Brains Boilermaker named Brains’ ultimate IPA
Last week Boilermaker which was brewed as part of the Brains Craft Brewery IPA range, won the top award in their “Brains Craft Brewery IPA” awards – all I have to say about the beer is that the 6.5% IPA is very deceptive and great to drink – oh and my limit was 2.5 pints...
Pub News: Landlord of the City Arms Cardiff is now looking after the Park in Barry
Cardiff Camra Pub of the year City Arms Landord Chris Partridge has headed to the wilds of Barry to look after the Park (http://www.sabrain.com/park) , which Brains is hoping to turn into a Real Ale mecca in the home of Gavin & Stacy. I have only been to the park twice – and only once...
First day at GWBCF 2012 it’s not about Otley odessa at all – shut up what a beer but not for normal beer drinkers
Ok it was the battle of the ABV I thought it was. But Otley brewery have brought their milkshake to the yard as Kelis once said no not about milk stout – their silly Odessa – which has waited in quiet in the Penderyn Whisky casks for the last 18months has stormed the Great Welsh beer and cider festival- Iam not saving...
Will you be drinking the strong ABV beers at the Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival
As tomorrow is the start to one of the highlights on the Welsh brewing and drinking calender Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival- I thought I would look at the ales that always seem to end my afternoon on the Friday at the festival – the ones over 6% ABV – but after my recent trip to...
What are you doing in Cardiff on the 7 till the 9th June? hint may involve beer
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...
Cardiff Pub the Vulcan to move to National History Museum St Fagans
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...
JD Wetherspoon The world’s biggest REAL ALE FESTIVAL WED 14 MARCH – SUN 1 APRIL 2012
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,...
City Arms Cardiff Stouts and Porters beer festival 23rd November 2011
I know I go on about Brains pubs too much on this blog and yes the City Arms does feature a lot – but sod it. From Wednesday 23rd to Wednesday 30th November we’ll be holding our stout and porter festival! We’ll be celebrating the best in dark beers here at the City Arms! We’ll...
Good news for craft beer fans in Cardiff – Brains to open new craft brewery
Hopefully they will open it up to beer drinkers community to help choose or even brew new beer – Iam thinking hoppy beers to give certain scottish beers or Amercian beers a run for their money. From SA Brain Welsh brewer SA Brain and Co Ltd today announced that it is to extend production facilities...
Cardiff Brew wins World’s Best Dark Mild Ale
My local brewery and my go to pint (2nd beer I ever drank 20 years ago, 1st was Buckley SBB) and I still have a pint of at least once a week. Brains Dark, has been named the ‘World’s Best Dark Mild Ale’ and ‘Europe’s Best Dark Mild Ale’ at the World Beer Awards 2011....
Wetherspoon Real Ale & Cider Festival October 5 – 23 October Beer List
There is talk of American craft ale in the spoons upcoming Autumn fesitval. Here is the full list 1 BRAINS DARK 3.5% ABV Brains Brewery, Cardiff. Est. 1882 2 HARVIESTOUN NUMBER OF THE BEAST 3.6% ABV Harviestoun Brewery, Clackmannanshire. Est. 1985 3 BATEMANS XB 3.7% ABV Batemans Brewery, Lincolnshire. Est. 1874 4 EVERARDS WHAKATU...
Brains Original Stout
Brains have a new bottled beer Brains Original Stout (4.1%) that they have brewed just for Tesco Iam a bit fan of bottle stout and looking forward to tasting it – I saw it in my local Tesco already today – but bought a couple of bottles of their IPA (as it was BOGOF) Brains...
