jjsint
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Setting - 7 | Selection - 8 | Service - 7 | Food - | Value - 7 | Overall - 7
This is a decent little taproom from a brewery I discovered while on holiday in Cardiff. The bat itself is tiny, tiny, tiny but there is seating upstairs as well. Downstairs it's convivial and utilitarian with bright orange walls. When I visited they had 10 Mad Dig beers on draught with a couple of guests. The beer isn't the most exciting I've ever had but the choice is very good and they are certainly competent. Prices are fairly low so I'd certainly recommend a stop!
jjsint (8631) reviewed Scaramanga Extra Pale from Gun Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Keg draught at the Hope & Ruin, Brighton. Light gold, clear with a very small uneven film of white head and decent lacing. Some citrus on the nose, many sweetened lime and orange. Taste is sweet with a nice Hop bite ack which isn't too bitter but keeps the balance. Surprisingly dry little finish. Light body, heavy carbonation. Not very exciting but all in all its a decent enough composition.
Setting - 10 | Selection - 5 | Service - 8 | Food - | Value - 5 | Overall - 5
The Hope and Ruin is tough to rate. Its a lovely place, very quirky inside, and they manage to keepnet BoHo dark even with massive windows. Kind of has to be seen to be believed, from the paintings on the walls to the Space Invaders machine to the... I don't know what that is, some sort of creepy armless mannequin. Fairy lights adorn the ceiling (in June) and they have a plant based menu. What's not to like? Well, it isn't really a beer pub. A few easily available beers from breweries such as Gunand Laine. Maybe a decent place to sup a half and enjoy the atmosphere and/or sit by the window and watch the world go by.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Waves Away from Burning Sky Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Handpull cask at the Evening Star, Brighton. Light to mid-gold, clear with very little head. Ambrosial aroma with loads of melon, apricot, sweet tropical fruits. Taste is sweet with a balancing hoppy bitterness and a surprisingly dry finish. Light but weighty, almost oily body, with no carbonation. But it doesn't need it. An incredible beer.
Setting - 8 | Selection - 9 | Service - 10 | Food - | Value - 6 | Overall - 9
Last time I was here it was a Dark Star pub. It was 2004 or thereabouts and my CAMRA group came from Devon to present the award for beer of the festival (Dark Star Hophead), taking in the brewery and finishing the evening in town here. I wondered, does it still hold the same magic? The answer is yes in spades. Ou go in, therea one main room with wood and a little brickwork. Feels like a pub shpuld feel. Then there is the beer. Seven cask and eleven keg plus some cans and bottles behind the bar. The beers are generally local (Burning Sky, Abyss, Beak) but not always (Newbarns, Indie Rabble, Phantom). The cask is unbelievably well-kept. An absolute banger.
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updated a venue:
The Evening Star
located in Brighton, England
8 months ago
jjsint (8631) reviewed Hazy Dip from UnBarred Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Draught keg at the Queens Head, Brighton. Light yellow gold, a little bit hazy with a small uneven film of white head and good lacing. Aroma of stone fruit and oranges. A little bit of a malty character. Slight vegetal note. It isn't too sweet, with a bitterness that keeps the sweetness from running away. Slightly herbal. Light body with medium to heavy carbonation. Not overly keen on this one, but it's certainly drinkable.
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added a new beer
Hazy Dip
by
UnBarred Brewery
8 months ago
Setting - 9 | Selection - 7 | Service - 7 | Food - | Value - 7 | Overall - 7
Music pub very close to the train station. This place is the Real deal, from the famous 'Wall of Death' on the outside walls, to the multi-roomed downstairs (I'm in a corner room with old adverts for bourbon and Bisto, complete with floral wallpaper and a fireplace). The beer was a decent selection, with five on cask and maybe a bit more than that on keg. Mostly swssionable and a lot of local including Burning Sky, Abyss and Ascension Cider. Lots of core beers which is fine but if you're local then you may not get quite as many ticks. Then again if you're local you almost certainly know this place already!
jjsint (8631) reviewed Super Pale from Abyss Brewing (England) 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Keg draught at the Prince Albert, Brighton. Light gold, almost straw, hazy with an uneven white head. Sweet lemon drops and orange peel alongside a marshmallowy malt in the aroma. It tastes sweet, but not quite as sweet as the aroma suggests: there's a pleasant little bitterness that comes into play after the initial sip. St Clements and vanilla wafer. Short finish with lemon in the aftertaste. Very slight body with decent carbonation. Good.