Black Cloak Taproom
Colwyn Bay, LL29 7RU
Colwyn Bay, LL29 7RU
Black Cloak Taproom
Colwyn Bay, LL29 7RU
Colwyn Bay, LL29 7RU
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Meet The Meek - 4%
Meet The Meek
Pentrich
4% abv
A malt driven dark mild with flavours of toasted caramel and subtle chocolate. Goldings hops add light spices and bramble fruit notes to complement the malt flavours.
American Red - 4.5%
American Red
Black Cloak
4.5% abv
A combination of specialist malts and American hops bring this red coloured ale a sweet fruitiness on the palate, which is complemented by zingy grapefruit and mango aromas, and a refreshingly bitter finish.
Black Cloak Pale - 3.9%
Black Cloak Pale
Black Cloak
3.9% abv
An easy-drinking sessionable pale ale, brewed with Cascade and Citra hops for grapefruit and citrus flavours. Balanced, with a refreshing bitterness.
6 Trips Around The Sun - 5.2%
6 Trips Around The Sun
Black Cloak
5.2% abv
For this latest iteration of our Trips series, brewed annually to celebrate our birthday, we decided to take things back to basics, with a straight up rich, smooth yet easy drinking stout. But we couldn't leave it there, so of course we threw some big American hops at it! Simcoe and Cascade bring top notes of citrus and fresh pine needles, to offset the rich roasted malt flavours.
Craft Keg Available
Rhubarb & Custard - 4.7%
Rhubarb & Custard
Vault City
4.7% abv
Once again, your favourite childhood sweets become the inspiration for our latest session sour; Rhubarb & Custard. Our full-bodied dessert sour combines the fruity tang of rhubarb with luscious, creamy vanilla custard notes. This time we’ve dialled the ABV down to a sessionable 4.7%, while keeping all the flavour of our original release. Vegan friendly.
6th Birthday Coconut & Cacao Imperial Stout - 8%
6th Birthday Coconut & Cacao Imperial Stout
Black Cloak
8% abv
This imperial stout was brewed with a blend of dark roasted malts, together with lactose (milk sugar), which gives a nice sweet finish to balance the roasted malts. We then added toasted coconut flakes and cacao nibs, for an even more indulgent finish! Collaboration with Crafty Devil. Contains lactose.
Steady Rolling Man - 5.2%
Steady Rolling Man
DEYA
5.2% abv
Inspired by the ridiculously tasty hoppy beers we fell for, we got brewing our own versions, over and over again, while listening to the blues greats. The heady concoction of old time blues records and juicy American hops transfixed us from the start and the rolling man was born in these sessions! Incredibly soft and delicate with intense tropical fruit hop aromatics and saturation, this is our vision of the perfect pale ale.
Plump - 3.4%
Plump
Beak
3.4% abv
A little pale ale with a big fluffy body and hopping that punches above its weight. Our favourite combo of Citra, Mosaic and Idaho 7 delivers sliced mango, orange oils and ripe pineapple. Vegan friendly.
Pacu - 4.1%
Pacu
Neptune
4.1% abv
Pale ale single-hopped with Simcoe, zesty and fresh with a pleasing hit of pine. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Black Cloak Lager - 4.2%
Black Cloak Lager
Black Cloak
4.2% abv
Our first ever lager! Brewed with pilsner malt and hopped with Saaz and Hallertauer Blanc before being left to cold condition for six weeks. Crisp, refreshing chuggable lager!
Fresh - 0.5%
Fresh
Cloudwater
0.5% abv
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.
Paint On The Car - 7%
Paint On The Car
Rivington
7% abv
A triple dry hopped West Coast IPA, inspired by some of the wonderful beers we were lucky enough to sample on our recent trip to the States. This beer is hopped with Columbus, Simcoe, Chinook, Simcoe Cryo, Citra Cryo, Centennial and Nectaron. Collaboration with Wild Horse.
Ciders & Perries Available
Medium Dry - 5.8%
Medium Dry
Seacider
5.8% abv
A fruity flourish gives way to a dry backbone. All the Gala and Bramley flavour washing over then a creeping dryness, refreshing the palate. Produced with slightly less Gala Apple juice to produce a refreshing dryness and a higher ABV.
Wicked Wasp - 7.2%
Wicked Wasp
Rosie's
7.2% abv
Pure farm pressed and produced Welsh cider which has been left to mature for over 6 months in oak barrels and has a taste and strength to prove it! Cider is cloudy, still and medium sweetness. Made with 100% fermented apple juice, no added water.
Coming Soon
Gizmo - 4%
Gizmo
Electric Bear
4% abv
This super sessionable pale ale presents prominent citrus and stone fruit undertones, with subtle hints of fresh pine and pink grapefruit aromas. Brewed with hop duo Mosaic and Talus, then fined to make this beer as clear as a sunny day. Mosaic and Talus. Vegan friendly.
Cornerstone - 4.8%
Cornerstone
Brew York
4.8% abv
A cask-exclusive hazy pale ale. Inspired by the iconic Arctic Monkeys track, this beer harmonises a trio of Cascade, Centennial, and Citra hops to deliver a bright, zesty, and refreshingly smooth experience. Collaboration with Overtone. Vegan friendly.
Big Corruption - 6.5% (keg)
Big Corruption (keg)
Black Cloak
6.5% abv
A hazy, hoppy New England IPA. A smooth, decadent body meets brown envelopes stuffed full of the finest Mosaic and Motueka hops for waves of juicy tropical fruit flavours on the palate, with a hint of lime.
Clwb Tropica Non Alc - 0.5% (keg)
Clwb Tropica Non Alc (keg)
Tiny Rebel
0.5% abv
The non alcoholic version of our flagship Clwb Tropica with all it's beautiful peachy, pineappley, passion fruity and mangoey goodness, but allowing you to drink 10 pints and still drive home on the right side of the law.
Triple Fruited Mango - 4.8% (keg)
Triple Fruited Mango (keg)
Vault City
4.8% abv
All the rich, juicy Alphonso mango of our original session sour, multiplied by three. Three times the aroma. Three times the flavour. A tropical adventure that’s fresh, juicy and bold. Paired with our mouth-watering base beer, the result is a lingering tartness with each mouthful that perfectly balances the sweetness of the fruit. Now a lower ABV, previously 6.2%. Vegan friendly.
Fresh - 4.7% (keg)
Fresh (keg)
Crafty Devil
4.7% abv
Requested tasting notes from brewery.
Motueka - 4% (keg)
Motueka (keg)
Arbor
4% abv
Super sessionable pale ale with an all Motueka hop bill giving big, zesty lime and tropical fruit flavours. Gluten free.
Magic Mountain - 6% (keg)
Magic Mountain (keg)
Arbor
6% abv
Gluten free IPA brewed with Citra and Sabro hops.
Safe As Chocolate Milk - 4.5% (keg)
Safe As Chocolate Milk (keg)
Crafty Devil
4.5% abv
A variation on our flagship milk stout, Safe As Milk. A carefully selected blend of 7 malts combine for subtle flavours of biscuit and dark chocolate before we introduce plenty of lactose and Madagascan vanilla for added body and sweetness. Finally, we let the beer condition on freshly roasted cacao nibs to double down on the chocolate. It's is deep, rich and luxurious yet supremely drinkable. Contains lactose.
Skadooosh - 4.5% (keg)
Skadooosh (keg)
Electric Bear
4.5% abv
A gluten free pale brewed with a mix of T90 hop pellets and CGX hop pellets from Crosby Hops. What's CGX, you ask? It’s like hops on turbo mode. These pellets are crafted using cryogenic wizardry to extract lupulin from hop cones, delivering pure pellets bursting with juicy, resinous oils and bold aromas - the ultimate dry-hop hit. Expect all the orange fruits with this one. Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, Cascade CGX, El Dorado and El Dorado CGX. Gluten free.
Hum - 4.8% (keg)
Hum (keg)
Beak
4.8% abv
We brewed this pale ale with silly amounts of Idaho 7, Motueka and Cashmere hops along with an experimental yeast strain known for creating beers with voluptuous body and ripe tropical fruit flavours.
6th Birthday Euro Hop Pale - 4.8% (keg)
6th Birthday Euro Hop Pale (keg)
Black Cloak
4.8% abv
A pale ale with a twist, focusing on the flavours we could get from modern European-grown hop varietals Mandarina Bavaria, Huell Melon and Styrian Wolf, paired with a fruity new yeast strain. Collaboration with Wild Horse.
Holy Faith - 0.5% (keg)
Holy Faith (keg)
Northern Monk
0.5% abv
Award winning alcohol free craft hazy pale ale hopped with Citra, El Dorado, and Simcoe. It manages to recreate the taste and mouthfeel of an alcoholic New England IPA. No alcohol, but no flavour sacrifice. Vegan friendly.
Small Ball - 2.5% (keg)
Small Ball (keg)
Phantom
2.5% abv
Pale ale with Peacharine, Citra, Strata and Motueka.
Hazy Dazy - 4.5%
Hazy Dazy
Hunts
4.5% abv
During long, hot Summer days a haze would descend on the countryside. As the men returned from days in the field Mr Hunt would call them to the cellar saying "Yer, have the Hazy Dazy, tis a bootiful drop." describing his classic sweet, cloudy cider.
Also Available
Foreign Keg
Southern Grist/Phantom Puddle Jumper 7.0%
£6.00
Double IPA
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Black Cloak Taproom is in the Abercolwyn CAMRA branch area.