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Music This Month – July 2013

31/07/2013 Leave a comment

Slither – Velvet Revolver
Temple of the King – Blackmore’s Night
Slap & Tickle – Squeeze
Bad Penny – Rory Gallagher
Starlight – Muse
White Room – Cream
Cuddly Toy – Roachford

July 2013–The Month of

31/07/2013 Leave a comment

The month of:-

Goodbye, hello
More cables
New SIM, new provider
Old number
Cheap Full English
Lindy
The small Brewery tour
A4 reunion
Hot
Walk the walls
Rugby thingy
Home
MAC and Plus
Pre Cider
Aircon & WiFi
New TV
Still boiling
Boiling Brecon
Plus and faster #EB
Castle and The Black Cock Inn
TA & RA
Lots of boxes
Racoon and babies
Rain, First Earlies and Official
Lots of Google stuff

Coming in August 2013

New
FAA

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Newport–A Few Pubs

28/07/2013 Leave a comment

Saturday 27 July 2013

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Bedwas with angry looking clouds.   Coffee#01 on Commercial Street.  Excellent coffee.
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A large one to start the day.   The John Wallace Linton.
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American Ale, brewed in Carmarthenshire.   Packed out.
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This one from Scotland.   Yes, a Swedish cafe in Newport.
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In search of better WiFi, The Queens Hotel.   Your standard beer pun name.
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The oldest pub in Newport?   And it’s a Samuel Smith’s house.
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As it was early in the day.   Tiny Rebel Central.
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Urban IPA.    

Before the rain

Avoiding The Cheese

27/07/2013 Leave a comment

Four Play

Less WiFi

From The Garden–First Earlies

23/07/2013 Leave a comment

Red Duke of York

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And they make lovely chips

Tredegar Arms Beer and Cider Festival

21/07/2013 Leave a comment

Saturday 20 July 2013

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A point of reference.   Tredegar Arms.
     
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First of the day, Nuty Black by Thwaites.   Number two was gravity fed.  Lion by Hook Norton.
     
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I got there early.   And beat the crowds.
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Friggin in the Riggin – Nelson Brewery.   Moonshine – Abbeydale Brewery.
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Organic Gold – Evan Evans.   And a rather good Burger and Chips.

http://gkpubs.co.uk/pubs-in-bassaleg/tredegar-arms-pub/

Tredegar Arms Beer Fest and More

21/07/2013 Leave a comment

Down to Bassaleg

For a rather pleasant and cooler afternoon

The Black Cock Inn–Caerphilly

20/07/2013 Leave a comment

19 July 2013

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Take the A or B to Cardiff from Caerphilly Bus Station and get off here.   Take the right just ahead.
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Head down the hill.   Pass the signs.
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A little welcome shade.   About 15 minutes from the Bus stop.
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The entrance to the car park.   And the pub itself.
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The bar. Free WiFi.   Hops hanging from the ceiling
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Cwtch – Tiny Rebel.   Castell Coch – Celt Experience. Brewed just down the hill.
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Silures – Celt Experience. Note the Black Cock picture in the Pump Clip.   Good food.  Caerphilly Curry and Chips.

http://theblackcockinn.com/

Going Down Return Up

19/07/2013 1 comment

Castle and Uphill

More Uphill and Black Cock Inn

Caerphilly Castle – 03

19/07/2013 2 comments

Something in the moat

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Apart from the weeds.

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