What's On for Beer Festivals this weekend in Wales

A round-up of beer festivals this weekend

First up it's farewell to Richard Jackson (above) from the Pen & Wig in Newport who has decided to hang up his tapping mallet and is leaving the pub but with a final beer Festival this weekend to coincide with the Newport Food Festival. Some Scottish beers will be on together with East London and of course Tiny Rebel brews.

Pen & Wig fans need not worry though, the pub as been bought by JW Bassett and will reopen after a refurbishment.
Whilst on the subject of the Newport Food Festival, for those of you not boycotting the event due to the cultural vandalism inflicted on the City yesterday by the Labour Council, Tudor Brewery and Untapped Brewery will be there, along with Wales' worst brewery, North Wales Brewery, who will no doubt once again be selling their infected beers to the public.  

Cardiff First Saturday of the month? Then it's tme to head over to Artisan in Pontcanna for their monthly (unless its too cold) Festival Saturday October 5th. 12noon till 9.30pm

FROM THE BREWERY TAP:
* HELLES LAGER
 * BAVARIAN WHEAT...
* SMOKED LAGER
* AMERICAN IPA
* PALE ALE
* ALTBEER
* ...and perhaps a MINI-MAC specialty brew too?
They will also have their house cider, wine and soft-drinks for the non-beer drinkers too. Hot food - BBQ - Chorizo Beef Burgers with all the trimmings, Jerk Chicken Fillet Burger, and our new Vegan 'PIPES ALE' Pies BAR OPEN from 12noon - 9.30pm / BBQ FOOD 1pm - 8pm  

Monmouthshire
Kingstone Brewery in Tintern have their monthly open day on Saturday

Whilst in Monmouthshire, just down the Wye at Chepstow, the multi-award-winning Coach & Horses have their annual Beer & Sausage Festival on.  

North of the 'Diff
 Fagins at Taffs Well have their annual Festival  

Meanwhile in Neath
The Neath Food & Drink Festival is on in the town and Neath Ales are holding a Festival in the town hall. Beer festival in Neath Town Hall, Saturday 10-5. £2/ a pint!!!!
Some of the beers available:
Bling- 4 percent
Pale Ale The Fix - 4 percent 
Pale Warhammer - 4.3 percent 
Pale Dewi Sant - 4.8 percent
Golden Deliverance - 4.5 percent
Copper Ciders available as well


Carmarthen Beer Festival
Further West, in St Peter's Hall, CAMRA are holding their annual Carmarthen Beer Festival

Archers	Golden Ale	4.4	-		Heart Of Wales	Aur Cymru	3.8
Bath	Gem	4.1	-		Jacobi	Original	3.8
Brecon	Dark Beacons	4.2	-		Jacobi	Dark Ale	5.0
Brecon	Green Beacons	4.3	-		Kite	Gorslas Ale	4.0
Brecon	Red Beacons	5.0	-		Kite	CPA	4.1
Bryncelyn	Oh Boy	4.5	-		Mantle
Bryncelyn	Buddy Marvellous	4.0	-		Mumbles	Mile	3.8
Bullmastiff	Son of a Bitch	6.0	-		Ossett	Silver King	4.3
Buntingford	Twitchell	3.8	-		Otley	O5	5.0
Caffle	Kis't Blonde	4.3	-		Otley	O9 Blonde	4.8
Cerddin	Cascade	4.8	-		Preseli Brewery	Baggy wrinkle	4.5
Dark Star	American IPA	4.7	-		Purple Moose	Snowdonia	3.6
Elgood	Black Dog	3.6	-		Robinson	Trooper	4.8
Elland	1872 Porter	6.5	-		Seren	Bluestone IPA	4.2
Evan Evans	Cwrw	4.2	-		Swansea	Three Cliffs Gold	4.7
Evan Evans	Pale Ale	4.6	-		Swansea	Original Wood	5.2
Evan Evans	Original Gold		-		Tiny Rebel	Urban IPA	5.5
Evan Evans	Dark Ale		-		Thornbridge	Jaipur	5.9
Friends Arms			-		Tomos Watkin	Blodwen	4.5
Fyne Ales	Jarl	3.8	-		Tomos Watkin	Ceridwen	4.2
Gower	Gold	4.5	-		Tomos Watkin	OSB	4.5
Gwaun Valley	Pembroke Best	4.5	-		Tring	Tea Kettle Stout	4.7
Handmade			-		Woodeforde	Wherry	3.8