Cardiff

[Quinno]

Off to Cardiff tomorrow - any knowledge of decent outlets in and around (say 15 mins from) the centre? I last went years ago and only did a small number.

The Goat Major is definitely getting a revisit but am pretty open with other suggestions though preferably not Brains-only outlets. Any input appreciated...

[Pubsignman]

I've not been for a little while now. One thing's for sure - you'll be fed up of Brains by the end of the day.

Some good Brains alternatives are Urban Tap House (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/80772/) (Tiny Rebel), Zerodegrees (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/65483/) (which I prefer to the Reading branch)and assuming it's opened by now, BrewDog (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/81947/)

In addition, there are loads of 'Spoons. My favourite is Prince Of Wales (JD Wetherspoon) (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55858/), but The Gatekeeper (JD Wetherspoon) (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55856/) is pretty good too.

The Golden Cross (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/56668/) has one of the best pub interiors in the whole of Wales and despite having a poor beer selection, is still worth a quick half.

Get your Brains fix in the Goat Major, The Cottage (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/45679/) and/or The Old Arcade (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/45785/)

Depending how late you're planning on staying, you might want to get the St Mary's Street pubs ticked off first, as it'll be carnage later on. Have fun.

[Wild Rover]

Last week visited Cardiff with Mrs Wild Rover and agree with Pubsignmans selection and all of which are not to far apart. Called in The Prince of Wales which is a good Wethy's plus visits to The Old Arcade,Queens Vaults and The Duke of Wellington all were ok with about 6 handpulls but mainly Brain's
BrewDog is now open

Have a good trip

[Quinno]

Cheers chaps, they're now all noted though I suspect I'll only be doing BrewDog under duress...!

The Golden Cross is one I definitely want to do, love a classic interior.

[Quinno]

Will be doing my reviews later this week. Suffice to say that in Cardiff city centre, the Urban Tap House is head and shoulders above the competition. Goat Major I either caught on an off-day or things are slipping. Ended up in BrewDog and was surprised - a bit of character and friendly staff.

But overall Cardiff is still(!) awful for good beer pubs in the centre.

[Quinno]

And, with perfect timing, a Cardiff list from the Guardian's Tony naylor:

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/oct/14/top-10-craft-beer-pubs-cardiff-wales

I must admit I hadn't heard of half of these!

[Bucking Fastard]

And, with perfect timing, a Cardiff list from the Guardian's Tony naylor:

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/oct/14/top-10-craft-beer-pubs-cardiff-wales

I must admit I hadn't heard of half of these!


Some interesting venues mentioned in that article,maybe one day in the far off future there will be a PuG crawl around the Welsh capital.:glass: