Beer & Cider of the festival 2023 announced

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Adrian Mogg

Thank you to everyone who attended this years festival over the three days. We hope you sampled some great ales or ciders, maybe something that you haven’t tried before.

Beer of the Festival voting results were as follows;
First: Elland Brewery – 1872 Porter
Second: Titanic – Plum Porter
Third: Pererin Pure Pale

Cider of the Festival was joint winners Thistly Cross Whisky Cask and Jolter Press Squeal.

Well done to all!

The dates for next years Carmarthenshire Beer Festival are confirmed; 3rd to 5th October 2024. Hope to see you there.

Carmarthen Beer Festival 2023 beer & cider lists released

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Adrian Mogg

With only days to go before the start of this years Carmarthenshire Beer & Cider Festival, the beer and cider lists featuring 40 real ales & 8 real ciders/perries from accross Wales and the rest of Great Britain have been announced.

Packed with interesting and varied beers & ciders you are sure to find something to your taste.

The festival runs from Thursday 5th October to Saturday 7th October. Further details can be found on the festival homepage .

Beer List

Brewery	Beer	ABV	Style
9 Lives Brewery	Wiki Kitti	4.6%	Cloudy Wheat Beer
Bragty Twt Lol	Crazy Peacock	4.8%	Hoppy Beer
Brakspear	Gravity	3.4%	Bitter
Bristol Beer Factory	Milk Stout	4.5%	Milk Stout
Dark Star	American Pale Ale	4.7%	Pale Ale
Eight Arch	Square Logic	4.2%	Pale Ale
Elland	1872 Porter	6.5%	Porter
Evan Evans	Sea Scape	4.6%	Golden Ale
Evan Evans	Challenger	4.3%	Golden Ale
Glamorgan	Jemima’s Pitchfork	4.5%	Golden Ale
Glamorgan	Thunderbird	4.5%	IPA
Glamorgan	Welsh Cake Sout	4.3%	Stout
Glamorgan	Welsh Pale	4.1%	Pale
Glamorgan	Cwrw Gorslas	4.0%	Best Bitter
Gower Brewery	Rumour	5.0%	Bitter
Grey Trees	Afghan Pale Ale	5.4%	Amber
Gwaun Valley	Traditional Porter	4.2%	Porter
Hobsons	Mild	3.2%	Mild
Hobsons	Town Crier	4.5%	Golden Ale
Hopback	Summer Lightning	5.0%	Golden Ale
Kelham Island	Pale Rider	5.2%	Pale
Ludlow	Red Dawn	4.5%	Red
Mumbles	Mile	4.0%	Bitter
Nuttycombe	Snow Leopard	4.9%	Mild
Oakham	Citra	4.2%	IPA
Pererin	Pure Pale Ale	5.0%	Session IPA
Purple Moose	Dark Side of the Moose	4.6%	Dark Bitter
Salopian	Oracle	4.0%	Golden
St. Austell	Proper Job	4.5%	IPA
Swansea Brewing	3 Cliffs Gold	4.7%	Bitter
Tenby Harbwr	Sea Bass	3.9%	Pale Ale
Three Tuns	Clerics Cure	5.0%	IPA
Tinworks	Cwrw Grav	3.9%	Bitter
Tinworks	Dafen IPA	6.3%	Strong Pale Ale
Tiny Rebel	Cwtch	4.6%	Red
Titanic	Plum Porter	4.9%	Porter
Tomos Watkin	OSB	4.5%	Bitter
Wye Valley	Butty Bach	4.5%	Golden
Vocation	Heart & Soul	4.4%	IPA
VOG Brewey	Maverick	4.5%	American IPA

Cider List

Producer	Cider	ABV	Type
Austringer	Mighty Merlin	6.3%	Medium / Dry
Ci Ddu	Ci Ddu	6.5%	Medium / Sweet
Latch y Groes	Latch y Groes	8%	Dry
Jolter Press	Squeal	6%	Medium
McCrindles	Dabbinet SV	6.2%	Medium / Sweet
Pontymeddyg	Shipmans Revenge	6.5%	Medium
Thistly Cross	Whisky Cask	6.7%	Medium
McCrindles	Blakeney Red	5.5%	Medium

Mansel Arms wins South West Wales Regional Pub of the Year

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Adrian Mogg

After winning the Carmarthenshire CAMRA Pub of the Year award, the Mansel Arms in Porthyrhyd went forward to be judged in the South West Wales regional award and despite tough competion from other excellent pubs in the region the judges chose the Mansel Arms as the winner.

Congrautlations to Glynn, Gemma and the rest of the team. The pub goes forward to be judged in the national Wales Pub of the Year competion.

Huw Williams

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Adrian Mogg

It is with sadness that we have learnt of the death of Huw Williams. Huw was a life member of CAMRA and a founder member of the Carmarthenshire CAMRA Branch.

Our thoughts and condolences are with his family.

Huw had been an active member of the branch up until this year, and was an ever presence at all our socials and events. Along with branch meetings, he was always present at our annual beer festival, always willing to help behind the bar regardless of when it was quiet, or it was a ram packed Friday night.

Please raise a glass to Huw and all he had done for the branch!