Whakapapa - Hop Union - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit, light and tropical. Nicely refreshing and drinking very well. Fruity bitter finish #ale #beer #bier 
Stones - Beak / The Seed - 6.5% ABV. B++, UK / US Collab. Malty, hoppy, slightly Fruity and effervescence. Really works #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Superior Ale under old style Tungsten lighting. Children have arrived. Luckily the alcohol has numbed my reactions #Caerphilly 
Speed Medium - Neon Raptor - 6.0% ABV. B++, malty, hoppy, sweet fruit, lemony and refreshing. Complex fruity, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. A lovely Summer Ale in the middle of a cold Winter’s day in The South Wales Valleys. Wishing for Spring 🍻 
Equilibrium - Dark Element - 6.5% ABV. B++ and a touch. Hoppy, malty, sweet fruit and stone fruit. Full slightly bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. Nice full body, stronger but not alcohol forward. Great on a cold Winter’s afternoon. Nice warm at Dark Element’s Taproom #caerphilly 
Sinister - Dark Element - 4.0% ABV. B++, hazy, juicy, fruity and tropical with a gentle fruity, bitter finish. Tidy brew #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Always some great local brews in The Project #Caerphilly. Two thirds seems to be the way forward here. Fridge decent too. 
The Video Of The Beers Of The Beano - Friday 27 December 2024
Fine Ales between Christmas and The New Year
#Ale #Beer #Bier #Newport
Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 28 December 2024
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Buffalo - Fire Island - 4.6% ABV. B+, malty, hints of fruit with a tang. Gentle bitter, lingering finish. Gluten free #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. The mist has gone but it’s still cloudy with hints of damp in the air. CAMRA voucher deployed. Malcolm Uphill, Caerphilly. 
Santa’s Little Helper - Tomos and Lilford - 4.8% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, slightly fruity with a dry bitter finish. Decent #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Very cold out but nice and warm in The Pen and Wig #Newport. Still rather festive too. If only I could jump on the WiFi. 
Electric Boogaloo - Tiny Rebel - 4.5% ABV. B++, maybe I’m getting too old but this is a touch too sweet. Still very fruity and drinkable #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. The Carpenters #Newport One of the few places in the centre of Newport where you can still get Tiny Rebel on tap. 
Guinness Draught 0.0 - 0.05% ABV. B+ and a bit, not bad. One of the best non alcoholics I have tried. The only issue is it rather watery #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Post Christmas 🎄 is a time for improving your Untappd stats. Helps that it is in a correctly branded Glass. 
Citra - Oakham Ales - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit and a bit. Superior Citra Ale. Really works #ale #beer #bier
3.4/5. Post Boxing Day Beanoing. Nice and Toasty in The John Wallace Linton #Newport Filling my Boots at £1.69 a Pint. 
Christmas 2024
A Festive Fine Ale from Tiny Rebel and too much Turkey
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Project D - Tiny Rebel - 6.5% ABV. B++ and a touch, wonderful cookie dough aroma. Full bodied, lots of vanilla and tastes stronger than it is #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. It's not a Christmas Beer but I'm putting it down as a Christmas Dessert Beer. Merry Christmas from a rather mild Lower Rhymney Valley 🏴 
Crush Hour - Vocation - 4.6% ABV. B+ and a bit, fruity with confectionery. Tingly on the tongue. Fruity bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. The Pipeworks Bar, Pontyclun where it’s rather blowy out. However, inside Fine Ales and fast WiFi. 
Prelude - Beers of The Beano - 21 December 2024
Santa’s Little Belter - Glamorgan Brewery - 4.4% ABV. B+ and a bit, rich and malty, berries and some pleasing sweetness. Gentle fruity, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. The Saturday before Christmas in The Tumble Inn, soggy Pontypridd. It’s full of Festive Elves. 
