1927 - Glamorgan Brewery - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a bit. Hasn’t really settled but no problem. Bittersweet and nicely malty. Good start #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. The year Cardiff City won the FA Cup. Spring was here yesterday but it’s gone today. A happy start to the day. 
Pacific Islander - Milestone Brewery - 5.0% ABV. B++, hazy, earthy, tropical with a lingering fruity bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Craft on Cask in Spoons and it’s a corker. The cask is fresh on today and it complemented an All Day Brunch. Lovely.

Great Bustard - Stonehenge Ales - 4.8% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, fruity with some earthy bitterness and a long bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Fresh cask on and I’ve bumped up the rating. Different which is probably the Rye. Monday Club so £2.23 a Pint. 
Coco Loco - Zulu Alpha - 4.6% ABV. B+ and a bit, a pale porter. Coconut, bitter, hoppy, with a dry, bitter, fruity finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Caldicot’s finest on Keg. Very different and also very pleasant. Rather more wind now #StormKathleen 
Rodeo - Wye Valley Brewery - 4.6% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty with a sweet fruity base. Lingering fruity bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Moved on the Newport Pen and Wig. The wind is certainly up and I think #StormKathleen has arrived. Sunny out.

Mosaic Pale Ale - Adnams - 4.1% ABV. B+ and a bit and a bit, lovely malt and fruit and tropical base. Pine, mango and dry body. Pleasing fruity, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.4/5. The 50 bus is now the 50A and @Tinyrebelnpt still has the sign above the door but is very closed. Mild but grey.

Darkness - The Prince of Ales - Exeter Brewery - 5.1% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, chocolate and coffee with a pleasing bittersweet finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. This still may be a Festival Ale but I’m not sure and the £1.88 a Pint has now gone. Very solid ale this #Pontypridd

Long Nights - Hop Kettle - 4.8% ABV. B+ and a bit, complex, malty, roasty, coffee, chocolate with a hint of fruit with a pleasing bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. As Stouts go this is essentially different and very pleasing. I have a feeling I will be back here before long. Quality Beanoing #mb05

Element - Hop Kettle - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit, extremely well balanced malty, hoppy, fruity and bitter ale #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Loyalty card and a discussion with the Barman, one of the original ales from 12 years ago. Great Beer times #mb05

Dog Star - Hop Kettle - 4.0% ABV. B+ and a bit and a bit. Juicy, murky with a lovely oat mouthfeel. Gentle fruity, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.4/5. Love a bit of murk, especially when it has Oats in it. Planning new Beanos, thinking somewhere new?

Front Runner - Hop Kettle - 4.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, hoppy, earthy, spicy and gently bitter. Lingering bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Sitting here reviewing and the bitterness is going on and on. The Tippler, the best CAMRA magazine you can get.

North Wall - Hop Kettle - 4.3% ABV. B+ and a bit, Best Bitter? Malty, coffee, chocolate and roasty. Solid #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Really good selection of Ales, both Cask and Keg here. Sitting in the corner, people watching #mb05

Western Star - Hop Kettle - 4.5% ABV. B++, well balanced. Big malty, spicy base. Rye with a lingering gentle bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. First time at The Hop Kettle, Gloucester. Brewing on site, great view of the Docks but no customer WiFi. Great beers so far.

Hedge Hop - Flacks - 4.9% ABV. B+, big and malty with a slightly spicy body. Pleasant bitter finish. Not quite my bag #ale #beer #bier
3/5. Cask has just come on. Had it before and it’s slightly better fresher, as you would expect. Nice Pump Clip though. 
Old Speckled Hen - Morland - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a bit, still passable. Malty and rich with a solid bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Every so often, you need to go back to something you’ve liked in the past and see if it has changed. It’s still OK.

Fruit Salad Days Apricout Sour - Whiplash - 4.1% ABV. B++, fruity on the nose with a gentle mix of sourness and sweet apricots #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Brewed in Dublin, Eire and it is an absolute winner. That will be my last for today for tomorrow will be BST.

Summa That - Butcombe Brewery - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, hoppy, citrus and slightly fruity. Gentle citrus, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Kick off is at 15:00 and the coin is beginning to empty out. Managed to go the Gents and got this Pint in on the way back. 
Single Hop Series Mosaic - Ampersand - 4.3% ABV. B+ malty, hoppy with a hint of sweetness. Gentle bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3/5. Two Cheese and Onions 🧅 Rolls. The rain has now stopped and The Pelican is full of Gloucester Rugby Fans.

Black Beauty Porter - Vale Brewery - 4.4% ABV. B+ and a bit. Malty, roasty and coffee. Dark and moorish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. The roasty bitter finish is rather persistent but pleasant. The Regal is turning into a pre match Rugby 🏉 pub #mb05 
