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Beers Of The Beano - Friday 20 February 2026
Camcorder in The Pen and Wig, Newport. Lots of rain and Cask Ale.
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Bedrock Bitter - Nash Point Brewing - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit. Fuggles and traditional. Well balanced with a slight freshness #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. No relation. Watching the rain from The Pen and Wig #Newport CAMRA Dogs central.


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Buzz - Seven Bro7hers - 6.0% ABV. B+, I’m getting Vanilla but there’s no Vanilla in there. Also Malty and Sweet #ale #beer #bier
3/5. Could be so much better. Really rather all over the place but not unpleasant. However, worth a Punt.

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Ka Pai - Stewart Brewing - 5.2% ABV. B+ and a bit. Fruity, hoppy and a little tropical. Gentle, lingering sharp, bitter finish. Solid #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Quality Southern Hemisphere Scottish Brew drunk in Newport, South Wales. Relaxing. Listening to DTNS.


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Beers Of The Beano - Tuesday 17 February 2026
Fine Ales in The Tumble Inn and The Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd.
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Premiership Dream Team:
For Wednesday 18 February 2026
1 G Price 2 GY 3 S McIntosh 4 R Culliford 5 P Dysart 6 Ty 7 Dug 8 C Morris 9 Scott 10 D Hyatt
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Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Wednesday 18 February 2026
Ice and Snow warnings. Cheaper Guest Ales and maybe some Wings in The John Wallace Linton, Newport.
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Old Moor Porter - Acorn Brewery - 4.4% ABV. B+ and a bit, rich and full flavoured. Good dose of Chocolate and Burnt Notes. Solid #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Highly appropriate Ale for the February weather. There’s a lot to be said for daytime drinking especially with good WiFi.

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Three Swords - Kirkstall Brewery - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a bit, extremely light with sweet malty base balanced by a citrusy follow on. #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Despite price rises in other Spoons. This is £1.59 a Pint. May stay here as the cans look good and maybe some wings?

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Chasing The Sun - Tenby Brewing - 4.5% ABV. B+ and a bit and a touch. Tropical, sharp with a lingering bitter finish. Ready for Spring #ale #beer #bier
3.4/5. Mowed on to Keg. Keg from Sunny West Wales. Makes me think that Spring is coming. Post snow anyway.


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Parallel: Jester and Citra - Atom - 4.2% ABV. B+ and and a bit. Soft and fruity with hints of topicality. Gentle and sessionable. Cask #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. US and UK hops. Relaxed and gentle. Thick and juicy. Sit back and listen to tales of spillage.



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Druids Circle - Cwrw Otley - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit and and a touch. Gentler but still as good as their 1965. Have them both #ale #beer #bier
3.4/5. Smooth, malty, fruity and maybe some Rye. Lingering fruity, bitter finish. Tidy Taffy Brew.

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1965 - Cwrw Otley - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit and a touch. Cask US Red Ale. Superior Cask US Red Ale. Extremely flavoursome #ale #beer #bier
3.4/5. Brewed onsite at The Bunch of Grapes #Pontypridd Really pleasing and different session Ale.




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Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Tuesday 17 February 2026
A frosty start to a Tuesday in Pontypridd. The Tumble and The Bunch of Grapes. Fuggles to start.
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Fuggle Dee Dum - Goddards - 4.8% ABV. B+ and a touch. Malty with hints of smoke and spice. Gentle bitterness in the finish #ale #beer #bier
3.1/5. There’s a lot to be said for judging Ales by their Pump Clip. A Pint to watch the world go by with.



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Eye of the Tiger - Wilde Child - 5.2% ABV. B++, Rocky Road in a can. Spoons exclusive, best when it warms up a little #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Spoons going all in on the Craft front, this time in cans. Good value at £3.70.

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Beers Of The Beano - Monday 16 February 2026
Monday Club in The Malcolm Uphill, Caerphilly. Breweries shutting down and Ten Fifty from The Grainstore Brewery.
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Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 14 February 2026
#Ale #Beer #Bier
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Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 14 February 2026
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For Saturday 14 February 2026
The Saturday Wrap for 14 February January 2026. Lanyard Off, Claude, Verification, Old, FM, Forgot, Wales, planning, Links, Changes, Patch Tuesday, Hoplords, Apple Rain. #SaturdayWrap #Bedwas #February2026
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Premiership Dream Team:
For Saturday 14 February 2026
1 G Price 2 GY 3 R Culliford 4 Ty 5 S McIntosh 6 P Dysart 7 Dug 8 Scott 9 D Hyatt 10 C Morris
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Instant Spark - Vault City - 12.0% ABV. B++, WoW, certainly Imperial. Strong, alcoholic with gentle hints of Chocolate and Raspberry #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. A non sour from Vault City and The Project is now full of French 🇫🇷 Gentlemen. Bon.

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Instant Spark - Vault City - 12.0% ABV. B++, WoW, certainly Imperial. Strong, alcoholic with gentle hints of Chocolate and Raspberry #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. A non sour from Vault City and The Project is now full of French 🇫🇷 Gentlemen. Bon.

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Joysticks — Only With Love / Elusive Brewing - 5.0% ABV. B++, A Pilsner that is dry with wall to wall Citrus and Grapefruit #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Who knew that there is a West Coast Pilsner and BrewDog has called in AlixPartners, could this be the end?




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Lifesaver - Mumbles Brewery - 4.8% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty and biscuity. Complex finish with a hint of bitterness #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. In the Pen and Wig #Newport The home of CAMRA Dogs. Happy Cask Ale from Swansea way.


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