- The Bryncelyn Brewery is a small 1-barrel brewery which was established in 1999. The brewery itself is located at the Wern Fawr Inn, Ystalyfera in the Swansea valley of South Wales.
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 The brewery is owned by Will Hopton. Brewing was started by Will and pub regular Robert Scott, who hails from the Isle of Man but now lives in Ystalyfera. The first brew produced by Bryncelyn was "Buddy's Delight" and this has now grown to twelve different beers, three of which are brewed regularly and can be sampled at the Wern Fawr Inn. Thepub is run by Tristan and Tracy Davies, who took over from Tracysparents Will and Sandra Hopton in November 2006, who retired after 29years in the Wern Fawr. - The other nine beers are occasional or seasonal brews. The beer produced by Bryncelyn has also won many awards at CAMRA recognized beer festivals.
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 All of Bryncelyns beers are based on a Buddy Holly theme due to Will being a huge fan, so much so that even the Brewerys name is linked as Bryncelyn is welsh for Holly Hill. - Mostof the beer produced at the brewery is served through the pub, wecurrently have three beers on regular which are Oh Boy, BuddyMarvellous and Holly Hop but a growing demand for our awardwinning beers now means that they are now available in 35 pintand 17.5 pint polypins, ideal for that party at home(see our productpage for purchase details).
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"Bryncelyn Brewery" CAMRA Awards (Campaign for Real Ale)
| 1999 |
Carmarthen Beer Festival
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Buddy's Delight
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Silver
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| 1999
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Cardiff Beer Festival
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Buddy Marvellous
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Silver
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| 2001
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Cardiff Beer Festival
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Oh Boy
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Gold
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| 2002 |
Carmarthen Beer Festival
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Oh Boy
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Bronze
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| 2002 |
Cardiff Beer Festival
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Buddy Marvellous
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Gold
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| 2003 |
Cardiff Beer Festival
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Oh Boy
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Gold |
| 2003 |
Cardiff Beer Festival
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Buddy Marvellous
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Bronze |
| 2004 |
Carmarthen Beer Festival
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Oh Boy
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Silver |
| 2004 |
Cardiff Beer Festival
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Buddy Marvellous
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Bronze
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| 2005
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Cardiff Beer Festival
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Oh Boy
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Bronze
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| 2005
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Cardiff Beer Festival
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Buddy Marvellous
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Champion Mild Ale
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| 2005
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Cardiff Beer Festival
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Oh boy
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Champion Best Bitter
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| 2006
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Mumbles Beer Festival
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Oh Boy
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Gold
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| 2007
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Cardiff Beer Festival
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Oh Boy
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1st place
Best Bitter category
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| 2007
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Cardiff Beer Festival
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Holly Hop
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1st place Bitter category
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| 2007
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Cardiff Beer Festival
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Buddy Marvellous
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1st place Strong Mild/Old Ale category
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| 2007
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Cardiff Beer Festival
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Holly Hop
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Silver over all
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| 2007
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Cardiff Beer Festival
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Buddy Marvellous
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Bronze over all
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- The Wern Fawr Inn has also received the following awards from CAMRA
- "Pub of the Year 2005" Neath and Port Talbot branch of CAMRA
- "Regional Pub of the Year 2005" South Wales and Mid Wales area.
WERN FAWR OPENING TIMES
| MONDAY |
7pm - 11pm |
| TUESDAY |
7pm - 11pm |
| WEDNESDAY |
7pm - 11pm |
| THURSDAY |
7pm - 11pm |
| FRIDAY |
6.30pm - 11pm |
| SATURDAY |
7pm - 11pm |
| SUNDAY |
12pm - 10.30pm |
OPEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WELSH RUGBY INTERNATIONALS
AND ON REQUEST.
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