Beers Of The Beano - Friday 04 October 2024
Tiny Rebel Cardiff reprise. Bus and Train integration. Yet more Costa Coffee and Bacon Rolls. Yes, I’m in the groove.
On my way to the bus stop at 06:10, it was a lot darker than the photo makes it look. Post Costa back to The Gatekeeper. Cask to the fore.
The review
Eclipse - Maxim Brewery - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit, interesting, bittersweet fruitiness with chocolate. Coffee bitterness in the finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Starting the day in The Gatekeeper #Cardiff again. Great staff here, plus CAMRA voucher deployed. Autumnal.
Cans time.
Jester as in Hops
The review
Jester IPA - Weetwood Ales - 4.8% ABV. B++ and a touch, superb and unfiltered. Malt, grapefruit, mango and hints of tangerine. Lingering citrus bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. The fridge in The Gatekeeper #Cardiff is better than any other local Spoons. Staying 🍻
Decided to stay and listen to 1700.
New Brewery Alert
The review
3 States - Brickyard Beer - 5.7% ABV. B++, malty, fruity, orange with a hint of pepper and bitterness. Lingering citrus bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Hazy with a fruity nose. Nice can and then people from work turn up. Happy days. 1700 No Agendas #Podcasting
Work Colleagues and tech talk.
Follow The Tiny Bear?
Less in the way of Oktoberfest Biers and LöwenBräu was £9.00 a Pint. However, why not?
I need The German Tiny Bear
The review
Löwenbräu Oktoberfestbier (2024) - 6.1% ABV. B++, big and malty, fruity with hints of bread. A gentle bitter finish #ale #beer #bier 🇩🇪🍻
3.5/5. At Tiny Rebel #Cardiff and there is not much left of the Oktoberfest offer. Soon be Pumpkin Ales 👻
More Cans
Lively!
The review
Lemondrop Hill - Wiper and True - 4.0% ABV. B++, fruity nose. Slight malt, medium citrus and big ginger. Ginger, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Gluten Free and you would never know. Pleasingly different and just over the bridge. Quality brew.
What could I have to eat?
Only 6 Wings, going easy
More chips in Cardiff than the Brewery Bar. An early finish as I wanted to be home for a Portable Monitor delivery. The driver was just leaving as I arrived and the monitor was in my safe space. Quality monitor and Biers