THE NEWS ARCHIVES

December 2009

16/12/09

It's that time again and our Christmas beer is selling well across North Wales. X-Mŵs Llawen/Merry X-Moose is a fantastic rich winter warmer with a full flavour and body, subtle bitterness and a rich ruby colour. Catch this delectable, drinkable Christmas special at a pub near you over the festive period.

MOOSEY COOKIES

We had a pleasant surprise over the summer when one of our younger customers brought in a treat for the staff at the brewery.

Elena Richards, pictured above with brewery owner Lawrence Washington, baked the moose shaped cookies for us - such is her love of all things moose! Thanks again Elena.

03/12/09

GWYNEDD TASTE & TALENT AWARDS 2009

The inaugural Gwynedd Taste & Talent Awards were held recently and Purple Moose Brewery has been awarded the prestigious title of Gwynedd Product Ambassador.

As part of a local initiative to promote the people behind the food, drink, arts and crafts throughout the County of Gwynedd, the Taste & Talent Awards 2009 recognise and reward the best of Gwynedd's success within the food, drink, art and crafts sectors.

Purple Moose Brewery was awarded Gwynedd Product Ambassador on the grounds of its commitment to relating products to the local area, bilingual labelling and of course the outstanding quality of the beer.

Names such as Cwrw Eryri (Snowdonia Ale), Cwrw Madog (Madog's Ale) and Cwrw Glaslyn (Glaslyn Ale), as well as our range of special brews named after local mountains, have all helped to keep some of the outstanding features of the County of Gwynedd in people's minds as they drink our beer across the UK.

Brewery owner Lawrence Washington was immensely proud to receive the award as it recognises everything he has striven to achieve with the business. "My aim was not only to produce a high quality product but to create something which the local community can all be proud of."

"Not being from North Wales originally I am particularly aware of how sensitively you have to approach issues such as beer names, pump clips, bottle labels and other marketing material. From the outset I have ensured that Welsh comes first and that, on the whole, the names of our beers reflect the area in which they are created."

It is an honour to receive this kind of recognition from the local community. It also marks a great finish to a fantastic year for the brewery; a year in which sales have soared, we have been crowned Champion Beer of Wales and picked up our first International award.

Iechyd Da!