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The Albion, Conwy

6 Uppergate Street
Conwy
LL32 8RF

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Will Larter left this review about The Albion

This was always on my radar when visiting Conwy for the first time, but I restrained myself to the extent of making it my third pub of the day. My pint of Dark Side of the Moose was so good, I had to check my memory of a very ordinary pint I had in Pembrokeshire last summer, when I concluded it was better in bottles. (I know - take me out and shoot me.) My estimation of the beer kept on going up, until the point where it had to be NBSS 5. Three nights later I went for two other beers, both very good (NBSS 4 but could have been 4.5 if I hadn't been afraid of getting carried away), then another two halves: Dark Side (not as good as before but still great) and a 3.4% IPA from local Snowdon Craft, which I rated 3.5 just for balance - just kidding, it's really good. But honestly, the beers here are in such beautiful condition that it's a must visit if you're in North Wales.

On 17^th March 2025 - rating: 9
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Albion

The Albion was my first stop in Conwy, being just a few minutes walk from the B & B I was staying at. As anticipated, it was also my favourite pub in this quaint seaside town.

There are 3 characterful rooms, with traditional interiors. Listen to others' stories, it seems the pub was rescued from its previous guise, when all of the period features had been covered up. It is now back in its original glory.

It was reasonably quiet on my weekday lunchtime visit and I chose to sit in the main front bar, which had an opening to the street, possibly used for off sales at one time. A handful of locals and tourists were in to sample the ale choice. Bar staff were friendly and knowledgeable.

Conwy Welsh Pride & Clogwyn Gold, Purple Moose Madog's Ale & Dark Side of the Moose, Facer's Abbey Red, Big Bog Peat Bog Porter, Cwrw Llyn Brenin Enlli & Snowdon Craft Bitter was the beer choice.

In addition, a blackboard listed a good choice of ciders - Gwynt y Ddraig Dog Dancer, Black Dragon & Two Trees Perry, Broadoak Pear & Chilli Cider & Strawberry Cider, Snail's Bank Raspberry Ripple & Lilley's Crazy Goat & Apple & Blackberry Cider.

Later in the evening, with my tour of Conwy deteriorating rapidly, there was no way I was going to walk past the Albion to my bed. So, I paid a second visit for a nightcap, this time choosing to sit in the rear bar, which has a serving hatch for the bar. The third room has no access to the bar, but does have the imposing wood and brick archway to admire.

A really good pub that is clearly the best you will find in Conwy.

On 23^rd September 2021 - rating: 8
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Quinno _ left this review about The Albion

Imposing corner pub with a large three room interior. Fairly traditional in décor with a relatively intact 1920’s refurb with some 1970’s fiddlings – look out for a wood and brick archway and various interesting fittings, covered in detail below; this is a CAMRA National Inventory pub. Maybe lacked a little atmosphere on my visit due to tables being removed to maintain COVID space and awful yellow sticky tape over the floor. The pub is managed by three local brewers - Conwy, Purple Moose and Snowdon Craft so ale-wise it was 2x Purple Moose and 2x Conwy, my pint of Gold from the latter was an NBSS 3.5, usually a very tidy score but the lowest of the four establishments I tried that evening which I guess tells you something very positive about the beer scene in this historic little town. A bit stretched on the service front, one overworked and stressed barmaid trying to do the entire floorwalking thing. You should do this one.

On 5^th September 2020 - rating: 8
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