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Baby it’s Gold Outside - Mumbles Brewery - 4.3% ABV. B+ and a bit, malt forward, gently fruity with a lingering bitter finish #ale #beer #bier 3.3/5. Confusing Gold with Cold 🥶 but it is cold outside. Yellow warning of ice until noon tomorrow.

Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Friday 09 January 2026 #Ale #Beer #Bier

Flame Red Rye IPA - New Bristol Brewery - 5.0%. B++, Rye, fruity with a complex bitterness including into the finish. Great differentness #ale #beer #bier 3.5/5. The Pen and Wig #Newport and just learning that the Lamb has closed. However, Fine Bristol Cask Rye Ale.

Old Growler - Nethergate - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a bit and a touch. Lot going on here. Fruity, malty and chocolate. Hints of alcohol in the fruity, bitter finish #ale #beer #bier 3.4/5. Porters for Winter. Fine Porters for cold January morning. Spoons doing their bit for Cask.

Devon Dumpling - Bays Brewery - 5.1% ABV. B+ and a bit. Rich, malty with hints of spice and fruit. Solid #ale #beer #bier 3.3/5. In The John Wallace Linton #Newport that storm Goretti seems to have passed completely by. Toasty too.

Easy IPA - Seven Bro7hers - 4.7% ABV. B+ and a bit. On Keg in Spoons. Malty, fruity, dry and a little bit spicy. Worth a Punt #ale #beer #bier 3.3/5. Let hope that this new Craft on Draft is a rotating selection. Hazy and pleasing. More DTNS CES2026

Citra - Nottingham Brewery - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit and a touch. Huge refreshing hit of citrus and grapefruit. Fruity, sharp finish that lingers #ale #beer #bier 3.4/5. What a very good sessionable pint. £1.89 a pint and slightly hazy. Could drink this all day. Tidy brew.

Ponty Pils - Bragdy Twt Lol - 4.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, Great to have a cask Pils from @bragdytwtlol Pils with a hint of Craft #ale #beer #bier 3.3/5. Craft Cask for the Estate to Newport. Excellent way to kick off 2026. Looking forward to the next Lolfest.

O Ho Ho - Cwrw Otley - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a bit. Says Christmas 🎄 Ale, is Christmas 🎄 Ale. Fruity and Spicy #ale #beer #bier 3.3/5. Seems to be all Ponty Cask Ales in the Pen and Wig #Newport. Sun out, still cold.

Shangri-la - Arbor Ales - 4.2% ABV. B++, sessionable Craft on Cask. Hoppy, fruity and tropical. South West Quality #ale #beer #bier 3.5/5. Bristol Fine Ales on Cask in Newport 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Sunny but with a chill wind. Pubbing It Saturday.