Who said Cardiff was welcoming to visitors? Arriving at the Central railway station, these days, should you gaze in a particular direction, you might just get the city’s version of the middle finger salute! Though clearly it is coming from the brain, not the heart!
More likely, this is Brains Beers latter day middle finger salute to beer lovers.
It’s a shame really, because there was a time when the local Brains beers deserved the regular accolades and awards they received. Then came the end of the 20th century rush to corporate mediocrity. Whereby quality is sacrificed for quantity (of profits, that is).
The final site of the old brewery is about to become the centre of a new development… yet more of the planners fashion for identikit mixed use residential and commercial extravaganzas (if that’s the plural of an extravaganza?).
This will become the Central Quay, apparently… they’ve overplayed the number of quarters, with probably at least 5 in the central area of Cardiff. Whatever happened to simple mathematics in the corridors of municipal power these days? Anyway, it seems it’s time to move onto ‘quays’ instead… reuniting the city with its waterfront, so the blurb goes.
Until we speak again, feel free to raise a glass to waterfront reuniting, whatever that might entail. But, also to the demise of what was an award winning beer (albeit decades ago).
JUNO's VIEW 
Even though Brains have only moved down to Ocean Way it is very difficult to get a pint of Rev in the City Centre. I thought it was criminal of Brains to sell off the Wharf but selling all their pubs to Marstons, who cater for the Lager drinkers. Thankfully last night my daughter and I called at the Duke of Wellington and had a couple of fantastic pints of Rev. I must say that the young female manager knows how to keep a good pint.
Best regards
Bernard
Thanks, Bernard. Good to know. I don’t go there often, but it’s nice to be able to offer out-of-town folk a reasonable taste of yesteryear!