Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 20 April 2024
It’s getting near the end of April and the mornings are getting back to being as light as they were before the clocks went forward. It’s still as cold in the mornings as well. However, this week, it seems to have got a lot drier. My planting schedule is running behind too.
It looks nice but it was certainly chilly
First stop was The Malcolm Uphill (Wetherspoons) and the all you can drink coffee to 09:00, when the bar opened.
£2.41 isn’t bad for a Pint of Cask Ale
The review
Fort Smith - Rooster’s Brewing - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, fruity, hoppy, tropical, bitter and a touch of sweetness. A lingering grapefruit bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Sunny Spring Sunshine in The Malcolm Uphill, Caerphilly. However, it’s chilly with an earlier touch of frost.
5.5% ABV and it’s still early
The review
Golden Gate - Conwy Brewery - 5.5% ABV. B+ and a bit and a bit, sweet, tropical fruity base with a long dry grapefruit bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.4/5. Welsh Pub, Welsh Real Ale and The Welsh still complaining about the weather 🌦️ minus the rain.
The last in The Malcolm Uphill
The review
Cowcatcher - East London Brewing Co - 4.8% ABV. B+ and a bit, sweet fruitiness, malty, hoppy and gentle. Gentle fruity bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Diverse mix of Valley Folk in The Malcolm Uphill #Caerphilly 🏴 and yes there is spillage.
Chips across the road at The New Caerphilly Fish Bar and it’s down to The Brew Monster Brewhouse.
It looked warmer than it was.
Dumped my stuff upstairs overlooking the brew room and then brew decision time.
Always good to start with a collab
A Half so I stay awake
The review
Supercharged - Dark Elements / Beer Riff - 5.6% ABV. B++, malty, fruity, orange, hoppy and bitter. Dry, fruity bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. The last of this Collab on keg. Great information at Brew Monster’s Caerphilly Tap. The wind is still cold.
Mostly hazy
The review
Ammit - Brew Monster - 5.5% ABV. B++, wheat, sharp, hoppy and malty. Really rather tasty. Fruity, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Always good to get something different and this is really good. Listening to Windows Weekly with @thurrott
Just me and the beer
The review
Kappa - Brew Monster - 4.1% ABV. B++, hugely Citra with a pleasing mouthfeel and a fruity, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Citra Saturday, can you think of anything better. Discussing T-shirts and thinking of a @dtnsshow venue
Different beer, slightly different picture
The review
Bits - Flowerhorn - 5.5% ABV. B++, heavy on the orange but with citrus sharpness. Really refreshing and with a dry, fruity, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. From Ely, Cardiff all the way to Central Caerphilly and I tank you for it. Lovely Orange brew.
And that was it and for the first time ever, I caught the H bus home (via Tesco)