Great Welsh Beer and Cider Festival, 2011

Posted on 19. Jun, 2011 by Robert Gale in Beer Festivals

The Great Welsh Beer and Cider Festival is the biggest beer festival in Wales and is held annually in the nation’s capital, Cardiff.

This year’s festival was the best yet with all beer, cider and perry being drank before the festival was due to officially end.

Crawshay Arms, Cardiff

Posted on 21. Mar, 2011 by Andrew Wilcox in Pubs

The Crawshay Arms must be the best pub in Cardiff, because it does not have a till!

Located within the gates of the brewery in the centre of Cardiff, the pub is only accessible to the public as part of a brewery tour.

The pub stocks the full range of Brains beers and has lots of interesting breweriana.

Copa, Cardiff

Posted on 22. Feb, 2011 by Robert Gale in Pubs

Copa is a modern Greene King owned pub located in central Cardiff just off St Mary’s Street.

The pub features one cask ale from the Greene King brewery such as Old Speckled Hen along with keg beers such as Leffe Blonde, Estrella Damm and the Belgian fruit beer Belle-Vue Kriek.

Barocco, Cardiff

Posted on 15. Feb, 2011 by Robert Gale in Pubs

Barocco is an Italian inspired pub located in the heart of the Cardiff.

Owned by the Brains Brewery, you can expect to find a selection of their beers along with a variety of continental lagers.

The City Arms, Cardiff

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

The City Arms is a Brains Brewery-owned pub located in the heart of Cardiff.

It offers more than 35 different beers and ciders from Wales and the rest of the world.

Fagins Ale and Chop House, Taff’s Well

Posted on 03. Oct, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

Fagins Ale and Chop House is an award-winning freehouse in Taff’s Well, north of Cardiff.

The traditional looking pub has a motto of “Real Ale, Real Food, Real Fire, Real People” and offers a good selection of well-priced real ales, ciders and food.

Cayo Arms, Cardiff

Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

The Cayo Arms is a Cardiff pub located in an old Victorian townhouse that has a good selection of beers from Marston’s, Jennings, Ringwood, Banks’s, Wychwood and Tomos Watkins.

Cardiff Cottage, Cardiff

Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

The Cardiff Cottage dates back to 1863 and, depending on which source you read, was either renamed from The Cottage to the Cardiff Cottage, or vice versa. It’s a narrow city centre pub operated by Brains and offers the usual Brains beers as well as traditional pub grub such as pies.

The Tynant Inn, Morganstown, South Wales

Posted on 28. Mar, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

The Tynant Inn is located in Morganstown, north of Cardiff. The pub was originally built in 1815 with the original facade now forming the back of the bar. Owned by Brains, The Tynant underwent a refurbishment in August 2009 when the old village bar was incorporated into the main bar area and some walls were knocked down to make additional space.

Dempsey’s, Cardiff

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

Dempsey’s is a traditional Irish pub located in the centre of Cardiff opposite Cardiff Castle. The pub doesn’t offer anything fancy in terms of the decor but they have a good selection of Brains beers and is very popular on match day. The pub is also home to ‘South Wales’ No.1 Celtic Supporters Club’ and the walls are decorated with shirts and memorabilia.