Black Cloak Taproom
Colwyn Bay, LL29 7RU

Black Cloak Taproom
Colwyn Bay, LL29 7RU

Cask Beers Available

Cask Beers Available

Small Horse's Coconut Conundrum - 6.5%

Small Horse's Coconut Conundrum

Black Cloak

6.5% Specialty Stout

We've once again put together a beer with the super talented musical duo Small Horse and The Plan. This time we've brewed up a smooth and luxurious coffee and coconut stout. Dark roasted malts and freshly ground coffee beans are complemented by the addition of toasted coconut flakes and lactose (milk sugar) for a lovely sweetness on the finish. Contains lactose.

Black Cloak Bitter - 3.6%

Black Cloak Bitter

Black Cloak

3.6% Session Bitter

A classic British session bitter, brewed with pale and crystal malts for a smooth body. This light caramel coloured beer was then hopped with British Goldings and Bramling Cross hops for a crisp, refreshingly bitter finish.

Venice Queen - 5.8%

Venice Queen

Neptune

5.8% West Coast IPA

Bright, refreshing IPA brimming with West Coast charm. It boasts a clean malt base carrying vibrant notes of grapefruit, lemon, and lime, lifted by juicy tropical fruit and underpinned by a touch of pine and resin. A firm, lingering bitterness makes for a truly satisfying pint. Perfect for drinkers seeking that timeless IPA profile – crisp, balanced, and full of flavour. Vegan friendly.

Black Cloak Pale - 3.9%

Black Cloak Pale

Black Cloak

3.9% Pale Ale

An easy-drinking sessionable pale ale, brewed with Cascade and Citra hops for grapefruit and citrus flavours. Balanced, with a refreshing bitterness.

Craft Keg Available

Eleven - 8%

Eleven

Wild Horse

8% Double IPA

This hazy double IPA is a pillowy juicy fruit bomb loaded with Citra, Idaho 7, Mosaic and Dolcita Cryo hops. Expect ripe mango, juicy pineapple and zesty citrus, backed by a touch of soft peach. Collaboration with Rivington Brewing to celebrate our 11th birthday. Vegan friendly.

Pumpkin Spiced Latte Stout - 6%

Pumpkin Spiced Latte Stout

Black Cloak

6% Specialty Stout

A stout brewed with locally roasted coffee beans, and milk sugar for a creamy sweet finish, we then infused this beer with warm and comforting pumpkin pie spices for a nostalgic taste of autumn. Contains lactose.

Velvet Starfall - 11%

Velvet Starfall

Brew York

11% Imperial Stout

Inspired by Vincent van Gogh, a rich and indulgent imperial stout with layers smooth vanilla, creamy sweetness, and warming spice over a deep, velvety body. Collaboration with Frontaal Brewing as part of our 10th Birthday Series. Contains lactose.

Suds - 4.5%

Suds

Bullhouse

4.5% Pale Ale

A hazy, pillowy-soft juicy pale ale brewed with oats, fermented on our house blend. Vegan friendly.

Master Of Disaster - 6%

Master Of Disaster

Black Cloak

6% IPA

Big, bold, bitter West-Coast IPA. Pouring a golden amber colour, dry hop additions of Cascade, Centennial and Simcoe hops give dank, resinous flavours of grapefruit and pine needles which are off-set by a satisfyingly bitter finish. Obey your Master.

Mining For Galaxy - 6%

Mining For Galaxy

Wild Horse

6% IPA

Each version of this soft and hazy IPA is packed with a headline-grabbing hop variety, supported by dash of something complementary. This version showcases stellar Aussie hop Galaxy, supported by a little Citra from the USA. Galaxy is renowned for its intense tropical fruit character. Vegan friendly.

Blood Lust - 4.5%

Blood Lust

Neptune

4.5% Fruited Sour

Blood orange and rhubarb sour. Vibrant blood orange leads the way, delivering juicy citrus sweetness with bittersweet notes. Rhubarb adds subtle tartness to make a refreshing sour with a crisp, mouth-watering finish. Vegan friendly.

Faith AF - 0.5%

Faith AF

Northern Monk

0.5% AF Pale Ale

Faith AF uses a greater variety of hop additions than Faith, making sure that the beer achieves a classic New England flavour and fruit-forward aroma that's on a level with its full-strength sibling. We've used an industry-leading yeast strain developed specifically for use with low- and no- alcohol products, allowing the hop flavours to shine. Vegan friendly.

Oat Of This World - 5%

Oat Of This World

Black Cloak

5% Oat Pale

A hoppy pale ale, brewed with malted oats for a full body and smooth mouthfeel, we also added lactose (milk sugar) which gives the beer a lovely sweet finish, which pairs perfectly with the flavours of ripe mango, passion fruit and citrus from a huge addition of Citra and Superdelic hops. Contains lactose.

Spring Lager - 4.4%

Spring Lager

Black Cloak

4.4% Helles

A crisp, refreshing Helles style lager. Pouring a pale straw colour, with a light body and clean flavour profile combined with a satisfyingly bitter finish for maximum drinkability!

Karaoke - 4.2%

Karaoke

Weekend Project

4.2% Pale Ale

Super drinkable, soft, orangey, hoppy pale with saturated flavour and low bitterness. Amarillo on hot and cold side delivers a fragrant mix of floral citrus layered with subtle peach and nectarine. Gluten free and vegan friendly.

Ciders & Perries Available

Pineapple - 4%

Pineapple

Seacider

4% Fruit Cider

An apple cider infused with the refreshing taste of pineapple.

Painted Lady - 5%

Painted Lady

Barbourne

5% Perry

A refreshing perry made only from the juice of freshly pressed perry pears. It is a medium sweet light and fruity with citrus notes. The varieties used in this blend include Morecroft, Blakeney Red, Yellow Huffcap and Winnal's Longdon. A real taste of the Worcestershire countryside.

Gasping Goose - 5.8% (keg)

Gasping Goose (keg)

Newton Court

5.8% Medium Cider

Made from a blend of cider varieties including Yarlington Mill, Dabinett and Harry Masters, Gasping Goose is a well-balanced, golden, medium-bodied cider. The “Goose” is crafted from organic apples grown to Soil Association standards in Newton Court Farm’s orchards, resulting in an easy-to-drink cider, perfect for any season.

Coming Soon

Black Cloak Porter - 4.5%

Black Cloak Porter

Black Cloak

4.5% Porter

A dark porter brewed with a carefully selected blend of specialist malts.

Thunder Rat - 5.5%

Thunder Rat

Ossett

5.5% Dark Mild

A subtly sweet, malty and biscuity Victorian mild. Collaboration with Amity Brew.

Afghan Pale Ale - 5.4%

Afghan Pale Ale

Grey Trees

5.4% American Pale

Crafted like an American pale ale using Cascade, Citra and Simcoe hops. The Maris Otter malt provides a perfect light colour and dryness to complement the crisp taste and full aroma of the hops. This gives a tropical hop aroma, paired with the unique taste combination of these three distinctive hop varieties, making it both full in flavour and crisply thirst-quenching.

Fat Rat - Peanut Butter & Chocolate - 5%

Fat Rat - Peanut Butter & Chocolate

Ossett

5% Pastry Stout

An indulgent drop of liquid pudding that's elegantly rich yet delightfully devilish. A decadent dessert stout loaded with lashings of peanut, sweet milk chocolate and toffee flavours. The ultimate indulgence.

Small Horse's Coconut Conundrum - 6.5% (keg)

Small Horse's Coconut Conundrum (keg)

Black Cloak

6.5% Specialty Stout

We've once again put together a beer with the super talented musical duo Small Horse and The Plan. This time we've brewed up a smooth and luxurious coffee and coconut stout. Dark roasted malts and freshly ground coffee beans are complemented by the addition of toasted coconut flakes and lactose (milk sugar) for a lovely sweetness on the finish. Contains lactose.

13th Anniversary: Shattered Mirror - 9.1% (keg)

13th Anniversary: Shattered Mirror (keg)

Siren

9.1% Specialty Stout

Our 13th showstopper leans into one of the world's most persistent superstitions... the Shattered Mirror. We're tempting fate by mashing up two of our most intense imperial stouts: Shattered Dream and Black Mirror. This dark alchemy of milestone beers melds layers of rich cacao, roasted coffee, toasted coconut, deconstructed rum barrels and luxurious vanilla. A defiant celebration of the shadows. Contains lactose.

Second Drummer Drowned - 6.5% (keg)

Second Drummer Drowned (keg)

Pentrich

6.5% IPA

A super hoppy India Pale Ale brewed with Citra, Mosaic and Riwaka hops. Punchy citrus flavours take centre stage, whilst light berry and stone fruit notes blend perfectly with gentle floral and savoury notes and a gentle bitterness on the finish. Vegan friendly.

Getting Better All The Time - 5% (keg)

Getting Better All The Time (keg)

Crafty Devil

5% Pale Ale

A DDH hazy pale ale loaded with an all star hop cast of Simcoe, Mosaic, Citra and Galaxy. It's a tropical, juicy hop salad all wrapped up in a soft and highly drinkable body. Vegan friendly.

Fresh - 0.5% (keg)

Fresh (keg)

Cloudwater

0.5% AF IPA

Our first foray into alcohol free beer. This is an experimental batch brewed on our pilot kit. Designed to match the hop impact and body of our alcoholic New England IPAs. Vegan friendly.

Rolling Papers - 5.2% (keg)

Rolling Papers (keg)

Bullhouse

5.2% IPA

Multiple dry-hop additions combine with the fruity esters of our house blend to give you a hazy and immensely crushable IPA. Vegan friendly.

Splendiferous Slime - 5% (keg)

Splendiferous Slime (keg)

Vault City

5% Fruited Sour

Ooey, gooey, and seriously splendiferous. We've turned the dial up on our Marvellous Liquids series with this luminous green, slime-thick sour, oozing with juicy apple, tangy kiwi and a zingy taste of lime.

Raspberry Ripple - 4%

Raspberry Ripple

Snails Bank

4% Fruit Cider

Sweet cider infused with tart raspberry rippled through with vanilla.

Dance Commander - 3.8%

Dance Commander

Ascension

3.8% Med/Sweet

Sour cherries, wild cider and fresh Braeburn juice. What’s not to like?! This tangy and fruity beast was blended and packaged without a name. Loved the flavour and the battle between sharpness and fruity sweetness, but just couldn’t think of a name.

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Black Cloak Taproom is in the Abercolwyn CAMRA branch area.