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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+.
Favourite Beer
Despite having a TGI Friday next door, the Premier Inn breakfast is on site. It’s small but perfectly formed with an actual real toaster. Warm, overcast and humid. Cooling Pints in The Moon Under Water are helping.
Favourite Beer, the current name. Siting in the window watching the world go by whilst drinking very Fine Ales. Great welcome too. Could a repeat visit be to the City Centre Premier Inn. Happy Birthday Favourite Beer!
Cheltenham Newbie
Optimised for light departure doesn’t always work on a weekday and then you hit the rush hour, however I think I did the best I could do. 35 minutes from the Premier Inn to Spoons. Again the best I could do ie in the middle between town and Deya. Really like The Moon Under Water and iPad Mini 6 is running like the wind. No Jelly scrolling.
The Bank House, two floors and the smell of Curry Thursday. Of the two Spoons, The Moon Under Water wins.
20211007 – Prelude mb04 Cheltenham October 21
With the weather turning warmer again (Delta) and an optimised leaving time, mb04 is already looking good. Mostly light, mostly off M5 traffic traffic jams. However I got to the Premier Inn without a bump. Due to the location of the Deya Brewery, the Premier Inn is 35 minutes walk from the City Centre and Spoons. Weather, drizzle the dry all over. Exploring the City Centre and drinking Fine Ales today. May also get fit?
Self Servicing Beano
The rain has stopped, the Premier Inn WiFi is surprisingly fast (still not that fast) and I am full of their Full English. The Lord High Constable of England (Spoons) has Brecon Carreg Water and 38/17 WiFi.
Warehouse Four opened on time and is still very much work in progress. However, all the basics are they. Seats, beer, WiFi and power. Friendly welcome, good beers and sofas to boot. The only issue is that all the beers I tried were too lively and I got underserved. Nothing too serious and it’s only a teething problem. Definitely going to come back.
Tank, also part of the Gloucester Brewery and back across the bridge from Warehouse Four. More foody and some great Craft Ales on Keg. Today’s it’s some winner’s from Bath’s Electric Bear.
The Art of Timing
The M4 between the second Servern Crossing and the M5 between the M4 and Gloucester are both unlit, so I’m aimed to leave just as it was getting light. It worked out really well, so I parked up, had a Bacon Roll and Coffee in Costa and still arrived at The Regal (Wetherspoons) Gloucester for 08:00. The pub and the bar opening time.
The Regal quickly filled up both with professional drinkers and Rugby fans. Despite the high positive test result numbers it looks like the Rhonda is only having a marginal effect. Oh and The Regal has a King Kong model as well.
Still raining but the Pelican opened at the dot at 12:00. Awesome Pub, Awesome Ales and an Awesome welcome. New WiFi password as well. Rained a lot as well.
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