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Brains Boilermaker named Brains' ultimate IPA

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...
Busy Week: Winter beer Festival at Wheatsheaf LLantrisant and Stout Porter Festival City Arms Cardiff

Busy Week: Winter beer Festival at Wheatsheaf LLantrisant and Stout Porter Festival City Arms Cardiff

Sad to hear The Wheatsheaf LLantrisant is up for Sale I’am told – and their Winter Beer festival will be their last under the current owners who also brew under Pixie String moniker. so do pop along and support them. My favourite Cardiff Pub The City Arms is also having a Stout and Porter Festival...
Pub News: Landlord of the City Arms Cardiff is now looking after the Park in Barry

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...
Wetherspoon Real Ale Festival 24th October - 11th November 2012 Beer List

Wetherspoon Real Ale Festival 24th October – 11th November 2012 Beer List

It’s that time of the year again (again) The Spoons ale Festival The ones Iam going to chase LIBERATION ROUGE 4.5% ABV MORDUE LUBELSKI 4.5% ABV BATH HEFEWEIZEN HARE 4.7% ABV TITANIC GOLDEN PORTER 4.7% AB WADWORTH BLUNDERBUSS 5.0% ABV FERAL AUSTRALIAN IPA 5.5% AB STEENBRUGGE BLOND 6.0% ABV JW LEES MOONRAKER 6.5% ABV Visit...
First day at GWBCF 2012 it's not about Otley odessa at all - shut up what a beer but not for normal beer drinkers

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

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...
't Brugs Beertje - the best bar in Bruges when it comes to beer?

‘t Brugs Beertje – the best bar in Bruges when it comes to beer?

In Bruges you are spoilt for choice when it comes to bars that sell beer but the best bar on our recent trip was ‘t Brugs Beertje they have more than 300 bottled beers a great atmosphere and when you enter you think just a small bar – but it goes on behind lavs –...
What are you doing in Cardiff on the 7 till the 9th June? hint may involve beer

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

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...
This post should have been about great beer in Bath - but cider in Cardiff will have to do

This post should have been about great beer in Bath – but cider in Cardiff will have to do

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...
How long is a delivery from brewdog? ask the lost dog

How long is a delivery from brewdog? ask the lost dog

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...
JD Wetherspoon The world’s biggest REAL ALE FESTIVAL WED 14 MARCH – SUN 1 APRIL 2012

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,...