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Broken and Late

07/11/2012 Leave a comment

The car iPhone mount broken

 

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Bedwas and it’s early.   Plan B is the TomTom and a steamed up screen.
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The long stay and its sun up.   Just in case I forget.
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Not this time.   Not raining.
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Bit early but checked in online.   Post Chicken Tikka at Subway.
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Mainly an easyJet airport.   After a full search of my trainers and computer rucksack.
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Departures post rush hour.   Dealing with the delay.

 

And the flight was an hour late.

Prepping for Brussels

03/11/2012 Leave a comment

Prepping for #BRU12

03/11/2012 Leave a comment

Newport

 

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The Godfrey Morgan with festival flags   Tutto Fi Brodo – Birra Del Borgo – 4.2% ABV. Little amber ale with a refreshing complex taste B+
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Terra Firma – Everards – 4.5% ABV. Creamy head, full bodied but sort of anonymous. B   Golden Porter – Titanic – 4.7% ABV. A golden Porter and it really works. Full of flavour and morish A-
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The Pen & Wig – Newport   Full Nelson – Tiny Rebel – 4.8% ABV. Another hoppy winner from Tiny Rebel, a real bitter A-
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Eclipse – Untapped – 4.4% ABV. Irony alert. Half way between a bitter and a stout, A-    

 

Godfrey Morgan and Pen & Wig

Double Festival – The Video

28/10/2012 Leave a comment

Double Festival

27/10/2012 Leave a comment

Coffee, haircut and Uphill

 

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I heart coffee.   Adrian doing a star burst.
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Caerphilly Castle.   Tikka stop.
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The Malcolm Uphill.   3 Point 5 – Avery Brewery 3.5% ABV. B+
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Devil’s Advocate – Caledonian – 4.2% ABV. B+   Waiting for the 120.
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The Taff looking North.   The Taff looking South.
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The Rickard Arms – Treforest.   Otley 01 – Otley – 4.0% ABV.  B+
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The Otley Arms – Treforest.   The Otley Arms – social media to the fore.
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Raspberry Blonde – Saltaire – 4.0% ABV. B+   Armarill-o – Otley – 4.3% ABV. B+
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Big Car.    

 

Rickard, Otley & Big Carl

Double Tiny–The Pictures

21/10/2012 Leave a comment

A Saturday beano

 

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Topping up and ready to go.   The dentist in Bedwas, opposite the bus stop.
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Newport and the start.   The cream is free with the app or card (at least for now).
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The John Wallace Linton.   PG Steam – B++
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Old school, Hobby Horse – B+   Rhymney Bitter – B+
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Essential nutrients with a raw tomato.   The Pen & Wig
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Billabong – Tiny Rebel – A-   Croeso – Otley – B++
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Cwtch – Tiny Rebel – B++    

 

To round off the week

Double Tiny

21/10/2012 Leave a comment

Another Purple Day

19/10/2012 Leave a comment

Autumn In Newport

14/10/2012 Leave a comment

Backs And Planning

06/10/2012 Leave a comment