How much is the price of a pint of Real Ale in London – £2.40 if you are an MP
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...
Green King Ruddles for £1.29 a pint- would you be tempted?
Spoons are having a january Sale – in the past they have done their food cheaper which was a good deal as the prices have rocked over the last few years, But this year would you just go for a cheap pint (a few years ago they sold it for 99p a pint, If I...
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...
Bunch of Grapes Bottled Beer Festival (October 14th – 16th)
Some interesting Belguim beers but nothing untested in the past at the Otley brewing flagship pub when they have a Bottle Beer Festival – no prices mind. The current count is eighty-eight bottles! Due to be topped up with a few more of our favourites as we get closer to the festival. American Anchor Brewing...
British brewing in good health? 5,500 beers now in regular production
According to a press release from Camra. Almost 100 new breweries have opened across the UK in the past year, with a “staggering” 5,500 beers now in regular production, a new report showed today. The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) said there were now 840 breweries following a surge in beer production. Roger Protz, editor...
Oktoberfest – City Arms – Cardiff – Friday 23rd September to Sunday 9th October 2011
I love this time of the year (no not because it’s my birthday soon) it’s Oktoberfest and if you can’t make it over to Munich then lots of UK locals should be doing something. One of my locals the City Arms in Cardiff is having one – and if it’s anything like their American festival...
Chester just gets better & better when it comes to Beer : Kash Chester
I recently went to Chester again – for a Wedding – I was lucky that I had the day to myself on the Bank holiday Monday – so I decided to go to a few pubs. The first one was after a recommendation from Ben from @pimpmydibber it was called Kash and it was brilliant....
Brewdog – Ghost Deer 28% blonde ale – I assume it’s a beer but too much taxidermy for my liking
via brewdog.com Ghost Deer is a 28% fermented beer, the strongest ever fermented beer which is only ever served from a single handcrafted and authentic deer’s head read more at their blog
GBBF 2011 : and a pub crawl of the craft pubs of London town may include a lot of Thornbridge
Was going to write up with my visit to London last week, but events took over the last few days.. so will just say the Great British Beer festival is the best pub in the UK and has the largest selection of Real Ale and Cider you will find – but you already knew that...
