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Wales
This country’s beer scene is summarized below. Across 16 separate days and 34 pubs or other venues, 102 beers from 66 different breweries have been logged (avg 4.71% ABV). This puts the country’s overall beer quality at 44.1%.
A total of 1229 beers from 73 different breweries have been recorded, enjoyed in 88 pubs or venues. The average strength of beers brewed there is 5.69% ABV, earning the country a brewing score of 65.5%.
Beers Recorded in Wales
| Date and Time | Brewery | Beer | Container | Strength ABV | Score | Style or Substyle | Pub or Place | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th Sep 2013 at 4:05 pm | Adnams | Sixpoint Bengali Tiger | draft | 6.4% | 69.865% | New World IPA | The Great Western (JDW) | Cardiff |
| 9th Sep 2013 at 10:25 pm | Anadolu Efes | Efes Draft | bottle | 5% | 28.750% | Germanic pilsener | (room 146 in Ibis Discount hotel) | Cardiff |
| 7th May 2012 at 5:45 pm | Black Hole | Red Dwarf | draft | 4.5% | 45.998% | bitter | Royal Oak | Wrexham |
| 18th Aug 2012 at 5:30 pm | Black Iris | Peregrine Pale Ale | draft | 4.6% | 24.010% | traditional pale ale | The Bridge Inn | Ruabon |
| 18th Aug 2012 at 3:15 pm | Blackwater | Reggae | draft | 4% | 27.518% | bitter | The Sun Inn | Llangollen |
| 10th Sep 2013 at 11:05 pm | Blaengawney Cider | Hallet's Real Cider | bottle | 6% | 29.027% | cider | (room 146 in Ibis Discount hotel) | Cardiff |
| 10th Sep 2013 at 5:10 pm | Brains | #The Big SIPA | draft | 5% | 52.129% | traditional IPA | The Goat Major | Cardiff |
| 10th Sep 2013 at 5:30 pm | Brains | A-Pork-Alypse | draft | 4.5% | 38.957% | traditional porter | The Goat Major | Cardiff |
| 9th Sep 2013 at 7:30 pm | Brains | Black (keg) | draft | 4.1% | 41.179% | traditional stout | Yard's Bar & Kitchen | Cardiff |
| 10th Sep 2013 at 3:25 pm | Brains | Bragging Rights (Brain's Craft) | draft | 5% | 35.797% | traditional pale ale | Terra Nova | Cardiff |
| 10th Sep 2013 at 9:30 pm | Brains | Dissolution (Brain's Craft) | bottle | 6% | 67.691% | dubbel | (room 146 in Ibis Discount hotel) | Cardiff |
| 21st Apr 2011 at 10:00 pm | Brains | IPA (India Pale Ale) | bottle | 3.4% | 23.680% | traditional IPA | (room in B&B on Snowdon Street) | Porthmadog |
| 21st Apr 2011 at 6:00 pm | Brains | M & B Mild | draft | 3.8% | 34.862% | dark mild | Tavern Pencei Café Bar | Porthmadog |
| 19th Sep 2023 at 3:35 pm | Brains | M & B Mild | draft | 3.8% | 28.703% | dark mild | Deeside Naval Club | Connah's Quay |
| 9th Sep 2013 at 7:55 pm | Brains | Organ Morgan | draft | 4% | 42.045% | bitter | The Cottage | Cardiff |
| 23rd Dec 2023 at 11:55 am | Branscombe Vale | Summa That | draft | 5% | 41.319% | traditional pale ale | The Central Hotel (JDW) | Shotton |
| 11th Sep 2013 at 3:20 pm | Brecon Brewing | Red Beacons | draft | 5% | 55.285% | ESB | The Mount Stuart (JDW) | Cardiff |
| 18th Aug 2012 at 2:40 pm | Bristol Beer Factory | Bitter Californian | draft | 4.5% | 33.927% | bitter | The Sun Inn | Llangollen |
| 9th Sep 2013 at 8:55 pm | Bullmastiff | Son of a Bitch | draft | 6% | 64.045% | traditional strong ale | The Gatekeeper (JDW) | Cardiff |
| 21st Apr 2011 at 10:05 am | Butcombe | Mendip Spring Bitter | draft | 3.8% | 29.898% | bitter | The Central Hotel (JDW) | Shotton |
| 14th Dec 2001 at 10:40 pm | Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma | Sol | bottle | 4.5% | 24.717% | mass-produced lager | The Customer House | Shotton |
| 14th May 2011 at 3:30 pm | Coach House | Squire's Gold Spring Ale | draft | 4.2% | 39.961% | bitter | The Central Hotel (JDW) | Shotton |
| 7th May 2012 at 3:05 pm | Conwy Brewery | Rampart | draft | 4.5% | 46.995% | ESB | The North and South Wales Bank (JDW/Lloyds) | Wrexham |
| 19th Sep 2023 at 4:35 pm | Coors UK | Carling Black Fruits Cider | draft | 4% | 22.558% | fruit beer | Deeside Naval Club | Connah's Quay |
| 21st Apr 2011 at 6:40 pm | Copper Dragon | Golden Pippin (3.9% version) | draft | 3.9% | 29.592% | pale mild | The Ship Inn (Y Llong) | Porthmadog |
Beers Listed that are Brewed in Wales
| Date and Time | Brewery | Beer | Container | Strength ABV | Score | Style or Substyle | Where? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Aug 2022 at 5:05 pm | Apple County Cider Co. | Vilberie Medium Dry | bottle | 6% | 49.788% | Vilberie medium dry cider | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 10th May 2014 at 2:20 pm | Bespoke | Over a Barrel | draft | 5% | 69.591% | old ale | 3rd Ludlow Food Spring Festival, Ludlow, Shropshire, Wales |
| 25th Sep 2014 at 10:55 pm | Bespoke | Running the Gauntlet | bottle | 4.4% | 50.183% | bitter | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 28th Feb 2012 at 10:25 pm | Big Bog (Wales) | Bog Standard Bitter | draft | 3.6% | 14.701% | bitter | The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 15th Jul 2014 at 10:50 pm | Big Bog (Wales) | Quagmire | draft | 6% | 73.997% | old ale | The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 3rd Oct 2013 at 10:00 pm | Big Bog (Wales) | Swampy Premium Ruby Bitter | draft | 4.7% | 53.978% | ESB | The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 7th Feb 2012 at 11:00 pm | Big Bog (Wales) | Swampy Premium Ruby Bitter | draft | 4.7% | 60.530% | ESB | The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 30th Aug 2012 at 10:55 pm | Big Bog (Wales) | WPA (Welsh Pale Ale) | draft | 4.2% | 29.100% | traditional pale ale | The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 2nd Apr 2018 at 10:20 pm | Big Hand | Appaloosa | bottle | 4.5% | 56.341% | New World pale ale | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 26th Oct 2018 at 7:55 pm | Big Hand | Bad Santa | bottle | 6% | 46.168% | winter warmer | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 13th Aug 2014 at 6:00 pm | Big Hand | Domino Welsh Stout | draft | 4.4% | 37.664% | traditional stout | The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 15th Jul 2014 at 10:05 pm | Big Hand | Havok | draft | 5% | 25.843% | bitter | The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 16th Jan 2014 at 9:15 pm | Big Hand | Little Monkey | draft | 4% | 38.930% | dark mild | The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 15th Jul 2014 at 11:10 pm | Big Hand | Melyn | draft | 4.6% | 33.228% | bitter | The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 8th Mar 2026 at 3:05 pm | Big Hand | Super Tidy | draft | 4% | 37.306% | session IPA | The Little Taproom on Aigburth Rd, Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 26th Mar 2018 at 11:20 pm | Big Hand | T-Wrex | bottle | 4.5% | 28.583% | traditional pale ale | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 10th May 2014 at 4:55 pm | Big Hand | Zeta Two | draft | 3.6% | 44.074% | New World pale ale | 3rd Ludlow Food Spring Festival, Ludlow, Shropshire, Wales |
| 10th Sep 2013 at 11:05 pm | Blaengawney Cider | Hallet's Real Cider | bottle | 6% | 29.027% | cider | (room 146 in Ibis Discount hotel), Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales |
| 29th May 2017 at 10:55 pm | Boss Brewing Company | Bare | can | 5% | 50.919% | helles lager | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 27th Apr 2018 at 10:05 pm | Boss Brewing Company | Beatle Juice (4.8% version) | can | 4.8% | 40.082% | traditional pale ale | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 15th Nov 2021 at 10:05 pm | Boss Brewing Company | Beatle Juice (7% version) | can | 7% | 60.184% | Passionfruit, mango and pineapple pale ale | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 17th Jan 2017 at 12:45 am | Boss Brewing Company | Blaze | bottle | 4.5% | 59.780% | traditional pale ale | (room 424 in Mercure Grand Hotel), Bristol, Bristol City, Wales |
| 13th Aug 2017 at 9:55 pm | Boss Brewing Company | Blonde | can | 4% | 43.973% | New World blonde ale | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 19th Dec 2017 at 9:50 pm | Boss Brewing Company | Boss | can | 7.4% | 52.904% | New World IPA | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |
| 24th Feb 2017 at 10:45 pm | Boss Brewing Company | Brave | bottle | 5.5% | 71.315% | New World IPA | (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, Wales |