Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 28 December 2024
Is the bus early or is the last bus very late. The driver tried to tell me but I couldn’t really hear hime. My standard plan of arriving at the bus stop ten minutes early really helped me here. However, I arrived in Caerphilly even more early than I wanted. I post Festive photo for Reddit helped me burn up some time.
Here’s the Prelude.
New choice of seats.
Centre booth for me.
CAMRA voucher in use.
Post all your can drink Coffee
The review
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.
Some how I made it last until 11:30 when I decided a Burger was needed.
Plenty of Chips
Post lunch, down to The Project.
Rain stopped.
Straight upstairs where it is toasty warm. Locally brewed as in 5 metres away to start.
Quality Murk
The review
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.
And continue to support your local Brewery
Turning into Murk Saturday
The review
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
Cans
Drink Nottingham?
The review
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 🍻
And to round up the day
Collab
The review
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
And the Castle to end
Bus Stop view.