+1 for Purple Moose and Tiny Rebel
Also try Glamorgan Brewery Cwrw Gorslas
Tiny Rebel make some awesome pale ales. If he is in the Newport or Cardiff areas there are 3 Tiny Rebel bars he can try:
Tiny Rebel bar, Cardiff
Tiny Rebel bar, Newport
Tiny Rebel Brewery, Newport.
Further West in Pembrokeshire the new Tenby Harbour Brewery are making some nice beers.
I will also go contrary to the nay-sayers and recommend Brains SA and SA Gold. They are mass produced but still good.
Am a big big fan of pretty much everything Tiny Rebel make, that cwtch is lovely. Weirdly my local-ish in Croydon also seems to love them and always has at least one or two on tap.
After a visit to the beer shop in bala straight to the top of the charts.
Tomos a lilford - vale of glamorgan
very partial to Dark Side of the Moose and portmeirion's Beer No. 6
deffo not a fan of Portmeirion's Architects Ale - far too hoppy. couldnt finish the bottle. Like drinking a pint of Brewdog IPA. Horrid
Brains beer, specifically SA, is what non-Welsh people think that Welsh people like
The beer snobbery is strong on this one lol. Brains beers are hugely popular around the Cardiff area. A well kept SA or bitter are very much my drink of choice. Some of the "home brews" mentioned are OK, but loads prefer a more finished taste.