In this episode, we’re heading across South Wales with our friend Ruth Mitchell, who has very helpfully moved to Wales so she can show us where all the good beer is! We’re talking beer tourism, beautiful places and the breweries worth building a weekend around, starting in Tenby and working our way through Swansea, St Davids and Cardiff. Ruth takes us through taprooms, brewpubs and some seriously lovely beer spots, while we discover that South Wales might just be the perfect combination of beer, beaches, food and exploring. We also discover that getting between some of these places without a car can be… an adventure, shall we say.
Along the way we drink beers from Beer Riff, Bluestone and Flowerhorn, talk New Zealand hops, discover the story behind the relatively new US hop Pink, and get very excited about a brewery that runs archaeology walks from its taproom. There’s also talk of traditional Welsh beer, modern hazy and hop-forward styles, beer festivals, dog-friendly taprooms and the possibility of hiring a vintage bus to ferry a group of beer lovers around Wales. Naturally, this leads to discussions about camping, cross-stitch, tattoos and Tori’s ever-expanding list of hobbies. We had so much to talk about that we’ve had to make this a two-parter — so settle in for Part One, and stick around for more South Wales beer adventures in Part Two!
Breweries we were drinking:
Beer Riff:
https://beerriffbrewing.com/
Bluestone Brewing Company:
https://bluestonebrewing.co.uk/
Flowerhorn Brewery
https://www.flowerhorn.co.uk/
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