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A New Strain For Black Friday
Just in time for Christmas, a new strain of the Rhona. I use the last of my saved Costa Coffee Beans. The Bar in The Lord High Constable now opens at 09:00 instead of 10:00, very positive. Gentle Dogs, lots of people and Pink Floyd on YouTube. A massive Mini Beano.
High Contrast Motorways
When clear skies, high pressure weather and 50 mile an hour speed limits make your outbound Beano journey much easier. An extra five Nectar points at Sainsbury. Why the Costa App needs lots of work. The Gorilla in The Regal in a Santa App. App Store Black Friday deals. The wind is cutting but the Sun is warm. Excellent Ales in The Pelican Inn but the Internet was down for the first two hours. Lovely Pub, lover Pub Fire.
The 4K Mini Beano
Testing the tech and using Filmic Pro via the remote on the iPhone to record the Saturday Wrap in 4K. A unique and a Full English in The kings Fee to start the day. Watch out for huge dogs in The Hereford Beer House. Had my place as well. Still no rain.
The GMT Mini Beano
Sometimes you just want to take it easy. Sometimes it’s just because you can. But mostly it’s what I do. Wales being not up to the job and making the most of Hereford while I can. The Kings Fee has FTTC and booths. Semi Optimised departure gave me a mostly light journey and 20 extra Nectar points in Sainsbury.
Nine weeks and a new, slightly different Hereford Beer House.
Another Saturday Taproom
It’s been ages since I have used the Starbucks app and I still had some credit on it, which was a plus. The barcode scanning method seems more effective too. We need faster Internet, whether it is mobile, fixed or Public WiFi. It’s interfering with my Festival drinking. Bristol Rovers are at home to Newport County and the Commercial Rooms is full of Rovers fans. The Stillage and the bar cask Festival Ales are beginning to run dry.
So you go looking for a joint Taproom (via Google Maps) and you fine a Left Handed Giant Taproom. Great Ales and Glasses and I come away with a glass in a well wrapped Box. Great customer service. Just around the corner is the Newtown Park / Verdant Tamproom. Solid brews and a mobile van Chicken Sandwich. Didn’t rain.
Superior Stillage
You know when it rains when it isn’t forecast, however it had stopped by the time I got to Newport. Mind you the cold had arrived. The train arrived on time although it was only a two coach Class 158 but it was nicely refurbished. Bags dropped efficiently at the Ibis. Coffee in the Knights Templar and PIA needed to be uninstalled again.
The Commercial Rooms had all Autumn Festival Ales on still and there was not a dud out of the seven I had. The Shift Manager was great and it turns out she was from Aber.
Moved on to The Left Handed Giant Brewpub. Got weak and bought a T-shirt. Great place but needs faster WiFi. Quality start to #mb05.
Deya Taproom
Begin the day with a little red sky, then blue sky and then Spoon’s Coffee. Discover a wonderful Beer Garden with a Stream and then drinl a Bragdy Conwy brew. Google Maps guided in the Sun, I progressed on to The Deya Brewery Taproom.
It was large, it was clean and they were still doing table serving. On 2 medium T-shirts but the world of the Finesat of Fine Ales. The toilets were very clean to. WiFi ADSL2+.
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