THE BEER RANGE

2010 SEASONAL ALES
Available in casks only: 4.5 gallon / 9 gallon / 18 gallon
(X-Mŵs Llawen / Merry X-Moose is the only special also available in bottles)

MŴS BACH  ABV 3.9%

This one-off special has been specially created to celebrate the birth of the new arrival for Purple Moose Brewery owner Lawrence Washington and his wife Jenni. Mŵs Bach is an amber coloured session bitter with a bit of a nutty background.
Available from Monday 1st February 2010 for a limited time. SOLD OUT.

CALON LAN  ABV 4.0%

Calon Lân is our special brew for the Six Nations rugby tournament. At 4.0% abv it is an amber coloured best bitter with a pleasant fruity hop finish.
Available from Wednesday 3rd February 2010. SOLD OUT.

CWRW'R PASG / EASTER ALE  ABV 3.9%

Purple Moose's Easter special, only available at, errm, Easter! This is an easy drinking chestnut session bitter with a fruity hop finish.
Available from Monday 22nd March 2010. SOLD OUT.

CWRW DATGUDDIAD / REVELATION ALE  ABV 3.8%

A delicious pale golden session bitter with vanilla and lemon citrus notes from the Cascade and Willamette hops. Revelation Ale has been brewed in celebration of the 70th birthday of the Rev Dr Richard Buxton. Richard, who is a good friend and supporter of the brewery, found Purple Moose beer to be a 'revelation' when we started, having never previously drunk beer.
Available from Monday 26th April 2010. SOLD OUT.

ELDER ELK  ABV 4.0%

A refreshing pale bitter with an enticing hint of elderflowers.

Elder Elk has been commissioned as the Festival Special for the Welsh Highland Railway's annual 'Rail Ale Festival'. This year's dates are 7th-9th May 2010.
To be launched at the Rail Ale Festival on Friday 7th May 2010. Will subsequently be available for regular customers from Monday 10th May 2010. SOLD OUT.

FLEETWING  ABV 4.3%

Fleetwing is a 4.3% amber coloured best bitter with a refreshing bitter finish and citrus aroma. This is the first of our new series celebrating the ships of Porthmadog.

The Fleetwing was a brig built in Borth-y-Gest in 1874. Working from Porthmadog she sailed to many ports around the world with various cargoes. In 1911 Fleetwing was sold to a company in the Falkland Islands where she spent the rest of her life. Laterly used for storage her remains were only recently destroyed.
Available from Monday 7th June 2010. SOLD OUT.

EVELYN  ABV 3.6%

Evelyn is our special beer for July. At 3.6% ABV this is a deep copper coloured bitter with a full malty body and a slightly dry bitter finish.

Evelyn was a brig built in Porthmadog in 1877. She served for many years taking slate from North Wales and picking up phosphates, sugar and cod from around the world. The Evelyn was sadly lost in 1913 after being caught in bad weather for the best part of a month.
Available from Monday 12th July 2010. SOLD OUT.

CADWALADER JONES  ABV 4.1%

Cadwalader Jones is a 4.1% ABV light amber coloured best bitter with a lemon aroma and a zesty bitter finish. This is our special for the month of August.

Cadwalader Jones was a two-masted schooner built in Borth-y-Gest in 1878, and was the forerunner to the famous 'Western Ocean Yachts'. Working for many years out of Porthmadog, mainly in the slate trade, she was sold on in 1916 and came to a sad end in 1933 when she foundered off the Scily Isles.
Available from Monday 9th August 2010. SOLD OUT.

BLODWEN  ABV  . %

Details to follow.
Available for September 2010.

TRAETH MAWR  ABV 3.8%

Our special brew for November is 'Traeth Mawr'. The literal translation of the name being big beach, this is the name given to the estuary which stretches from Porthmadog to the foot of the Moelwyn mountains and Cnicht.

At 3.8% abv Traeth Mawr is an amber coloured refreshing session bitter with a satisfying fruity hop finish.
PLEASE NOTE: This was the November 2009 special. Details for 2010 to follow.

X-MŴS LLAWEN / MERRY X-MOOSE  ABV 5.0%

Available in both casks and bottles

This fine ale is brewed only at Christmas using a careful selection of darker malts and aromatic hops to produce a full flavour and body, subtle bitterness and a rich ruby colour.
Available from Monday 29th November 2010.