Our Story

WE ARE SNOWDON CRAFT

We make beer in North Wales. Good beer. Beer with character. Beer we want to drink ourselves — and hopefully the kind you’ll want another pint of. That sounds simple enough, but it pretty much sums up what we believe.

MADE HERE. MADE PROPERLY

Snowdon Craft is a working brewery adjacent to the Conwy River, on the edge of Snowdonia and just over the bridge from the medieval town of Conwy. This part of Wales is a big part of who we are. It’s where we live, where we brew and where many of the pubs, bars, hotels and people who have supported us over the years call home. We’re proud of that. But being local isn't enough on its own. The beer still has to be good. So, we ask ourselves the same question of each pint we sell. Would we be happy ordering another? If the answer isn't yes, it isn't good enough.

CRAFT WITHOUT THE NONSENSE

We love beer. We just don't think you should need a dictionary to order one. Our range stretches from crisp lager and refreshing pale ales to IPA, traditional cask beer, cider and alcohol-free options. Some are beers we've been making for years. Others might appear for a few weeks and never be seen again. We experiment. We try new things. We take brewing seriously. We just try not to take ourselves too seriously. For us, craft isn't about making beer complicated. It's about caring about what goes into the glass.

INDEPENDENT IN SPIRIT. WELSH AT HEART.

There's something about making things in North Wales that suits us. Perhaps it's the landscape. Perhaps it's the people. Perhaps it's the stubborn streak. Whatever it is, we want Snowdon Craft to feel like it belongs here. Not Welsh because there's a mountain on the label. Welsh because this is home. That means being part of our community, supporting the places around us, working with pubs and businesses that care about what they serve, and building a brewery that people can actually come and be part of. Our brewery, shop and taproom in Llandudno Junction are exactly that. Join us, see where the beer comes from, have a pint and tell us what you think.

BEER IS FOR DRINKING

The craft beer world can sometimes get rather good at talking itself up, making big claims, putting slogans before substance. We're more interested in making something you'll enjoy drinking. There will always be another hop variety, another brewing technique and another style for us to get excited about behind the scenes. That's part of the fun. But when the pint reaches you, none of that should matter unless it tastes good. That's the bit we care about.

 

AND YES, THERE IS A STORY…

We've been brewing in North Wales for over twenty years. We started life as The Great Orme Brewery, brewing from a small building on the family farm, before eventually becoming Snowdon Craft Beer. Along the way we've won awards, moved breweries many times… too many times, changed direction, made some mistakes, learnt from most of them and brewed some cracking beers. We're proud of where we've come from. We're just much more interested in where we're going.

Onward & Upward