A couple of beer festivals this weekend

Sorry for the lack of blog updates recently but as some of my readers already know I'm currently on crutches due to knee and ankle injuries. If that as not bad enough my right arm is now in a sling so typing is a bit difficult!

First beer festival is at the Pen & Wig, Newport, where Jacko is hosting one last festival before he leaves the pub. A range of beers on including a selection from Portobelo Brewery in London and one from Liverpool Organic. Festival starts today (Friday) at 5pm and is open all day Saturday when there will be live music on.

The other festival is at the Mid-Glamorgan CAMRA Pub of the Year, the Boars Head, Tyla Garw, Pontyclun. The pub is only a short walk from Pontyclun railway station and is well-worth visiting.

Jubilee Beer & Cider Festival Roundup

A roundup of where the beer and cider festivals in and around South Wales are this weekend.

Cider lovers should head for the Clytha Arms near Raglan in Monmouthshire this weekend and also the Gwynt Y Ddraig Open Weekend in Llantwit Fardre. Don't forget the Welsh Perry & Cider Society bash at Unisthee Rugby Club has been cancelled so don't head up there (as if anyone ever would?)

Brynffynon at Llanwonno, 1st-3rd June also on Facebook

Coach & Horses, Chepstow, 1st-3rd June, live music on Fri/Sat nights, Facebook site here

Boar's Head, Tyla Garw, 2nd-4th, over 30 real ales and ciders, Facebook Site here

Carne Arms, Llysworney, Vale of Glamorgan, local ales & ciders, hog roast, Facebook site here

Vale of Glamorgan ph, Cowbridge, beers out the back as at the beerex at the Food Festival

Mountain Hare, Brynna, 'Best of British mini-Festival'  Facebook here

Artisan Brewery Bar Open, Saturday 2nd June only, details on Facebook here

West Cross Inn, Mumbles Road, Swansea,  June 2nd-4th

Old Swan, Llantwit Major, June 1st

Kings Head, Llantwit Major

City Arms, Cardiff, 3rd-9th June, 'All Welsh Beer Festival', Facebook

And don't forget the event in Cardiff the following week, the Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival, 7th-9th June at the Motorpoint Arena!

UPDATES
Festivals also happening at the following venues:
Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

Greenhouse, Llantarnam, Cwmbran, Torfaen

Golden Lion Magor, Monmouthshire

Goose & Cuckoo, Upper Llanover, Monmouthshire

 Star, Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd, nr Llansoy, Monmouthshire

St Davids Day Beer Festival at the Wenvoe

 The Wenvoe Arms in the Vale of Glamorgan will be holding their first beer festival on St Davids Day and continuing over the weekend. Details of the pub and how to get there can be found on the blog here.

Thursday March 1^st – Sunday March 4^th

^{Beers available, subject to availibility etc}

Sharps Doom Bar

Greene King Abbott

Morlands Old Speckled Hen

Wychwood Hobgoblin

Bakehouse Cup Cake

Warwickshire Duck Soup

Belhaven Grand Slam

Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger

Timothy Taylor Landlord

All served on handpump together with the regular range of Brains Bitter, SA, and their Seasonal beer

Bank Holiday Beer Festivals!

Bank Holiday Beer Festivals!

Well the big one, the Swansea Bay Beer Festival, is in the  Brangwyn Hall in Swansea and is open between Thursday & Saturday – looking forward to trying the beers from Tatton Brewery and a few others here - beer list here.  

Elsewere on the Gower the Poundffald Inn in Three Crosses will be holding a festival lasting into the Monday.

Bell Inn, Glangrwney,Powys. Situated between Abergavenny and Brecon this will be the second festival of the year for this up and coming pub. Friday-Monday. Friday – Beer & Sausage night, Saturday beach Party. Live music Sat & Sunday

Crown Inn, LlantwitFardre, Mid-Glamorgan will be holding a festival on Sunday 28^th in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

Clytha Arms, Raglan, Monmouthshire

What to say? A beer and cheese festival in one of Wales' best pubs. Live music, camping etc.

Beer List: 

Rhymney Rhymney Dark 4.0%
Bevan’s Bitter 4.2%
Export Ale 5.0%
General Picton 4.3%
Rhymney Bitter 4.5%

The Kite Brewery Thunderbird 4.5%
Cwrw Haf 4.1%

Heart of Wales Innstable 6.8%
Welsh Black 4.4%
Boggled 4.5%

Conwy Brewery Beachcomber Blonde 4.2%

Montys Brewery Sun Shine 4.2%
Mischief 5.0%

Bragdy ’r Gogarth - Merlyn 4.9%
Great Orme brewery Celtica 4.9%
Orme 4.2%

Vale Of Glam Wheats Occurin 5.0%
Light Headed 4.0%
Original no.1 4.3%

Otley Gold 5.0%
07 Weissen 5.0%
Thai-Bo 4.6%
Oxymoron 5.5%

Bragdy ‘r’ Nant Mwnci Nel 5.5%
Chwaden Aur 4.3%

Newmans Brewery Green Lady 5.2%
Mt Snowdon Pale 4.0%

Kingstone Brewery Humpty Fuddle
Tewdrics 

Kilverts, Hay-on-Wye, Powys, another of Wales' best pubs is playing host to the Hay on WyeAle & Literature Festival – a cultural celebration of the best of Welsh beer and talks by beer writers. Beer & food pairings as well. Full details on their website.

Cross Inn, Garth,Maesteg. Home to the Cerddin Brewery and holding a beer festival over the bank holiday weekend.

Red Cow, Llwydcoed,Aberdare. The Mid-Glamorgan Branch of CAMRA Pub of the Year will be holding another one of their successful beer festivals from Friday-Sunday with live music throughout the weekend.

Will also see the launch of Grey Tree Brewery Reccabites Bitter – a 4% beer brewed by Ray the landlord of the pub. Beer list here.

Star, Treoes, Bridgend

Annual cider & music festival with a hog roast

Greenhouse, Llantarnam, Friday-Tuesday, beers from Batemans, Hook Norton, Timothy Taylor, Thwaites etc.

Plas Derwen, Abergavenny will be holding a small festival over the weekend.

Goat Major, Cardiff, handy if you live in Cardiff and want something to do on a bank holiday Monday.

Red Lion, Caersws has a festival on with beers from Monty's amongst others! 

Festivals in South Wales this Easter weekend

Just thought I'd do a round up of what's happening beerex wise in South Wales this weekend. Have been putting a few things on the blog this week but a few more have come to light, unfortunately the venues are a short on information so what's here is what has been sent to me.

Thursday 21st April
Greenfly, Caerfilthy continuing throughout the weekend

Friday 22nd April
Bell Inn, Glangrwyney continuing throughout the weekend

Cross Inn, Llanblethian continuing throughout the weekend

Coach, Bridgend continuing throughout the weekend

Village Hotel, Coryton (Victory Bar) In celebration of the double bank holiday weekend the Victory Bar invites people to join them to taste, buy and enjoy a range of British beers. Continues 22nd April - 02 May 2011.


Saturday 23rd April
Gwynt Y Ddraig Open Day and on the Sunday as well. One venue that should not run out of cider this weekend unless the Brew Wales editor turns up feeling thirsty.

White Cross Inn at Groeswen, Caerphilly CF15 7UT