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Reviews & Awards

Bluestone Brewing

2018 - Outstanding Rural Diversification Project at The Rural Business Awards , we were also shortlisted for the Rural Drinks business award too!
2017 - We were awarded top prize for Specialist/Niche Business of the Year at the Radio Pembrokeshire awards.
2018 - Fossil Fuel, Coffee Milk Stout, won GOLD in the regional keg category at the SIBA independent beer awards.

Since opening in 2013, a total of 7 of our beers have been awarded GREAT TASTE stars. Our Preseli Pils Lager, Pierre Bleu and Hammerstone have all won awards in the bottle category at our regional SIBA beer festival.


Drop Bear Beer Co.

Great Taste Award, UK's Best Alcohol Free IPA
Imbibe Low & No Drinks Award, World Beer Award Bronze

" I have to say Drop Bear Beer is about the best I've had! It's a really good IPA." - Wynne Evans, TV & Radio Presenter
"The best Alcohol Free Beer" - Lucy Spraggan, Singer
"I introduced a friend to your Bonfire stout last night. He refused to believe it was alcohol free and told me that I'd just poured him a Guinness, so I gave him another one and left it in the bottle." - Wil, Customer
"Very smart for a no/low beer." Imbibe Judging Panel
"It's bursting with flavour regardless of it being alcohol free, and that's why I think they're going to smash the market!" - Luke, Customer
"Could easily pass as 'real' beer" - Pete, Customer
"Drop Bear has delish pale ales" - Jane, Beer Sommelier


Geipel Brewing

Bock
2020 SIBA National Keg Silver
2020 SIBA Regional Bottle Gold
2019 SIBA Regional Keg Silver
2018 SIBA National Bottle Bronze
2018 Imbibe Live Lager Challenge Winner
2017 SIBA Regional Keg Silver
2017 SIBA Regional Bottle Gold
Aloha from Bala
2020 SIBA National Bottle Silver
2018 SIBA National Keg Gold
2017 SIBA Regional Keg Gold
2017 SIBA Regional Bottle Bronze

Pilsner
2020 Regional Keg Bronze
2017 Regional Keg Silver
Zeppelin
2020 SIBA Regional Keg Bronze
2020 SIBA Regional Bottle Bronze
Hefeweizen
2019 SIBA Regional Bottle Silver
Dunkelweizen
2017 SIBA Regional Keg Silver


Gower Brewery

SIBA Regional Independent Keg Beer Awards
2020 Wales & West Keg Premium Lager & Pilsners - Silver Award - Lighthouse

SIBA Digital Beer Awards:
2020 Regional Winner Bottle/Can Premium Lager & Pilsner - Silver - Lighthouse
2020 National Winner British Premium Bitter - Silver - Gower Power
2020 Regional Winner Bottle/Can Premium Bitter - Gold - Gower Power
2020 Regional Winner Bottle/Can Premium PAs - Gold - Gower Gold


Grey Trees Brewery
CAMRA - SIBA

Great Taste 2020
Diggers Gold & Caradogs Bitter - 2 Stars
Valley Porter & Afghan Pale Ale - 1 Star
Great Taste 2019
Diggers Gold - 2 Stars
Mosaic Pale Ale & Drummer Boy - 1 Star
CAMRA
Afghan Pale Ale
- Silver Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2019
- Gold Champion Beer of Britain - Strong Bitter Category 2019
- Gold Champion Beer Of Wales - Strong Bitter Category 2019
- Gold Champion Beer of Wales - Strong Bitter Category 2018
Diggers Gold
- Gold Champion Beer of Wales 2015/16/17/18/19 - Golden Ale Category
- Gold Champion Beer of Britain 2016 - Golden Ale Category
Valley Porter
- Gold Champion Porter of Wales 2019
SIBA
Mosaic
- British Gold Champion IPA 2018
Afghan Pale Ale
- Overall Cask Champion of Wales 2017
- Silver Strong Bitter of Wales 2018


Hallets Real Cider

2016 – BBC Food & Farm Award – Best Drinks Producer in UK
2017 – Great British Food Award – Highly Commended
2020 – Great British Food Award – Winner

The Guardian

Guardian Wine Columnist Fiona Beckett (@winematcher) described “the most beautiful cider she had tasted” adding “that it provides serious competition to good wines and so deserves a place on the nation’s dinner tables”. – 2016


Harbwr Brewery

SIBA Wales & West Awards. May 2019
Two of HARBWR Brewery’s ales picked up a bronze award each
The ruby red ale ‘RFA Sir Galahad’ had bronze in the Cask Premium Bitters category - for the second year running. Consistency is key!
And the black IPA ‘Trawlers’ Dread’ was awarded a bronze award in the Cask Speciality Mid to Dark Beers.

CAMRA Pembrokeshire
Recognised our pub as Real Ale Pub of the Year in 2018.


Monty's Brewery

Great Taste 3 Stars 2018 - for Dark Secret
Great Taste 2 Stars 2019 - for Magnitude
Great Taste 2 Stars 2019 - for Figgy Pud
Great Taste 1 Star 2018 - for Masquerade
Silver: London Beer Competition 2019 for Dark Secret
Silver Medal Bitter, Great welsh Beer Festival 2018 for Sunshine
Bronze: London Beer Competition 2019 for Magnitude
Bronze: London Beer Competition 2019 for Figgy Pud

Dark Secret
A delicious oatmeal stout with chocolate and coffee on the nose that follows through
on the palate, surprisingly fruity, with an expresso martini element, amazing!”
We won Great Taste awards 3 gold stars for the second time.

Sunshine
Does exactly what it says on the bottle, from its sunny orange label to its grassy,
fruity aroma and all the way up to its light crisp finish.
Pete Brown


Purple Moose Brewery
Purple Moose Brewery
CAMRA - SIBA

Snowdonia Ale 3.6% - Golden Pale Ale
CAMRA Champion Beer of Wales: Silver (Bitter Category) 2017

Madog’s Ale 3.7% - Bitter
Silver (Bitter Category) CAMRA Wales Regional Champion Beer of Britain 2017

Elderflower Ale 4.0% - Pale Ale
SIBA Digital Beer Awards (Wales & West) - Speciality Light Beer: Silver 2020
CAMRA Champion Speciality Beer of Wales 2017

Glaslyn Ale 4.2% - Premium Bitter
Great Taste Awards: 1-Star Gold -2017
International Beer Challenge - Silver 2017
The Beer Awards: 4-Star Beer 2017

Dark Side of the Moose 4.6% - Dark Bitter
International Brewing Awards - Silver 2019
International Beer Challenge - Silver 2017
The Beer Awards: 3-Star Beer 2017

Black Rock Stout 4.2% - Stout (NEW in 2020)
SIBA Digital Beer Awards (Wales & West): Silver - British Dark Beers 2020

Chocolate Moose 4.5%
Great Taste Awards: 1-Star Gold 2018
Great Taste Awards: 1-Star Gold 2017
The Beer Awards: 4-Star Beer 2017
SIBA Wales & West Region: Overall Champion (Small Pack) 2017
International Beer Challenge: Silver 2017

Mŵsh Lager 4.7% - Kölsch style Lager
Siba Digital Beer Awards (Wales & West): Premium Lager & Pilsner - Silver 2020
Great Taste Awards: 2-Star Gold 2018
SIBA National Keg Beer Awards: Bronze 2018
International Beer Challenge - Silver 2017
The Beer Awards: 4-Star Beer 2017

Antlered IPA 5.2% - India Pale Ale
International Beer Challenge - Bronze Medal 2018
SIBA Wales & West Region: Bronze 2018
Great Taste Awards: 2-Star Gold 2017


Tomos Watkin (Hurns) Brewery

2020 The LUX Life 5th Annual Food & Drink Awards: Best Family-Run SME Brewery
2019 The Welsh SME Business Awards 2019: Business of the Year (under 100 staff)
2018 The Jack Swan Awards: Best Brewery

5 ★ - Loved my Swansea Jack and selection of beers delivered to my home. Diolch

5 ★ - Nice selection of beers, delivered quickly. Couldn’t ask for more.


Tudor Brewery
CAMRA - SIBA

CAMRA Champion Beer of Wales
CAMRA Silver Champion Beer of Wales
CAMRA Champion Porter Wales
Great Taste 1,2, and 3 gold stars
SIBA Bronze
SIBA Silver


Wrexham Lager
Wrexham Lager

Owen Hughes, Daily Post Business Editor
“One of Wales’ best known breweries is celebrating a double success on the world stage. Wrexham Lager won gold award for best export lager at the Frankfurt International Trophy World Beer award.
It also saw its Bootlegger Pilsner lager take the gold award for best Pilsner lager. Wrexham Lager’s success this year is even more remarkable as it is the first time they have entered."

Huw Bebb Golwg 360
“Mae bragdy Wrexham Lager wedi curo gwrthwynebwyr o wledydd megis yr Almaen, Ffrainc a’r Unol Daleithiau i ennill dwy fedal aur yng ngwobrau Cwrw’r Byd yn Frankfurt.
Llwyddodd y bragdy i ennill gwobr aur am lager sy’n cael ei allforio, tra bod eu lager Bootleger Pilsner wedi ennill y wobr aur am y lager Pilsner gorau.
Mae poteli cwrw Wrexham Lager a Bootleger Pilsner wedi gwerthu allan ar hyn o bryd,
ond mae llefarydd ar ran y cwmni wedi dweud wrth golwg360 eu bod yn disgwyl y
bydd mwy o stoc ar gael yr wythnos nesaf.”


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