Bridge End Inn in Ruabon, North Wales is Camra pub of the year
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...
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...
The Good beer guide 2011 – now you can get it for your Android phone
The 2011 Good beer guide came out yesterday – and its now available for the Android mobile operating system. The mobile version costs £4.99 from the andriod market It’s a small download and quite basic and goes to the web to pick up the info (be good if local copy of data was there for...
Next time you walk past that old pub call in, it may be gem
Camra have launched a great book about Real Heritage Pubs in Wales. I went along to one of my favourite Cardiff City pub (after the Goat Major), The Old arcade on monday, thanks to Brains for the lovely half of dark and the snacks on the house Anyway the book is a great celebration of...
The great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival 2010 Cardiff June 10th to June 12th – you going?
After last years festival I hope to fit in some time this week to go, probably from Thursday Lunchtime (half day off work anyone?) and a half on the Saturday as Iam doing the photomarathon with my Son, and hope to get some more purple moose as it was great last year. Some great Beers...
Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival Great Beer List
The honorable Brewblogger has posted the list of beers that will available at this years Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival 2009 at the CIA in Cardiff, Thursday 11th June 11-11, Friday 12th & Saturday 13th June 11-11 Some great Welsh classics in fact, he mentions 78 Welsh Beers from 29 different Welsh Breweries I...
