Aug 27 2010

Brains IPA too little for too much

I had a pint of the Brains IPA cask earlier in the week at the always a pleasure to go in pub, Goat Major.
A light, copper colour ale with a fresh, hoppy taste and a clean, bitter finish. Brewed with two varieties of…

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Jul 9 2010

Cardiff Brains Brewery to put IPA in bottles

On that Twitter ,Brand Manager for S.A Brain & Co Ltd, Ian Beattie tweeted about the labels for the new Brains IPA in bottles.

Brains do an IPA smooth which is not the first…

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Jun 24 2010

Want a decent pint and a very good steak in Cardiff?

Myself and the Mrs went to the Maltsters in Llandaff last week.
It’s one of the Cardiff brewery Brains, modern pubs which they have changed a lot over the last year from the no nonsense pub I remember from my youth (ok 20s) to…

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Mar 10 2010

Brains you are surprising us with your marketing for National Cask Ale Week

Brains are upping their marketing this year with this great promotional tool to get people to taste their cask ales, what you mean there are people in Kardiff not tasted a Brains Dark, shame on you.
I can’t see this going down well in…

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Mar 1 2010

Brains Black Welsh Stout – Guinness beware in the Welsh valleys


Today St David’s Day Brains the Cardiff based brewery launched a new beer at their wonderful Crawshay Arms pub, which is in the grounds of the Brewery, the best pub in Cardiff has it…

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Feb 26 2010

The Best British Pie goes to Wye Valley Pie from the Goat Major

I know I seem to be posting about the Goat Major a lot recently in fact more than actually going there for a pint!
anyway the Trumpet of Truth (South Wales Echo) reports that head chef Adam has won a pietastic award.

THE best…

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Feb 15 2010

Goat major Beer festival – Cardiff – Red Hop Lover, DangleBeer & Bread of Heaven

The wonderful Oasis in Cardiff that is the Goat Major is having a mini beer festival this week, you would not know it as nothing on the Brains website I had a tip off from ArfurD
Beers on today include Brewseters Red Hop Lover,…

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Feb 2 2010

A climb up Kilimanjaro & Brains beer a good mix? In this case yes

On of my colleagues is taking part in the Kilimanjaro climb for cancer (you can sponsor her here).
But another good thing to come of this is a new beer has been brewed by Cardiff Brewer Brains
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Jul 14 2009

Welsh Bloggers in the pub – The vulcan

This Wednesday (15th July & pay day!) I will be joining some Welsh bloggers in a pub the Vulcan in Cardiff (yes the one that was supposed to close due to the evil of corporate greed and replaced with a car park), the majority…

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