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Spoons Spring Beer Festival 2023

22/03/2023 Leave a comment

So it must be Spring as we have gone past both the St David’s Day and The Spring Equinox, however the weather is still like February. What makes it really Spring is The Wetherspoon’s Spring Beer Festival and that starts on 22 March 2023. So it’s off to Cardiff for the maximum number of Wetherspoons. Plus my Oldies Bus Pass has arrived.

Starting with Freddy Export

After a Costa Bacon Roll and Coffee, it was straight in to The Gatekeeper. That Belgian Flag was calling me and straight off it was a B++ and 1 Sat per minute on the Fountain App.

Freddy gently settling

Then along comes Spring Break from Greene King and who knew, a really rather nice fruity, malty Golden Ale

Spring Break – Greene King – 4.4% ABV

Moving on to The Central Bar, where people go for a Full English in Cardiff. Strangely the Fest Ales are unmarked and just look like standard Guest Ales.

Very Springlike
B+ and bit

Vincent and Blind Jack. The Central Bar is sessionable central.

Just across the bridge
Lady Brewers are quality Brewers

And then it got all Old School and Swiss. It’s been a long time since I have been to the Ernest Willows.

Booth 13

Reeds Ale from Sudwerk in Switzerland, brewed at Adnams in Suffolk. All really malty

Cheaper here too

And to finish the day.

A B++
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Bubs is Great

11/12/2021 Leave a comment

The bus was either very late or very early, I missed my train connection and the Apple store was having IT issues. However, Bubs was still Brilliant and I was in the corner with the Festive Awesome Ales. I really going to miss it, if they can’t find a new home. 3800.

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20211106 Prelude mb06 Hereford November 21

06/11/2021 Leave a comment

Rugby and Climate Change demo in Wales and make the most of it while you can. Semi optimised departure with a little help from Costa Coffee. The frost goes away and mb06 is go. Google Maps timings spot on and all you can drink Coffee in The Kings Fee.

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Planning My Tech

18/09/2021 Leave a comment

The day after the Apple iPhone Announcement 2021. A time to cogitate and plan, maybe the odd Fine Ale as well. A pleasant classic Autumn morning to start the day. A new Transport for Wales Rail timetable meaning my train left five minutes earlier.

My Costa points are now Beans which means they cannot be exchanged for Bacon Rolls, however Beans mean you can have whatever size Coffee you want and the large is very large. The Gatekeeper is full of Welsh Ales which is somewhat of a mixed bag. However, the supply of Hazy Jane is plentiful, luckliy.

Bubs was quiet to start and cool in the midday Sun. The wall menu had a shed load of sours, so it was start at the top and work my way down. That with Stevie Ray Vaughan and fast WiFi set the scene for the afternoon. There was was of course some TikiBar and the DrinkBot made an appearance. Good Autumnal Times.

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The Non Zero, Zero Day

08/08/2021 Leave a comment

It’s more about the transparency than the actual real world effects. But hey, that’s what life is like here in Wales. Still, I was the first customer in the Cardiff Queen Street branch of Costa Coffee. Coffee and a Bacon Roll with Costa points to boot. Will I be able to use them again at Christmas or will we be locked down again?

Central Bar to start with the choice of mask on or off and bar or app service. All very civilised. BrewDog from 12:00 and got damp in a cloudburst getting there. All masked and mostly pre booked, so I was lucky to get in. Saw a post from Bubs saying they are still masked. So very much a mixed economy. Great beers in BrewDog and 10% discount for being a Punk. Met an old friend on the train home and didn’t recognise him. Things change.

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For Saturday 07 August 2021

07/08/2021 Leave a comment

The Saturday Wrap for 07 August 2021. Treforest Pubs, My First 2021 Tomato, PACing to Tesco Mobile, Stinky, WSL 2, Level Zero, . #Cardiff #SaturdayWrap

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Ready The Prelude

11/07/2021 Leave a comment

High Summer, a drizzly Summer and it was off to Cardiff to dust off the old Beano Prelude Video skills. Starbucks in St Mary Street is now open from early and the Central Bar is still the place where the whole world goes for a Full English. Pity it hasn’t got FTTC yet. The PM is held in Bubs. The Finest of Ales, the quality of the welcome and Fast FTTC Wifi. Good times were back. Mostly Tiddly on the way home.

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For Saturday 10 July 2021

10/07/2021 Leave a comment

The Saturday Wrap for 10 July2021.  Brew Monster Cardiff Bay, Peppers planted on, Bojo for the 19th, Lottery win, Wales is Vague, England win, No Bank Holiday and back to Cardiff. #Cardiff #SaturdayWrap

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Prelude Practise

10/07/2021 Leave a comment

Despite being in Wales, where Mr Drakeford has gone rather quiet, I am in practise for the English end of lockdown day.  Of course it is drizzling and you need a fresh cup each time for the all you can drink coffee. Yes, it Spoons, in this case The Central Bar Cardiff. It also looks like we have cask ale and I’m booked into Bubs Cardiff for Midday.

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For Saturday 03 July 2021

03/07/2021 Leave a comment

The Saturday Wrap for 03 July2021.  Wales out, NAS issues, rain, England beat Germany, second half of the year, The Bay. #CardiffBay #SaturdayWrap 

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