The Wern Fawr's regular cask beers are from the 9Lives Brewery (previously Bryncelyn Brewery which started in the cellar of the pub in 1999). There are three regular beers (9Lives) all retaining Buddy Holly themed names, plus one changing guest ale. The bar is home to a large collection of artefacts from the locality and is firmly on the must visit list for real ale and historic pub enthusiasts.
Historic Interest
Heritage Pub of Wales and CAMRA Pub Interior of Regional Importance.
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed status: Not listed
The public bar here retains old bar fittings along with something rarely seen these days: an old stove with the flue rising up from it and out through the exterior wall. Note the old till drawer in the bar-back fitting; the counter survives but was moved back a few feet in the 1970s. Other features are some original etched windows on the front and old fixed seating. The stove, nicknamed 'the Nuclear Reactor', was introduced in 1968 and is still in use most days. On the left, two small rooms were knocked together in the 1970s and new bar fittings installed.
The public bar still retains old bar fittings and something rarely seen these days – an old stove with the flue rising up from it and out through the exterior wall. Note the old till drawer in the bar back fitting; the old bar counter still remains but was moved back a few feet in the 1970s. There are some original etched windows on the front and old fixed seating. The old stove nicknamed 'the Nuclear Reactor' was introduced in 1968 and is still in use most days. On the left two small rooms were knocked together in the 1970s and new bar fittings installed. This pub was the original site of the Bryncelyn Brewery, which commenced in 1999 and moved in 2007 to Ystradgynlais.
This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 3 regular beers.
Wern Fawr, Ystalyfera
Source: National
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