Great Welsh Beer Festival at Sophia Gardens
Along with my partner Megan I was at the trade/members evening at the Great Welsh Beer Festival at the home of Welsh cricket, Sophia Gardens, on Wednesday evening. It continues until Saturday.
I’ve been at every GWBCF since the halcyon days of the Star Centre in Splott 25 years ago and more which is not bad given I really live in Tottenham. The Star Centre days represent a drinking culture that is now part of social history but to give credit to CAMRA the Great Welsh lives with the beer times.
The 2019 festival has cask and keykeg beers, plenty of space and seating. The food options are very decent with the incomparable Keralan Caravan on site for Indian food, a great combo with many of the beers.
For cricket fans the venue, the training centre at Sophia Gardens, is a bonus. I’ve watched many games there but never been in this area.
The cask beer range has some interesting Welsh breweries from Bang On to Coach House, Beer Riff and Tenby and the keykeg area features the likes of Crafty Devil.
It’s a fair to say that not even that many of those reading this in Wales will be familiar with these breweries let alone those elsewhere. Fortunately the festival is on to Saturday, and for example, the train journey from London is but two hours and the walk from the station to Sophia Gardens is pleasant and not long.
Hats off the organisers for putting on such a good beer festival. All it needs now is your attendance
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