The beers / IPA
Blade
Hoppy / Pine / Bold
Our hop-forward beer. A firmer bitterness than anything else in the range, a bold aroma of citrus and pine, and enough malt behind it to hold the line.
- Strength
- 5.3% ABV
- Pack
- 440ml can
- Brewed in
- Cwmafan, Wales
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The trail
Blade
- Grade
- Red
- Know this
- 23 km, opened 2014
Blade is the remote one: 23 km of singletrack-heavy riding that opened in 2014, with long views out towards the Bannau Brycheiniog. Committing, a bit exposed and absolutely worth it. We brewed the IPA to match.
In the glass
Tasting notes
- look
- Golden to amber
- nose
- Citrus, pine, tropical fruit
- palate
- Fuller body, pronounced hops
- finish
- Firm, bitter, long
Serve
Cool rather than cold, to let the aroma through
Goes with
- · Curry
- · Spicy barbecue
- · A strong hard cheese
Brewed at
7 High Street, Cwmafan
Brewed in small batches on site, then canned and sold over the counter in the same building. Always stocked at the brewery shop.
Ride on
