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Beers Of The Beano – Saturday 20 April 2024
A Saturday in Caerphilly, in The Malcolm Uphill and The Brew Monster Brew House.
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Frosty Saturday Beano Training
Another Saturday morning, another late April frost. Off to Caerphilly for an #mb05 training session.
Caerphilly is lovely, especially with the Castle but Oh, the litter, it’s everywhere. Never mind, it’s on to The Malcolm Uphill with my CAMRA 50p voucher in my hand.
So next weekend it’s both days with Premier Inn, all you can eat breakfasts. So I’m also getting in training for that. Asked for extra butter than was cold and got it too. The cold butter is so much better.
Then on to Brew Monster Caerphilly. A brew house and much faster WiFi then The Malcolm Uphill. On the Mezz for the first time ever.
Quality brews, brewed on site and now some rather good guest brews including from The Vale of Glamorgan Brewery
Solid training with fast Brew Monster WiFi and I ended up rather sleepy.
It’s Guidance not Law
England has Plan B and Wales has Political Banter and a vague mask mandate. Caerphilly, Pontypridd and Treforest. More Festive Ales with silly names. Making the most of it while I still can.
Without a Bridge
A good start to the Beano with two unique pints in the Malcolm Uphill. Classic Public Service on the Stagecoach bus to Pontypridd. A great pint of Digger’s Gold by Grey Trees in The Rickards Arms in Treforest. Cask rising no doubt? Swarm App told me that I hadn’t been in The Otley Arms since January 2020. I raised a glass from Polly’s Brew Co to an Absent Friend. No Apple Pay but I’m coping like the wind. A great day and now with Tesco sarnies to finish.
For Saturday 24 October 2020
Go Early and Avoid The Queues
The first Emergency Beano since the lockdown. It’s a Thursday so it’s a #CurryThursday and it drizzled. Just to Caerphilly as it’s still a bit tricky on the buses, however everyone wore masks. First in the Malcolm Uphill and the cask was all Welsh despite being somewhat limited. There were still queues mid morning to get into the Malcolm Uphill despite it not being a Rishi day. Filled my boots with a Jalfrezi and then caught the bus home. It was still drizzling then.
Even Shorter
January is a long month. Impecunious due to the early month Beano. Needed to do banking and shopping, so only a half beano with only two Fine Ales. Both uniques, so winning.
Free At The Bottom
More #mb01 training. This time half a day in The Malcolm Uphill, Caerphilly. Free Beer but only from the bottom of the cask. Still, Free Beer.
The Start of Ending
The unofficial Big Erz leaving and Welsh Language Team Christmas does. All a question of timing as the weather turned very spring like. If you look closely you may see Ty’s arm. Mostly at The Otley, Treforest.
Half A Beano
End of the year burnout, as all I wanted was a haircut and a half day in The Malcolm Uphill. There was a Curry Sale and an Imperial Stout. Mist to start.
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