Maiden Voyage - Hop Union - 4.0% ABV. B+ and a touch. Stillage version. Big and malty, hints of fruit and bitter sweetness. Gluten free #ale #beer #bier

3.1/5. Back in The Settle Inn #Portishead Where I am now the Mayor. A pint for a gentle Sunday Afternoon. Good Health.

ZZ Hop - Arbor Ales - 4.3% ABV. B++, there’s Citra in here. Zesty, sharp and murky. Hint of spice with a lingering fruity finish #ale #beer #bier

3.5/5. Moving on to Sidney and Eden and they are open. Still no public WiFi and ThreeUK isn’t really cutting it. The wind however is.

Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Sunday 05 April 2026

Spring Storms and Storm Dave to the North. Cold and cutting wind. The Posset Cup, The Port Bar and Sidney and Eden. Supermarkets are closed.

https://youtu.be/OixVtLZst7A

Resonance - Moor Beer Co - 4.1% ABV. B++ and a touch. Citra on Keg from Temple Meads. Fruity, Orange and Tropical. A touch of sharpness too #ale #beer #bier

3.6/5. More Bristol, More Citra, this time on Keg. A touch more sharp but Citra is still the hop winner. Settle Inn, Portishead.

C Bomb - Arbor - 4.7% ABV. B++ and a touch. Huge Citrus and sweet fruitiness. Hazy with a sweet fruity finish #ale #beer #bier

3.6/5. I’m about as far North as I can be in Bristol before I’m in the sea. The Settle Inn, Portishead. Stillage.

Arthur’s Ale - Glastonbury Brewery - 3.4% ABV. B+ and a bit. Big and malty, nutty with a long malty bitter finish #ale #beer #bier

3.3/5. A great welcome at the Settle Inn #Portishead and I was still outside. Cask on stillage and some useful Keg. Good WiFi.

Perfect Pitch - Vale - 5.0% ABV. B+ and a bit and a touch. Malty base with a sharp fruity and hoppy body. Enticingly different #ale #beer #bier

4.4/5. Actually rather warming as well. mb02 off to a quality start. Sunny despite the weather forecast too.

Prelude - Beers Of The Beano - Saturday 04 April 2026

A low fuel use Beano #mb02. Portishead for Easter. Starting in the local Spoons, The Posset Cup.

https://youtu.be/53TX5uJi7YU

Read The Room - Good Word Brewing - 4.0%. B+ and a bit. Left over from The Spring Spoons Beer Fest. Gentle different in a malty sort of way #ale #beer #bier

3.3/5. Back Beanoing #mb02. An Easter 🐣 weekend in Portishead. Was a Red Sky in The Morning. Posset Cup.

Read The Room - Good Word Brewing - 4.0%. B+ and a bit. Left over from The Spring Spoons Beer Fest. Gentle different in a malty sort of way #ale #beer #bier

3.3/5. Back Beanoing #mb02. An Easter 🐣 weekend in Portishead. Was a Red Sky in The Morning. Posset Cup.

Bonnie & Blonde - Loch Lomond - 4.0% ABV. B+ and a bit. Nicely balanced malty, fruity and hoppy golden ale. Sunny Ale #ale #beer #bier

3.3/5. In The Tumble Inn #Pontypridd for Curry Thursday and Maundy Thursday afternoon. Happy new unique Ale.

Republic - Dark Element - 6.5% ABV. B++, brewed in conjunction with Craft Republic, Barry. Hoppy, juicy and stuffed full of New Zealand hops #ale #beer #bier

3.5/5. Thick and full of flavoursome hops. Oats too for the thick and gentle mouthfeel. Strong fruity finish.