Fort Smith - Rooster’s Brewing - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, fruity, hoppy, tropical, bitter and a touch of sweetness. A lingering grapefruit bitter finish #ale#beer#bier
3.3/5. Sunny Spring Sunshine in The Malcolm Uphill, Caerphilly. However, it’s chilly with an earlier touch of frost. #beersofmastodon@beersofmastodon
Tournament - Goffs Brewery - 4.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, hoppy, malty, fruity with a pleasant sweetness. Gentle fruity, bitter finish #ale#beer#bier
3.3/5. Seems like a Spring Ale in between Winter heavy ale and a Summer light ale. A sign of better and warmer weather ahead. #beersofmastodon@beersofmastodon
APA - Portobello - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty and lingering sharp, grapefruit base. Long fruity, bitter finish #ale#beer#bier
3.3/5. Emergency Beano in Newport and this isn’t a bad way to start the day. Upping the rating from B+ to B+ and a bit. #beersofmastodon@beersofmastodon
To tide us over between the brewery earlier and the pub to come we've dipped our hands into the fridge to select something from the craft ales Mystery Box we recently bought. It was a Wheat Beer and, seriously, who likes this stuff? Wheat beer is revolting. It's the Chardonnay of the wine world. It's the Campari of whatever world it is that Campari lives in. Its only purpose appears to be to make other drinks seem nicer.
One of three pints downed of the absolutely gorgeous DSB (golden ale with vegan-friendly finings to clear it) from our local brewery.
I've had a lovely afternoon with my wife and her sister, and only the large majority of it was spent mocking my sister-in-law's new boyfriend and threatening to cause havoc when we eventually meet him. You do these things for family. It's expected.
Home for some food and rugby, then off to the local to show our faces after that.
Welsh Pale Ale - Evan Evans - 4.1% ABV. B+ and a touch, malty, earthy, fruity with a gentle bitter finish #ale#beer#bier
3.1/5. Is earthy, not an unpleasant term, a thing with Beers nowadays? I am using it more and more. John Wallace Linton #Newport#beersofmastodon@beersofmastodon
Pacific Islander - Milestone Brewery - 5.0% ABV. B++, hazy, earthy, tropical with a lingering fruity bitter finish #ale#beer#bier
3.5/5. Craft on Cask in Spoons and it’s a corker. The cask is fresh on today and it complemented an All Day Brunch. Lovely. #beersofmastodon@beersofmastodon
Mosaic Pale Ale - Adnams - 4.1% ABV. B+ and a bit and a bit, lovely malt and fruit and tropical base. Pine, mango and dry body. Pleasing fruity, bitter finish #ale#beer#bier
3.4/5. The 50 bus is now the 50A and @Tinyrebelnpt still has the sign above the door but is very closed. Mild but grey. #beersofmastodon@beersofmastodon
Long Nights - Hop Kettle - 4.8% ABV. B+ and a bit, complex, malty, roasty, coffee, chocolate with a hint of fruit with a pleasing bitter finish #ale#beer#bier
3.3/5. As Stouts go this is essentially different and very pleasing. I have a feeling I will be back here before long. Quality Beanoing #mb05#beersofmastodon@beersofmastodon
Element - Hop Kettle - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit, extremely well balanced malty, hoppy, fruity and bitter ale #ale#beer#bier
3.3/5. Loyalty card and a discussion with the Barman, one of the original ales from 12 years ago. Great Beer times #mb05#beersofmastodon@beersofmastodon