Skedaddle - Only With Love - 5.0% ABV. B++, sharp, grapefruit, dry and hazy. Fruity, sharp finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Festive strong wind warning for Wales and the South West for Christmas 🎄 Day. May get the washing dry #jingle
Cotton Candy Cupcakes - Vault City - 4.1% ABV. B++, sweet and sour Strawberries with a hint of sharpness. Tingly on the roof of the mouth #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Sessionable and and very enjoyable. The Project is filling up nicely. I think that Santa may have left a glove?
Snow - Flowerhorn / Coach Brewing - 5.6% ABV. B++ and a touch. Hazy, soft and thick. Citrus, lemony with a dry sharpness. Lovely #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. A very Festive Welsh 🏴 Collab that really hits the spot and today’s phrase is “Wind Chill Factor”
Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Wednesday 24 December 2025
Fierce Iron Brew - Fierce Beer - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a bit. Apparently an authentic copy of the original with alcohol. Seems rather tidy 🏴 #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. I don’t know the original Mr Manning but that’s not half bad. Seasons greetings from The Malcolm Uphill.
Black Velvet V2.0 - Vault City - 6.5% ABV. B++ and a touch. The most complex and Christmasy Scottish Sour Fine Ale. Wonderful #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. With The Slade in the background and the awesome taste of Vault City in the foreground, Christmas 🎄 Rocks!
Lagerbier Hell - Augustiner-bräu - 5.2% ABV. B+ and a bit. Clean, malty and gently bitter. Germanic and refreshing #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Christmas 🎄wouldn’t be Christmas 🎄 without a German 🇩🇪 Fine Ale. Clear and Golden.
Double Chocolate Strawberry Cream Profiteroles - Vault City - 5.0% ABV. B++, fruity, gently sour and tart and tingly on the tongue. Festive #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. The sun has just come out and this is going down a Festive treat. A 1 on the Vault City sour scale.
Salted Chocolate Pretzel Stout - New Bristol Brewery / Northern Monk - 6.0% ABV. B++, desert aroma. Malty, rich, salty with a pastry burnt finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. A Collab is not just for Christmas but is especially good for the Festive Season. Rich and strong. South and North.
Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 20 December 2025
Nog - Woodforde’s - 4.6% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty, slightly fruity with hints of coffee and burnt notes. Semi Festive #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Not badged as a Festive Ale but it still rocks. Great Ale for a Yellow Warning of Rain. Jingle from The Tumble.
Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Sunday 14 December 2025
Pre Chiefs Festive Beano and thinking are Christmas Ales on the way out?
Stimulus - Mad Squirrel - 4.0% ABV. B+, but mostly as I think it’s on the way out. Light, malty with a floral body. Light fruity, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3/5. Certainly over stimulated at the Hand Pump. Took a long time to clear. Still good for my Festive Untappd Stats.
Mince Pie - Vault City - 5.7% ABV. B++ and a touch, maybe not exactly a Mince Pie but wonderfully Festive. Branded ##ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. A Christmas Festive Sour, spiced to make it a Santa Special. Now pouring at The Project, Caerphilly.
Scoop Blueberry Cheesecake - Azvex Brewing - 6.0% ABV. A, Shake, rest for 5 minutes and try and pour. It breaks the can. Best Ever #ale #beer #bier
4/5. The Hereford Beer House says you can’t get it all out of the can. So good it breaks the can. My Beer of the Year.
Skynet - Macho Mango - 5.0% ABV. B++, very hoppy and sharp. Follow on on spice with a late lingering bitterness #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. More Welsh Murk and it’s very good and a “Have Again”. The finish is rather wonderful. Good Festive Times.
Urban - Dark Element Brew Co - 4.8% ABV. B++, some wonderful Caerphilly Hoppy Goodness. Hints of sweet fruit and spice #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. When you need a quality brew and it’s brewed just a short bus ride away. Got Walnut from Poundland.
Rogue - Tiny Rebel - 4.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, seems a bit unbalanced but pleasantly different at the same time. Fruity, sharp, sweet and slighty sour. Worth a try #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Sainsburys beer deal. Saturday morning listening to The Daily Tech News Show Hangout. Quality DTNS Us Pint glass. Frosty out.
Clootie Dumpling - The Orkney Brewery - 4.3% ABV. B++, fresh on. Really Spiced Up. A true Christmas Ale in Top Condition #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Hats Off to our Scottish 🏴 Friends for showing us what a True Christmas Ale should be #Jingle.
Santastic - Maxim Brewery - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a bit and a touch. Hugely hoppy in the form of Grapefruity. Love it #ale #beer #bier
3.4/5. Not a Santa Ale but powerful and refreshing at any time of the year. Pleasing Grapefruit Bitter finish that lingers 🎅
Rocking Rudolph - Hardy and Hansons - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit. Traditional Festive Ale with a malt forward body with hints of spice. Gentle bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Actually Greene King. Getting better as it warms up with a deeper range of flavours. Very sessionable and seasonable.
Dolcita Sabrosa - Polly’s Brew Co - 6.0% ABV. B++, thick and hazy. Mouthfeel and complex, pineapple notes coming through in the finish. Lovely #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Smooth and creamy with a dreamy complex body. Looking like Currywurst and chips soon.
Festbier - Wieninger - 5.7% ABV. B+ and a bit. Germanic malty, hoppy aroma. Well balanced malty, hoppy fruity body and hints of bread. Fruity and gently bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. So I’m on my third Lidl Oktoberfest brew and they are all gentle, malty and interesting brews. Doing Oktoberfest but doing it quietly.
Punch - Triple Point Brewing - 4.5% ABV. Fruity and confectionery on the nose. Very tart, moderately sour and fruity. Pineapple and lime. Thirst cutting #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Very decent Sour from Sheffield. The sun has just come back out, so it is working well. The Project, Caerphilly.
Brain Freeze - Blue Radpberry Slushy Sour - Vault City - 6.8% ABV. B++, fruity, sharp. Gently tart and sour. Refreshing #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. County lost. However, this is Summery and Refreshing. Dogs and T-shirts at Weird Dad.
Sea Scape - Evan Evans - 4.6% ABV. B+ and a bit, now this is fresh on and very lively. Exciting, with a malty base then lemon and lime #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Turns out the JWBlythman has a Newport County flag at the far end of the bar. County shirts now appearing.
Slag - Brouwerij Slaghmuylder - 5.0% ABV. B++, floral and malty on the nose. Very Belgian, hoppy, floral, banana, bubblegum and yeasty. Totally works #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Drinking Belgian 🇧🇪 at a Welsh 🏴 Beer Festival. You can’t beat The Project, Caerphilly. Beanoing.
Handful of Dollars - Silent Brew Co - 5.5% ABV. B++ and a touch. Big and hoppy, fruity and spicy with a spicy, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. Boom, what a quality brew. Big and brash. It’s just what you want to start The Project, Caerphilly Beer Fest.
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No commentary, just background noise. The Awesome Waverley, Chippenham.
Karaoke - Weekend Project - 4.2% ABV. B++, gentle fruity with a tingly base. Slightly fruity aroma. Fruity low bitterness finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. High quality murk from Cheshire. Sessionable and very refreshing and easy drinking. Prince of Wales, Chippenham.
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Silence - Dark Element / Silent Brew - 5.5% ABV. B++, thick and reminiscent of fruit puree. Long sharp, gently bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Silent Brew had a Tap Takeover at The Project this week. Which I sadly missed. Making up for it now.
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Obscur - Dark Element / Glasshouse - 8.0% ABV. B++, hoppy, fruity, white wine, strong but not overly so. A massive winner. Long fruity bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Begin the afternoon with an absolute banger Collab. Tidy times ahead at The Project, Caerphilly.
Flux: Phase 1 - Verdant / Track - 5.2% ABV. B++, hugely Nelson Sauvin. Hoppy, white vine, tart and fruity finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Collab with an all New Zealand Hop Banger. Murky, dank and fruity. Collab Saturday in The Project #caerphilly
Easy Breezy - Vault City - 5.0% ABV. B++, lemon, lime, gently tart and sour with a fruity, bubblegum finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Vault City get together with Craft Beer Bars and come up with this refreshing Summer brew. Project, Caerphilly.
