MASHED Community Brewery is taking part in Aber Beer Festival on the 29th - 31st August 2024. We have invited the people of Aberystwyth to come in and help brew a selection of beers and we are very excited with what they have come up with.

The lineup for Aber Beer Festival 2024

Moka Pot Stout, 5.3% ABV

Guest brewer: Tony

Vegan

Contains: Gluten, nuts

Born from Tony’s recent confession that he really loves the dark stuff and inspired by brews from the 2024 MASHED Homebrew Tournament. Tony wanted to create a stout with a balanced sweetness and bitterness, so we came up with the Moka Pot Stout - a combination of dark coffee malts sweetened with almonds.

Brownie Malty-verse Ale, 4.8% ABV

Guest brewer: Andrew

Contains: Gluten, nuts, milk, peanuts

We met Andrew at one of our beer tastings and as a fellow lover of brown ales, bitters and milds, I instantly knew we would get on. After debating the perfect brown beer for some time, we decided to brew one. So this is our attempt, and yes this has actually got brownies in it - and I mean brownies as in cake, not impish creatures from folklore :)

Thunderstruck APA, 4.9% ABV

Guest brewer: Nigel

Vegan

Contains: Gluten

Nigel popped into the brewery after a weekend in Cardiff at a Manic Street Preachers gig then ending up in a rock club. He admitted to drinking a fair few beers called Road Crew, crafted with the band Motörhead at Camerons Brewery - a beer dedicated to the team behind the band. Thunderstruck is our shoutout to this beer and created from Nigel’s interpretation of his weekend rocking out. 

Dragon’s Blood Cherry Ale, 7.5% ABV

Guest brewer: Tristan

Vegan

Contains: Gluten

Tristan is no novice to brewing and flavours. When he agreed to come to MASHED for a brew day I knew we would be in for a treat. With 14 cherries in every pint, this fruity rich brown ale could be mistaken for a delicious healthy drink, but at [7.5%] ABV it’s definitely no fruit juice! Are you brave enough for the Dragon’s Blood?

The Chosen One Golden Ale, 3.8% ABV

MASHED

Vegan

Contains: Gluten

We needed to add something light to our collection at this year’s beer fest and what better than a British golden ale. Brewed with loads of base malt, sweetened with crystal malt and heavily hopped with a selection of zingy hops from our collection, this is our first go at a casked beer so it’s a learning curve for us all. 

PuckerUp Strawberry & Lime Sour, 5.0% ABV

MASHED

Vegan

Contains: Gluten

Confession: I’ve never liked sours and believed them to be the product of bad beer…until I tried a Chocolate-covered Strawberry sour from Vault Brewery! We sourced it as an example of a beer with adjuncts for one of our tasting sessions and to kick-off a conversation about additions in beer, only to find that I actually loved it. As did many others! So PuckerUp, was invented. A tightrope walk of sweetness and sour with natural flavours, all jam-packed into a beer. 

We look forward to seeing you. Cheers Gareth