Well you will mostly find me at the Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Hope to see you there – I will be the bloke with the I love sheds tshirt on – I have a few so not wearing the same one each day anyway here is Provisional List of Breweries...
from Brains- shame it’s going to be few years – maybe they will fix the outside loos by then Wonder if they will serve old Brains recipes ales in there (hint Strong Ale, 6.5%) – hope they keep it going as a pub and not a shell just as an exhibition. Welsh Bloggers Outside...
I spent a great weekend in bath with some old school friends (Welsh friends, I did not go to school in Bath ) – just to say that the Salamander and Raven pub where the most frequentest stops and had great ale even if – but the Pulteney Arms was a right gem after the...
I have been drinking brewdog beer for a few years after being introduced to them by my mate and all-round beer know it all Rob way back in 2009 and I love their interesting hoppy beers and was even moved to buy some shares the first time round (to get the reduction on further beers...
Well it’s come around again – some beers of note that I will try and have. VASILEOSTROVSKY IMPERIAL RUSSIAN STOUT 6.5% ABV NETHERGATE IPA RESERVE 4.7% ABV NØGNE Ø BITTER 4.5% ABV TITANIC NINE TENTHS BELOW 5.9% ABV ZULULAND ZULU BLONDE 4.5% ABV >>>> ACORN OLD MOOR PORTER 4.4% ABV Acorn Brewery,...
I love my dark beers – porters, milds, stouts or anything in between I was down that London on shed business and managed found time to pop into the Euston Tap for a quick half – sometimes the choice there does your head in.. this was the list they had yesterday 15/2/12 Draught Beer Keg...
Chapter Arts centre in Cardiff always has a good German beer festival if you like that sort of thing but I was pleasantly surprised to hear about a Scottish one which is happening from 06/03/2012 to 11/03/2012. This first Hopscotch Festival rejoices in all that is good from north of the border, including a mouth-watering...
I’am a big fan of cake – but don’t eat it as much as I would like – but that may change when a new tea shop opens in an historic building in Cardiff some time in March. photo from bara-koukoug David is opening a tea shop in the West Lodge by the animal walls...
From Camra. The Bridge End Inn in Ruabon, North Wales, was bought in 2009 by Peter McGivern after it was closed for six months, and is now a thriving local, selling beer from the family’s microbrewery as well as ale from more than 100 local and regional breweries. Real ale campaign group Camra, which gave...
This week the beer of choice at the City Arms Cardiff – has been the excellent OLD VIC PORTER (4.7% ABV) from Butcombe brewery. a great example with top aroma – could drink this all day – shame it’s just run out on another note the City Arms is having another of it’s tuesday night...
Every blog post you read the last few weeks is mostly about Pinterest and as they say. Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people...
The torygraph did a story on the subsidised food and drink for our elected members of parliament The taxpayers’ subsidy for the bars and restaurants in the Houses of Commons has risen to £5.8m a year, despite promises by parliamentary official to cut public funding for politicians’ meals and drinks. They did not mention the price...
What are you doing in Cardiff on the 7 till the 9th June? hint may involve beer
May 23, 2012
Cardiff Pub the Vulcan to move to National History Museum St Fagans
May 4, 2012
This post should have been about great beer in Bath – but cider in Cardiff will have to do
Apr 26, 2012
How long is a delivery from brewdog? ask the lost dog
Mar 6, 2012
JD Wetherspoon The world’s biggest REAL ALE FESTIVAL WED 14 MARCH – SUN 1 APRIL 2012
Feb 24, 2012
Beer of the week : It’s all gone dark – Dark and Handsome and Pollards
Feb 16, 2012
HopScotch: Scottish Ale and Whisky Festival at Chapter
Feb 16, 2012
It must be my age – I’am getting excited about a new tea shop opening in Cardiff
Feb 10, 2012
