Swansea Bay Beer Festival, 2010

Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by Robert Gale in Beer Festivals

The Swansea Bay Beer Festival is an annual festival that takes places every August Bank Holiday. Featuring over 120 ales, ciders and perries from Wales and the rest of the UK, the festival is the second largest in Wales.

Eli Jenkins, Swansea

Posted on 29. Aug, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

The Eli Jenkins is a spacious corner pub located in the centre of Swansea. Named after the chapel minister in Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood, the pub is similar to JD Wetherspoons and servers cheap food and drink.

Hare on the Hill, Bristol

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

The Hare on the Hill is a Bath Ales owned pub located in the Kingsdown area of Bristol. A past Bristol CAMRA Pub of the Year winner, the pub has a smart interior that was refurbished in in 2009.

It serves a range of Bath Ales beer along with European bottled beers and a variety of whiskies.

Great British Beer Festival 2010,

Posted on 15. Aug, 2010 by Robert Gale in Beer Festivals

Every August, beer fans from all over the UK and beyond descend upon London for the 5 day long Great British Beer Festival. The festival is the largest in the UK and features a huge range real ales, ciders, perries and international beers.

Worcester Beer Festival, 2010

Posted on 15. Aug, 2010 by Robert Gale in Beer Festivals

The 11th Annual Worcester Beer Festival took place at Worcester racecourse on the weekend of August 12th-14th, 2010.

Approximately 11,000 ale, cider and perry fans passed through the gates on during the 3 day event with 5,500 visiting on the rainy Friday.

Fullers Brewery, London

Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Robert Gale in Breweries

Fuller’s Brewery is London’s only remaining traditional family brewer. Based at their historic Griffin brewery in Chiswick, west London, they have been brewing beer there since 1845.

The excellent tours incorporates all parts of the brewing process and includes a tasting session.

The Counting House, London

Posted on 09. Aug, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

The Counting House is a flagship Fullers pub located in the heart of the City of London. Just a stones throw from the Bank of England, the Counting House was built in 1893 as Prescott’s Bank.

Today it’s in extremely impressive pub that serves great beer and pies.

Hillgrove Porter Stores, Bristol

Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

The Hillgrove Porter Stores is a Victorian pub located in the Kingsdown area of Bristol.

Dating back to 1854, the past Bristol CAMRA pub of the year award serves up to 10 ales mainly from local south west breweries.

The Dovetail, London

Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

The Dovetail is little piece of Belgium located in the Clerkenwell area of London.

The pub serves a wide range of Belgian beers both on draught and in bottles. The pub is both popular with beer aficionados and those in search of good food.