Tod’s Blonde - Little Valley - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a touch, malty with a hint of sherry like taste. Dry, slightly fruity, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.1/5. Another 5.0% start to the day. Not sure it’s at its best but at £1.69 a Pint, who’s complaining? Good to be back in Newport.
Cavendish - Holbeck - 5.0% ABV. B++, straight out of who knows where comes this bitter forward ale. Hoppy bitter with a long strong fruity bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Only American in the sense it’s amplified in the hops and bitterness sense. Really welcome and matches the weather.
Moonlight - Arkell’s - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a bit, has traditional quality written all over it. Well balanced mix of malt, hops, slight fruitiness and bitterness. #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. British history on the pump clip, A Lysander at Night. This is helping me fight my cold. Medicinal.
Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 29 March 2025
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White Chocolate Raspberry Snowies - Vault City - 7.4% ABV. B++ and a touch, fruity, Raspberry, sour, tart and refreshing. Gentle fruity, sour and bitter #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. Some sort of wonderful and interesting and refreshing sour Scottish brew. Not cheap but you won’t be disappointed. The Project #caerphilly
Drops - Beak / Pinta - 6.5% ABV. B++, in your face, juicy, fruity and spicy. Straight to the back of your tongue tastes. Long fruity and bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5 Beak and the Pinta Brewery from 🇵🇱 Solid and saturated. Really like this. You can beat Beak.
Divergence - Dark Element / Cold Shelter - 6.0% ABV. B++, refreshing gentle sour, fruity with a pleasing mouthfeel. Vanilla enhanced #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Interestingly Cold Shelter is from Cwmbran #IYKYK Worth hunting down for when the weather gets better. This Thursday, I think?
Gunslinger - Dark Element / Macho Mango - 5.6% ABV. B++, juicy, fruity, mouthfeel with hints of spice. Fruity, spicy and gently bitter finish#ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Not sure I’m getting Mango, Macho or not. Back in The Project #Caerphilly. There will be an afternoon of Craft.
Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 29 March 2025
Blackwood where the early morning sun is bright but the temperature is frosty. In The Sirhowy where the Eggs and Thornbridge are in short supply. How £1.69 a Pint.
Chase The Sun - Vale - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit, well balanced with a more hoppy forward balance. Malty, hoppy and citrusy. Citrus, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Good news despite the signs, Eggs have been spotted on full English plates. This brew hints at sunny late Spring days.
Bess - Thornbridge - 5.5% ABV. B+, a little thin with malty and chocolate notes. Gentle fruity, chocolate and bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3/5. Had the last of the Cask. Got charged 85p for a half. Was hoping for something better from Thornbridge. Happens.
Raspberry Ripple - Yonder - 4.2% ABV. B++ and a touch, sour and tart raspberries with a load of Vanilla. Refreshing and Summery #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. As the afternoon ends on a late March afternoon I’m still listening to TWiT. Tech and Fine Ales. Support Podcasting 2.0.
Passionfruit Nectarine Sour - Yonder - 4.5% ABV. B++, fruity, nectarine, sour and gently tart. Sharp, fruity and gently bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. The Project, Caerphilly and its sours from the fridge. This is Yonder from Somerset and it’s what you want. Prost.
Epitaph - Dark Element - 6.0% ABV. B++, murk, fruity, quite sharp with a lingering fruity bitter finish. Refreshing #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Sharp and more tingly on the tongue. Strong but strength isn’t everything. Could drink this all afternoon. Quality springtime brew.
Inferno - Dark Element - 8.0% ABV. B++, murky, malty, fruity, hints of earth and spice. Spicy, bitter and dry long finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Full of hops and full bodied with a pleasing mouth feel. The Project / Dark Element, Caerphilly 🏴 Well worth a visit.
Wallaby - Penny Red - 4.6% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, hoppy, gently fruity with hints of earthiness which continues into the gently bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Brewed in the UK by Oakham Ales, which is a good thing. Improves if drunk at room / bar temperature. Solid.
Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 22 March 2025
A double Prelude with the word Beer missing from the first one. The Prelude, Dark Element Brew House and The Malcolm Uphill, all in Caerphilly. Harmonia from Oakham Ales, live tasting.
Harmonia - Oakham Ales - 5.5%. B++, a lot going on here. Full bodied, malty, hoppy, fruity, stone fruit with a lingering dry, bitter, fruity finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. With another Fest Ale still on. Thank the Lord for a low Guest Ale turnover Spoons. The Malcolm Uphill, Caerphilly.
Killanny Red - Brehon - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a bit and a touch. I’m a day late 🍀 and this is really rather good. Malty and fruity #ale #beer #bier
3.4/5. Brewed in the UK by Adnams. Hats off to Spoons for not choosing a Stout for St Patrick’s Day. This is really worth hunting down.
Märzen - Fyne Ales - 4.6% ABV. B+ and a bit. Fest Ales still on. A lot going on here and not your standard Märzen. Like it #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Scottish interpretation of a German Brew on St Patrick’s Day ☘️ , drunk in Wales. Really like that. Beer is International.
