| Brains on 12:08 - Jan 6 with 1291 views | trampie |
The beer was top notch when the old brewery in the middle of Cardiff was still going, nice pint in the pub on the corner next to the brewery, don't know if it was a myth or the beer was actually pumped straight into the pub from the brewery.
A few pints in there and the boozer across the way then run the gauntlet of the long walk from the bus station down through Riverside to Ninian Park and then back to Dorothy's for rissole and chips (strange rissoles shaped like lemons) and then a pink sports paper to read on the way home. [Post edited 6 Jan 2021 12:39]
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| Brains on 13:06 - Jan 6 with 1253 views | onehunglow |
| Brains on 12:08 - Jan 6 by trampie |
The beer was top notch when the old brewery in the middle of Cardiff was still going, nice pint in the pub on the corner next to the brewery, don't know if it was a myth or the beer was actually pumped straight into the pub from the brewery.
A few pints in there and the boozer across the way then run the gauntlet of the long walk from the bus station down through Riverside to Ninian Park and then back to Dorothy's for rissole and chips (strange rissoles shaped like lemons) and then a pink sports paper to read on the way home. [Post edited 6 Jan 2021 12:39]
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Even here in west Wirral Brain beer can be had but I refused to drink it on sectarian grounds. |  |
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| Brains on 13:56 - Jan 6 with 1218 views | trampie |
| Brains on 13:06 - Jan 6 by onehunglow |
Even here in west Wirral Brain beer can be had but I refused to drink it on sectarian grounds. |
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| Brains on 14:15 - Jan 6 with 1216 views | onehunglow |
Never touch cardiff food or drink me | |
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| Brains on 14:31 - Jan 6 with 1202 views | FieryJack |
On my annual visits back to Swansea the first pub I'd head for in the evening would either be the Cockett Inn (now sadly gone) or the Queens Hotel in Gloucester Place (probably the best real pub left in the city) specifically to have a pint of hand-pulled Buckleys.
Crying shame they've been bought out, but it's the way of the world, unfortunately.
The home of Tetleys bitter (not the best tasting beer, admittedly) was for 200 + years in Leeds city centre, but is now, shamefully, in Northampton, along with Carlsberg.
Just over Christmas I was downing a 660ml bottle of Bremen's finest Becks and idly read the label and was dismayed to find that it's now brewed in the UK.
As for Boddingtons, a Manchester institution - well, god knows where that's produced these days.
There's no sense of tradition or sentiment in the brewing industry. |  | | |
| Brains on 14:37 - Jan 6 with 1195 views | exhmrc1 |
| Brains on 14:15 - Jan 6 by onehunglow |
Never touch cardiff food or drink me |
Did you not go to the Black Boy, Vivians or the Adam and Eve. | | | |
| Brains on 15:43 - Jan 6 with 1168 views | controversial_jack |
| Brains on 14:31 - Jan 6 by FieryJack |
On my annual visits back to Swansea the first pub I'd head for in the evening would either be the Cockett Inn (now sadly gone) or the Queens Hotel in Gloucester Place (probably the best real pub left in the city) specifically to have a pint of hand-pulled Buckleys.
Crying shame they've been bought out, but it's the way of the world, unfortunately.
The home of Tetleys bitter (not the best tasting beer, admittedly) was for 200 + years in Leeds city centre, but is now, shamefully, in Northampton, along with Carlsberg.
Just over Christmas I was downing a 660ml bottle of Bremen's finest Becks and idly read the label and was dismayed to find that it's now brewed in the UK.
As for Boddingtons, a Manchester institution - well, god knows where that's produced these days.
There's no sense of tradition or sentiment in the brewing industry. |
Even Staroprmen is brewed in this country, and is not the same | | | |
| Brains on 15:45 - Jan 6 with 1166 views | Highjack |
| Brains on 14:15 - Jan 6 by onehunglow |
Never touch cardiff food or drink me |
I’ve never had a claaaaaks poye either. |  |
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| Brains on 17:09 - Jan 6 with 1149 views | pencoedjack |
My local is a Brains pub, once voted the best pub in the Vale Brains have slowly run it into the ground. |  | | |
| Brains on 19:22 - Jan 6 with 1104 views | howenjack |
| Brains on 12:08 - Jan 6 by trampie |
The beer was top notch when the old brewery in the middle of Cardiff was still going, nice pint in the pub on the corner next to the brewery, don't know if it was a myth or the beer was actually pumped straight into the pub from the brewery.
A few pints in there and the boozer across the way then run the gauntlet of the long walk from the bus station down through Riverside to Ninian Park and then back to Dorothy's for rissole and chips (strange rissoles shaped like lemons) and then a pink sports paper to read on the way home. [Post edited 6 Jan 2021 12:39]
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Dorothy's Caroline Street -Chicken off the bone and chips topped with curry sauceI can heartily recommend this !! | | | |
| Brains on 19:38 - Jan 6 with 1098 views | majorraglan |
| Brains on 14:31 - Jan 6 by FieryJack |
On my annual visits back to Swansea the first pub I'd head for in the evening would either be the Cockett Inn (now sadly gone) or the Queens Hotel in Gloucester Place (probably the best real pub left in the city) specifically to have a pint of hand-pulled Buckleys.
Crying shame they've been bought out, but it's the way of the world, unfortunately.
The home of Tetleys bitter (not the best tasting beer, admittedly) was for 200 + years in Leeds city centre, but is now, shamefully, in Northampton, along with Carlsberg.
Just over Christmas I was downing a 660ml bottle of Bremen's finest Becks and idly read the label and was dismayed to find that it's now brewed in the UK.
As for Boddingtons, a Manchester institution - well, god knows where that's produced these days.
There's no sense of tradition or sentiment in the brewing industry. |
Many years ago I used to work with a guy who was big mates of the head brewer for Buckley’s, apparently he had his own key to the testing room in Scarlet City!
Mate went to Uni in Manchester back in the 80s, a couple of us went up to visit him and that was our first experience of Boddingtons, I’d never tasted anything like it before, it was very creamy and lush, fantastic beer.
These days most of the beers we have are all brewed by multinationals under licence and by enlarge its bland drivel, it’s great to see the small craft breweries doing so well. | | | |
| Brains on 19:46 - Jan 6 with 1096 views | britferry |
| Brains on 19:38 - Jan 6 by majorraglan |
Many years ago I used to work with a guy who was big mates of the head brewer for Buckley’s, apparently he had his own key to the testing room in Scarlet City!
Mate went to Uni in Manchester back in the 80s, a couple of us went up to visit him and that was our first experience of Boddingtons, I’d never tasted anything like it before, it was very creamy and lush, fantastic beer.
These days most of the beers we have are all brewed by multinationals under licence and by enlarge its bland drivel, it’s great to see the small craft breweries doing so well. |
shame we don't get so many down this way, especially in the pubs, youngsters (the under 50s LOL) don't like drinking bitter/real ale, its all larger now but you go over the bridge and its a different story. Quite a few bars on Wind St (remember them days) don't serve real ale | |
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| Brains on 21:09 - Jan 6 with 1058 views | Slugster664 |
| Brains on 14:31 - Jan 6 by FieryJack |
On my annual visits back to Swansea the first pub I'd head for in the evening would either be the Cockett Inn (now sadly gone) or the Queens Hotel in Gloucester Place (probably the best real pub left in the city) specifically to have a pint of hand-pulled Buckleys.
Crying shame they've been bought out, but it's the way of the world, unfortunately.
The home of Tetleys bitter (not the best tasting beer, admittedly) was for 200 + years in Leeds city centre, but is now, shamefully, in Northampton, along with Carlsberg.
Just over Christmas I was downing a 660ml bottle of Bremen's finest Becks and idly read the label and was dismayed to find that it's now brewed in the UK.
As for Boddingtons, a Manchester institution - well, god knows where that's produced these days.
There's no sense of tradition or sentiment in the brewing industry. |
Brought up in Cockett but never really used to drink in there regularly...my old man and his mates used to but then moved to the Star in Fforestfach when Alan took over, I used to love the beer in there...not sure if it was Courage or Buckleys???
The Queen's has lost its touch I feel, beer as expensive as Wind St, but without the sexy young ladies pouring it lol |  |
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| Brains on 21:28 - Jan 6 with 1053 views | Dr_Winston |
You can usually find a decent pint of Old Peculier in The Queens so it's got that going for it.
Brains Beer is generally overrated. If the takeover means there will be less of it there next time the Swansea Bay beer fest is held (please 2021) then that's one benefit. |  |
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| Brains on 22:18 - Jan 6 with 1040 views | Thrasher6 |
Remember Brains Dark.
If the bottom had fallen out of your world....drink Brains Dark...and in the morning the world will fall out of your bottom... |  |
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| Brains on 00:32 - Jan 7 with 1002 views | controversial_jack |
| Brains on 19:46 - Jan 6 by britferry |
shame we don't get so many down this way, especially in the pubs, youngsters (the under 50s LOL) don't like drinking bitter/real ale, its all larger now but you go over the bridge and its a different story. Quite a few bars on Wind St (remember them days) don't serve real ale |
I don't know why it's called real ale, as much of it is fairly recent, unlike some of the lager sand especially the continental pilsners who have been brewing for centuries.I suspect the term is a sales ploy. | | | |
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