Brewery: Breconshire
Location: Powys, Wales
ABV: 5.0%
Version: 500ml bottle

Launched in April 2007 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Brecon Beacons National Park, this beer is also available in cask form as Beacon 50 and is based on an old recipe from the area.

The beer pours a lovely dark brown colour with a bit of head and has a rich malty aroma with a hint of smoke. That maltiness follows through in the taste, with a well controlled sweetness, thinning out to a slight bitterness. I didn’t detect much of the smoke coming through in the flavour, more a sense of toast with a touch of chocolate. The finish also seemed a bit on the thin side for a dark ale but it’s still a pleasurable drop.