Now, generally speaking I have a soft spot for Welsh beer, but in this instance, it just isn't up to snuff. While there is plenty of grapefruit on the nose (indeed, based on smell alone it is delightful), when you come to taste, there is little or no citrus to be found. What remains is an immensely dry, over hopped West Coast style IPA. Once again, I tend to be very fond of high alcohol, high hops IPAs, but this just doesn't have the flavor to match. Bleddyn was renowned as a powerful and benevolent ruler - unfortunately the same cannot be said for his eponymous ale. I would be happy to try this on tap to see if it had greater balance, and I don't doubt that the brewery is capable of reasonable production, but this beer was not for me. 5.5/10
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