Archive record · Brewery
Purple Moose Brewery
Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
Also known as Bragdy Cwrw Eryri
- Founded
- 2005
- Archive ID
- TB-11SW0S8T
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Why this matters
Brewing at the foot of Snowdonia in Porthmadog, bilingual on the label and named — in the way of Welsh microbreweries — for a joke that has long since become the brand.
The Beer Library
Beers
Snowdonia Ale
Year-RoundDark Side of the Moose
Year-RoundCwrw Eryri (Snowdonia Ale)
Year-RoundGolden Pale Ale
(Active / current first-party product)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Madog's Ale / Madog
Year-RoundSession Bitter
(Active / current first-party product)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Elderflower Ale
Year-RoundPale Ale
(Active / current first-party product)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Glaslyn Ale
Year-RoundGolden Premium Bitter
(Active / current first-party product)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mŵsh Lager
Year-RoundKölsch-style Lager
(Active / current first-party product)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Antlered IPA
Year-RoundIPA
(Active / current first-party product)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Black Rock Stout
Year-RoundStout
(Active / current first-party product)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →High Hops
Year-RoundTropical IPA
(Active / current first-party product)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Navigator
Year-RoundRed IPA
(Active / current first-party product)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Welsh Steam Ale / Cwrw Stêm Cymreig
Golden Pale Ale
(LAUNCHED 2021 AS EXCLUSIVE FFESTINIOG & WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAYS BEER; 2024 SERVICE REPORTED; CURRENT 2026 AVAILABILITY UNKNOWN) [Uk Pass 156]
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Awards
- 2025
GOLD / CATEGORY CHAMPION — Cask British Dark Beers (4.5% to 6.4%) — Dark Side of the Moose
SIBA Indie Beer Cymru
- 2025
GOLD / CATEGORY CHAMPION — Keg Speciality IPA — High Hops
SIBA Indie Beer Cymru
- 2025
BRONZE — Bottle & Can Amber, Brown & Red Ale (up to 6.4%) — Dark Side of the Moose
SIBA Indie Beer Awards Wales / Cymru
- 2025
SILVER — Bottle & Can IPA (5.6% to 7.4%) — Navigator
SIBA Indie Beer Awards Wales / Cymru
- 2024
Silver — International Smallpack Ale 4.5%-4.9% — Mŵsh Lager
International Brewing Awards
- 2024
Silver — International Cask Ale 2.9%-3.8% — Cwrw Eryri (Snowdonia Ale)
International Brewing Awards
- 2024
Bronze — International Dark Beer 3.8%-4.7% — Dark Side of the Moose
International Brewing Awards
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