresh light hoppy flavours. | |
Salopian - Oracle | 4.00 | Seemed a little sweeter today. | |
Monty's - Sunshine | 4.20 | Deeper more pronounced flavours today. Still enjoyable. | |
Purple Moose - Cadwalader Jones | 4.10 | Named after a shipped which was built locally this is a crisp copper ale. Hints of lemon lead to a bitter finish. | |
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Thwaites - Nutty Black | 3.30 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Salopian - Oracle | 4.00 | Smooth, full bodied hoppy ale. | |
Thwaites - Nutty Black | 3.30 | Dark, lightly roasty mild. | |
Monty's - Sunshine | 4.20 | Light, floral hoppy ale. | |
Sharp's - Coaster (or Cornish Coaster) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Brains - Dark (aka Red Dragon Dark) | 3.50 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Distant Hills (was Howard Town) - Longdendale Lights | 3.90 | Pale golden lightly hopped ale. Refreshingly bitter with satisfying finish. | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Standard mid-brown malty brew. | |
Magpie - Best | 4.20 | Copper coloured, thin, not much character. Maybe 2.1/2*. | |
Marston's - Burton Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Brains - Dark (aka Red Dragon Dark) | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Lakeland Stunner | 3.90 | Not Tried |
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The pub is found in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9NF.
Bar and cafe attached to the Ffestiniog narrow gauge railway station, this is the ideal place to watch steam trains whilst enjoying a pint or two. Always 6 ales including a dark beer with local and more distant micros featuring strongly. Regular outlet for Purple Moose. Friendly, knowledgeable staff and a 5% CAMRA discount make this a must visit pub.
We have visited this pub 44 times, seen 142 different beers and tried 84 of them.
Postcode: LL49 9NF