Leading West Wales Brewer Evan-Evans has launched a new bottle beer for St. David's Day.

Cwrw is already an award winning cask ale and Champion Best Bitter of Wales, and is now available in a bottle. The beer is brewed by Simon Buckley and his team at Llandeilo, West Wales, and is set to become the new National Drink of Wales.

Simon Buckley, 51, a member of Wales' oldest brewing family, said: "Cwrw is a firm favourite with consumers throughout Wales. It is a brand leader for our brewery, and now that it is available in bottle will have wider distribution, and be available to consumers throughout Wales. The beer has been widely trialled over the winter months with specialist focus groups, and has received rave reviews. This is quality ale from a team with a proven track record of producing beers which reflect the true taste of Wales. We already have a reputation for producing quality cask conditioned beers. Now we are embarking on an exciting new venture which sees us producing bottle beers for the first time. This is a bold move for Evan-Evans as a company but one which reflects our confidence in our products. Now Welsh men and women have an ideal ale to drink on St. David's day, Cwrw is set to become the new National drink of Wales, and one that every Patriot should drink."

Cwrw facts:

The new bottled Cwrw is an evolution of the highly-successful cask beer.

Cwrw is a 4.2% premium ale, with a distinctive eye-catching label.

It is a rich, malty beer with a distinctive fruity palette.

The beer is being launched in 500ml NRB bottles.

The product comes in 12 bottle shrink-wrap trays.