Thursday, 31 March 2022
Sunday, 27 March 2022
Monday, 14 March 2022
Beer Review: Siren Craft Brewery - Prest to Zest (Coffee & Lemon)
In this episode, myself and Crafty Beer Guy Tim take a look at Siren Craft Brewery Prest to Zest, a coffee and lemon beer
Saturday, 12 March 2022
Beer Review: Arbor Ales Massive Azzac
Another beer review with Crafty Beer Guy Tim and myself, another great beer from Arbor Ales
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Best Beers in Wales
Time for my annual review of the best beers in Wales, as judged by various online sites
First up, is Ratebeer:
1 Polly's Brew Spectrum QIPA
2 Mabinogion Mead / Superstition 'Hounds of Annwn' Strawberry vanilla
3 Polly's Brew DDH Oh My
4 Polly's
Brew Fallow Plans
5 Tiny Rebel Imperial Puft
6 Loka
Polly Souvenirs
7 Polly's Brew Farrago
8 Polly's Brew Lo-Fi
9 Polly's Brew India Pale Ale El Dorado Deluxe Edition
10 Polly's
Brew DDH Rosa
11 Polly’s
Brew Every Piece Matters
12 Tiny Rebel
Stay Puft Imperial Chocolate
13 Loka Polly
Rosa
14 Polly's
Brew DDH Pines
15 Polly's
Brew Livewire
16 Tiny Rebel
/ Siren Dark Cherry & Chocolate Barley Wine
17 Mabinogion
Mead Transformation to Eagle
18 Tiny Rebel
Stay Puft Imperial Praline
19 Polly's Brew Fickle
20 Loka Polly
Double IPA Mosaic Simcoe
21 Polly's
Brew Rock The Bit
22 Polly's
Brew Mylar
23 Polly's
Brew Avery
24 Polly's Brew Double IPA Azacca Mosaic
25 Polly's
Brew What Did You Feel IPA
26 Tiny Rebel / Arbor Bonsai
27 Polly's
Brew Nada
28 Tiny Rebel
Stay Puft Imperial Irish Cream
29 Tiny Rebel
Stay Puft Imperial Espresso Martini
30 Polly's
Brew Naive Melody
31 Polly's
Brew Wave Mix
32 Polly's
Brew Discount Jazz Hour
33 Polly's
Brew Cahb
34 Tiny Rebel
Stay Puft Imperial Salted Caramel
35 Tiny Rebel
Stay Puft Amplified Imperial
36 Loka Polly
Spur
37 Polly's
Brew India Pale Ale Simcoe Mosaic
38 Tiny Rebel
/ Deya NEIPA
39 Polly's
Brew Ghost Voices
40 Loka Polly Petal
41 Polly's
Brew Patternist
42 Polly's
Brew An Original Mix
43 Polly's
Brew DDH Spur
44 Tiny Rebel Dooms Night
45 Tiny Rebel Chunky
46 Polly's
Brew Surface Edition
47 Tiny Rebel Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive and Dulce
48 Polly's Brew A Late Summer Pale Ale: Idaho 7
49 Polly's Brew Floating Through the Surface
50 Polly's Brew High Speed Soul
Okay, well that's a toss up between Polly's and Tiny Rebel, with the Mabinogion Mead cropping up despite the meadery appearing to close some years ago? Looking at the individual scores it appears some made their way to America and were still be drunk in 2021.
Ratebeer also mentions the top places to drink in Wales (based on what their members say)
- Tiny Rebel Cardiff (91)
- BrewDog Cardiff (87)
- City Arms (Brains) (84)
- Bub's Bar & Kitchen (84)
- Tiny Rebel Newport (83)
- Fire & Ice (81)
- Clytha Arms (80)
- Vinomondo (80)
- Stori Beer & Wine (79)
- Albion Ale House (
Over to my favourite beer app, Untappd
NB, a beer must have 150 ratings or more to appear on this list:
- Polly's Brew Co. DDH Spur
- Polly's Brew Co. DDH Pines
- Polly's Brew Co. DDH Patternist
- Polly's Brew Co. IPA - Birthday Beer
- Polly's Brew Co. DDH Every Piece Matters
- Polly's Brew Co. Positively Unattached
- Polly's Brew Co. DDH Rosa
- Polly's Brew Co. Deep Fake
- Polly's Brew Co 58 BPM
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Super Hero Landing
- Polly's Brew Co. Nada
- Polly's Brew Co. This Never Happened
- Polly's Brew Co. DDH Oh My…
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Imperial Salted Caramel Stay Puft
- Polly's Brew Co. Everything We Dream Of
- Polly's Brew Co Acapella
- Polly's Brew Co A Fleeting Sound
- Polly's Brew Co Fallow Plans
- Polly's Brew Co Keeler
- Polly's Brew Co Controversy Between Deep
- Polly's Brew Co Ghost Voices
- Polly's Brew Co Cahb
- Polly's Brew Co Spur
- Polly's Brew Co Good Nature
- Polly's Brew Co Rosa
- Polly's Brew Co The New Renassaince
- Polly's Brew Co Lo-Fi
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Imperial Chocolate Stay Puft
- Polly's Brew Co. Does It Matter How Far?
- Polly's Brew Co. Amateur Dance
- Polly's Brew Co. Every Piece Matters
- Polly's Brew Co. Floating Through the Surface
- Polly's Brew Co. Wallow
- Polly's Brew Co. Spectrum TIPA
- Polly's Brew Co. Circadian Rhythm
- Polly's Brew Co. The Feels Vol. 3
- Polly's Brew Co. Hi, Everything’s Great
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Amplified Imperial Stay Puft 12.8% ABV!
- Polly's Brew Co. Farrago
- Polly's Brew Co. Mylar
- Polly's Brew Co. Naive Melody
- Polly's Brew Co. Dream Like Sequence
- Polly's Brew Co. Chinook Mosaic Double IPA
- Polly's Brew Co. Brand New Only
- Polly's Brew Co. Jennasea
- Polly's Brew Co. The One You Can’t Control
- Polly's Brew Co. Step Inside the Panic Room
- Polly's Brew Co. Humble Clairvoyance
- Polly's Brew Co. Circle Foam
- Polly's Brew Co., Mold, Flintshire
- Dog's Window Brewery, Bridgend, Bridgend
- Lucky 7 Beer Co, Hay on Wye, Powys
- Crafty Devil Brewing Co, Cardiff,
- Wild Horse Brewing Co, Llandudno, Conwy
- BeerRiff Swansea, Swansea
- Bragdy Mona Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey
- Wilderness BreweryNewtown, Powys
- Tenby Brewing Co, Tenby, Pembrokeshire
- Flowerhorn, Cardiff, Cardiff
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co, Newport
- PIPES™Cardiff,
- Grey Trees Brewery, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf,
- Brew Monster Caerphilly,
- Rival Brewing Co.Cardiff,
- The Waen Brewery Llanidloes, Powys
- Lines Brew Co.Usk, Monmouthshire
- Gwynt y Ddraig Pontypridd,
- Geipel Brewing Llangwm, Conwy
- Cwrw Cader Dolgellau, Gwynedd s
- Purple Moose Brewery (Bragdy Mŵs Piws) Porthmadog, Gwynedd
- Well Drawn Brewing Company, Caerphilly,
- Untapped Brewing Company , Raglan, Monmouthshire
- Mad Dog Brewery Co, Penperlleni, Monmouthshire, Cardiff soon!
- Mantle Cardigan, Ceredigion
- Cwrw Llŷn, Ffordd Dewi Sant, Gwynedd
- Tenby Harbwr Brewery, Tenby, Pembrokeshire
- Wye Valley Meadery, Caldicot, Monmouthshire
- Glamorgan Brewing Co, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Tinworks Brewing Co., Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
- Cwrw Iâl Community Brewing Company, Eryrys, Denbighshire
- Hafod Brewing Company, Mold, Flintshire
- Bragdy Twt Lol / The Trefforest Brewery Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Hallets, Mynedd Maen, Newbridge, Caerphilly
- Caffle Brewery, Narberth, Pembrokeshire
- Big Hand Brewing, Wrexham, Wales
- Lithic Brewing, Brynmenyn, Bridgend
- Bragdy Lleu, Penygroes, Gwynedd
- Snowdon Craft Beer, Colwyn Bay, Conwy
- Kingstone Brewery, Tintern, Monmouthshire
- Magic Dragon Brewing, Wrexham,
- VOG Brewery, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
- Mumbles Brewery, Swansea,
- Cold Black Label, Bridgend,
- Coles Family Brewers, Llanddarog, Carmarthenshire
- Tomos & Lilford, Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan
- Conwy Brewery, Llysfaen, Conwy
- Bragdy Nant, Llarwst
- Great Orme Brewery, Llandudno, Conwy Wales
1 Tiny
Rebel Brewing Co Stay Puft
2 Tiny
Rebel Brewing Co Clwb Tropica
3 Purple
Moose Brewery Dark Side Of The Moose (Ochr Tywyll Y Mws)
4 Tiny
Rebel Brewing Co. Dutty
5 Tiny
Rebel Brewing Co. Cwtch
6 Brains
Dark
7 Brains
Bitter
8 Felinfoel
Brewery Co , Thames Welsh ESB (6.5% ABV, Export only?)
9 Hurns
Brewing Co ,Tomos Watkin Old Style Bitter
10 Purple
Moose Brewery Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri)
11 Conwy
Brewery Clogwyn Gold
12 Brains The
Rev. James
13 Brains SA
14 Brains SA
Gold
15 Brains
Craft Brewery Barry Island IPA (6% version!)
16 Felinfoel
Brewery Co. Double Dragon
A new list to look at this year is the Untappd app copy, Pint Please, which out of it's top twenty UK beers, only one Welsh entry, Tiny Rebel makes an appearance at number 6
No CAMRA awards for real ales brewed last year due to COVID
Once again, beers from the Llandeilo Village Idiot failed to get a mention in any of the lists