Cadence Pale Ale Review

Cadence pale ale comes from the Wild Horse Brewing Co located in the coastal town of Llandudno, North Wales. So what is this Welsh pale ale like?

Cadence Pale Ale is a decent beer, hoppy, tropical and very smooth. It pours a hazy light orange gold with a one finger head. On the nose it is hoppy with tropical fruits of pineapple and grapefruit. The taste is similar with a nice hoppy edge, tropical flavours and a slight bitter finish. It flows well with a smooth dry mouthfeel, it’s a good beer and gets a score of 4.5 out of 5.0.

A nice modern craft pale ale with plenty of flavour, very smooth and easy drinking.

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Cadence Pale Ale Review

Cadence Pale Ale is unpasteurised and unfiltered, so all that brewing goodness is still in the beer when you pour it into your glass. It is also vegan friendly too.

Apparently Cadence means the rhythm of sounds connected to music and poetry, so could beer sing in the mouth?

Cadence stands in a 440ml can with a black, green and pink abstract print wrapping around the front of the can. The familiar Wild Horse logo sits front centre of the can. It weighs in at a sessionable 4.5% ABV, so more than one is okay.

Cracking the can open, it pours a hazy light orange gold with a foamy white one finger head. A good amount of tiny bubbles stream up the centre of the glass.

It’s time to get stuck in and taste this Welsh beer.

Drinking Cadence Pale Ale

Now in for a sniff and the aromas are of a typical modern pale ale, hoppy, tropical and citrus fruits. It smells fresh and bright with plenty of the tropical aromas you would expect.

The taste is a similar affair, plenty of hoppy tropical citrus flavours, a slight sweetness up front flowing into a smooth body and a little bitterness on the back end.

It is well balanced and very smooth in the mouth, there is a dry feel to the beer, and it flows beautifully from the slightly sweet beginning to the mild bitterness on the finish.

Actually it is like a rhythm of flavour flowing around the mouth.

A decent modern pale ale with plenty of flavour, it gets a rate my beer score of 4.5 out of 5.0.

M’Lady likes it too, saying “Not a WOW beer, but really nice, well balanced, hoppy and smooth.” Lou scores it the same as me 4.5 out of 5.0.

If you like a modern craft pale ale that is refreshing, smooth and well balanced, then Cadence from Wild Horse Brewing Co is one worth trying.

Wild Horse Brewing Co

Wild Horse Brewing Co was founded in 2015 by Dave and Emma Faragher after they were inspired by the US craft beer revolution. So they set out to replicate those style of beers for North Wales.

The brewery is located in Llandudno on the north coast of Wales. They are now in their tenth year at the time of writing this, and with their small team of 11 people, they do everything onsite, from milling the grain to kegging and canning.

All their beers are unpasteurised and unfiltered, as well as being vegan friendly too. The team draw inspiration for their beers from the Beautiful Welsh surroundings which shows up in their beer.

There is now a Wild Horse taproom located right next to the brewery, obviously serving fresh Wild Horse beer on tap. Worth popping in if you are ever in Llandudno.

Wild Horse Beer

The brewery doesn’t have a vast range of beers, at the time of writing they are showing two beers in their core range, and seven special releases. The two in the core are a session IPA and a lager. The seven special releases at the moment cover lager through to stout.

I did try one of their beers earlier this year in January, it was on tap and it was Tramcar IPA, which was a pretty nice beer. Here are a few of their other beers.

Nokota

Nokota is a session IPA which weighs in at a pretty low 3.8% ABV, this IPA is one of their core beers, so is available year round.

It is described as highly drinkable with plenty of tropical fruits and citrus flavours, followed by a well balanced finish. Well it sounds pretty good, but a pretty low ABV for an IPA, has it got any bite?

I am not sure, but it is a beer I would like to test drive.

Tudno Pils

Tudno Pils is a West Coast Pilsner named in honour of their home town of Llandudno. It is in the special release range, so not sure how long it will be available, or whether it will appear again.

This pale lager is brewed with vibrant modern hops to give it kicks of pineapple, citrus and stone fruit flavours.

The best kick for me is the apparent long refreshing bitter finish. Sounds like it could be a lager gem, so definitely one I would like to try out. It weighs in a straight 5.0% ABV so just on the limit of session, I bet it is nice on tap.

Elements 13

The elements range are an ever changing range that explore ingredients, processes and techniques of dark beers. Element 13 is a dry stout, which sounds interesting.

This one is described as exploring roasted barley’s rich coffee character, and is said to be a satisfying stout with a smooth dry character. It comes in at 4.3% ABV, so as long as it is not too rich, then a second might be in order.

Final Thoughts

Wild Horse Brewing Co might be a small brewery with a small team of people, and they might not produce a vast array of beer. But that is the beauty of them, their focus seems to be on producing real beer of the highest quality.

The two beers I have tried so far have both been top quality and good well rounded beers with plenty of flavour. For me that is what craft brewing is all about, the best ingredients with a focus on producing the best beer.

So it’s a big thumbs up to Wild Horse Brewing co.

If you have tried Cadence Pale Ale, then do share your thoughts below and let me know what you think of it. I look forward to trying more of their beers.