Archive record · Brewery
Cwrw Otley
Pontypridd, Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2022
- Archive ID
- TB-DNFY7AZK
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Phoenix brewery founded in 2022 by Nick Otley after the 2005-2017 Otley Brewing Company closed. A 500-litre microbrewery in an unused outhouse behind the Bunch of Grapes began producing in November 2022. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
O1 Original
Year-RoundPale Ale
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →O2 Croseo
Year-RoundAmerican Pale Ale
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Drank this? Add it to your passport →O3 Boss
Year-RoundPremium Bitter
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →O4 Columbo
Year-RoundPale Ale
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hop Angeles
Year-RoundAmerican Red Ale
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Zephyr
Year-RoundGolden Ale
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Trio
Year-RoundGolden Ale
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →IDAHO 7
Year-RoundPorter
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Oxymoron
Year-RoundBlack IPA
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Llaeth / Milk Stout
Year-RoundMilk Stout
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →O6 Porter
Year-RoundPorter
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Thai Bo
Year-RoundLemongrass and Lime Leaf Pale Ale
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →RHYG
Year-RoundRye Pale Ale
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Solstice
Year-RoundNew England IPA
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Vermont
Year-RoundNew England Pale Ale
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Diafol
Year-RoundDouble IPA
(Active / current first-party range)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2025
BRONZE — Cask Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) — O1 Original
SIBA Indie Beer Cymru
- 2025
BRONZE — Cask Pale Ale (4.4% to 5.5%) — Oxymoron
SIBA Indie Beer Cymru
- 2025
BRONZE — Cask Speciality Amber and Dark Beer — Llaeth / Milk Stout
SIBA Indie Beer Cymru
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