Now and Then, former Clarence Hotel, Maesteg

The former old Rhymney Brewery pub, the Clarence Hotel, Commercial Street, has been demolished together with the surrounding buildings and Clarence Court flats now stands in their places

Now and Then, former Three Horse Shoes pub, Maesteg

The former old Rhymney Brewery pub, the Three Horse Shoes, Bethania Street, Maesteg has been demolished for road widening

Now and Then, former New Hearts of Oak Hotel, Nantyffyllon, Maesteg

The former Rhymney Brewery pub, the New Hearts of Oak Hotel, Nantyffyllon, Maesteg. The front of the hotel was on the now demolished section of Coegnant Road, the rear of the hotel originally overlooked a railway line where the main road, Heol Tywith now runs. The name of the pub is still remembered as the bus stop to the right of the Streetview image is known as 'Hearts of Oak'.

Now and Then, former Rose & Crown, Cwmfelin

The former Rose & Crown PH, Mill Street, Cwmfelin, Maesteg. Another former pub once owned by Rhymney Brewery.

Now and Then, former Horse & Groom, Maesteg

The former Horse & Groom, 128 Commercial Street, Maesteg, as it was, above, as a Rhymney Brewery pub and below on Google Street View as it is today, split into 2, a pizza take-away and an optician. The modern Rhymney Brewery today has a bar in Maesteg, The Federation Bar, which is almost opposite this former pub.

Cross Inn celebrates 2 years of brewing with a beer festival!

The Cross Inn at Garth, near Maesteg will, this weekend, be holding a beer festival to celebrate two years of brewing at the pub. The Festival, from Friday-Sunday 13th-15th July 2012 will feature som
Have previously written about the pub here and the pub is home to the Cerddyn Brewery.

On the Bar:
Solar 4%

Cascade 4.8%
Landlady's Gold 4.7%
Cwmdu Stout 4.1% (their first stout)
Wye Valley's Butty Bach 4.5%

At the Festival Table:
Orange Tri 4.5% a dark beer dry hopped with first gold to give an chocolate orange flavour.
Cwrw Tri 4.5% a very popular dark beer with a rich coffee start with a dark chocolate finish.
Dragons Fire 4.6% a red coloured beer originally brewed for the six nations
Landlady's Challenge 4.2% My second brew. A light coloured beer brewed using challenger hops
Wye Valley Flower Power (July's beer of the month)

Ciders
All from Westons
Raspberry Twist
Celebration
Bounds
Old Rosie
1st Vintage
Traditional Scrumpy

Entertainment
Sunday - live music from a local band called 'Rainbow Bridge' starting at 4pm

The pub is a short walk uphill from Garth Station, on the Maesteg line, alternatively there is a bus stop nearby.
Cross Inn, Maesteg Road, Garth, CF34 9LB
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Maesteg gets a brewery!

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The end-of-the raliway line town of Maesteg finally has a destination worth going to as the Cross Inn has started brewing beer. This is this first brewery in the area since 1898 and landlord Dai Morgan has built the brewery on land adjacent to his pub.The first brew has been named Maiden Ale.

More here frrom the Glamorgan Gazette

Cross Inn
Maesteg Road
Maesteg, 
Mid Glamorgan 
CF34 9LB‎


The Cross Inn is hosting a real ale festival on August 27-28