Torrent - Dark Element - 5.5% ABV. B++, thick, hazy, hoppy, fruity, dry and with hints of spice. Solid #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Inviting and interesting. The type of Fine Ale top sip and watch the world go by. The Project, Caerphilly.
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$umo - Mad Squirrel - 4.7% ABV. B++, don’t tell CAMRA. Hoppy, gently fruity, tingly on the tongue with a hint of spice in the finish #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. Spoons Craft on Keg in a wonderful branded glass too. Really sunny out now and it matches this Fine Ale wonderfully
Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 17 January 2026
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Game On - J W Lees - 4.2% ABV. B+, maybe it should have rested for longer? Pleasant, malty and gently hoppy. A January pint. #ale #beer #bier
3/5. Three Cask Ales on the bar and all at 4.2% ABV. Good for a session but bad for diversity. Thinking about the year ahead.
Pumphouse - Sambrooks - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit. Hoppy and malty start, then grapefruit in the body with a long hoppy bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. Certainly improved since the last time I had it. Refreshing and full of flavour. My fluids have been replaced.
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
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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.
Smuggler - Rebellion Beer Co - 4.2% ABV. B+ and a bit, malty with a bitter sweet fruitiness. Gentle fruity bitter finish #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. There is something about being in a Spoons on a Monday morning. Beanoing are about taking your time.
Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Monday 05 January 2026
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Grand Cru Golden Christmas Ale - Buckleys - 5.2% ABV. B+, certainly a little fruity and spicy but not really hitting the mark #ale #beer #bier
3/5. The Spoons January Sale is on. Still selling Christmas Ales and Monday Club returns at £1.49 a Pint.
Eazy Breezy - Vault City - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a bit, Lemon and Lime, Belgian Bubblegum, slightly sour and Green #ale #beer #bier
3.3/5. As sours go, this isn’t very sour. Different but they have done better. However, different for 2026.
AAA Pass - Arbor / Hook Norton - 4.5% ABV. B++, a lot going on here. Rich, malty, hoppy and fruity and in a Pint Can #ale #beer #bier
3.5/5. An unusual but ultimately very satisfying Collab. Still have the Christmas 🎄 lights up at the Project.
DayWalker V2 - Weird Dad - 6.2% ABV. B++ and a touch, very lemon and lime with a gentle pleasing sourness #ale #beer #bier
3.6/5. Could this be a Welsh Saison, who knows but it is a mighty fine and different Ale.
