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Oak tree? there used to be an oak tree next door but it was chopped down 2 years a go is this one of it’s children trying to escape and growing in my garden?
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I am not sure after a first look about the new Bombardier real ale pumps but they may catch on…and I will grow to like then, if I see one in my local as it is quite striking as long as people don’t confuse it with keg beer fonts
I can see why they are doing it to attract the lager drinkers with shine and sparkle… but they may need to explain what a Cask Beer is, or just call it “a lot better than the fizzy rubbish you are drinking”.
Leading cask beer brewer, Wells and Young’s, has unveiled a revolutionary new Bombardier font that is set to change the face of cask beer.
The Wells Bombardier font is being hailed by many industry leaders as the greatest innovation ever in the category, and is set to entice thousands of new consumers to the cask beer category.
Chris Lewis, marketing director at Wells and Young’s says: “The Bombardier font is truly groundbreaking. There is a huge untapped market for cask beer, the challenge being to get people to try the beer, and this new font will do just that.”
You can follow Bombardier beer on Twitter.
As you know i have a passion for Real Ale clips you can see my latest one’s here
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Welshbloggers – my welsh blogosphere
Dave has posted some dross from me today over at Welshbloggers, of course its about sheds – what else. maybe I do need to get out more (but after shedweek!)
The honorable Brewblogger has posted the list of beers that will available at this years Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival 2009 at the CIA in Cardiff, Thursday 11th June 11-11, Friday 12th & Saturday 13th June 11-11
Some great Welsh classics in fact, he mentions 78 Welsh Beers from 29 different Welsh Breweries
I am looking forward (as I will be going) to these ales.
Conwy Mulberry Mild, 3.80%ABV, Mild
Otley New Brew to be confirmed (will it be hoppy?)
Rhymney Lager, 5% ABV, Speciality Ale
Bullmastiff Welsh Black, 4.60% ABV, Speciality Ale (I love it )
But hopefully Arfur can give some pointers to some of the stars of the festivALE.
of course the English craft Beers are worth a walk to the other side of the bar as is the Cider..
and those half pints help as I can’t drink as much as I would/could on a multiple session.
You can learn more about this great use for the CIA’s terrible acoustics here.
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Moorhouse black cat
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Fuggles gold
This morning I had the dilemma, should I have a bacon Sandwich or a Bacon baguette.
Instead of making my own mind up like any right thinking person, I jumped onto facebook and ask people and surprisingly they repied.
I went for the bacon sandwich with black pudding (with red Sauce) as you can see
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It was delivered by my colleagues straight to my desk, who kindly walked over to Servini’s in Cardiff’s lard quarter, it is payday so I thought what the heck, and it was mighty tasty.
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Coopers butt
unclewilco posted a photo:
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Love Wood? love campers?
Well if you can answer yes to both then you will love this.
Artist Lee Stoetzel has made a wooden life-size Volkswagen Bus! The VW Bus is a one-to-one scaled 75″ x 165″ x 67 1/2″, and is crafted from pecky cypress wood and steel.
“We build houses and think that we have controlled space, yet nature winds its way into those materials. The sculptures I have built light up to emphasize the power of natural form. “, Stoetzel say.
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Beer Notes: Otley columbO
Went to the Otley Arms in treforrest for a quick couple of pints, I used to go a lot more (when I lived in Rhydefelin) but now only manage it about every other month, the same people are there and I always end up talking to Mostyn about photos and his latest expensive lens!
The ever helpful Andy behind the bar (Number one as they call him), always lets me know what beer is going well.
so I started with a great little pint Stonehenge Ales – Danish dynamite
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I have had it before there many times, but the 5% it’s not a session beer(well some of the regulars seem to be on it all day!), but it’s great tasting and well worth searching out.
The other pint I had was a new one (well I have never had it) from Otley Brewing called Otley columbO it’s a hoppier version of their standard O1 using the Columbus hop, a winner I think..
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ArthurD over at brew wales has a more professional review of the beer.