The Ship, Llandysul

It feels like some smart alec from the refurb brigade has ‘done a job’ on this one. Some walls are painted in different bold colours, there’s modern distressed wood and a background cacophony of naff chart music to finish off the haphazard feel. The blue and white boat bar front is at least well-done (maybe it was original?). Notably fewer customers than the Pentre and it lacked any real atmosphere. Three ales on; Thwaites Wainwright, Wychwood Hobgoblin and the local Mantle MOHO which was a bit fizzy and not conditioned properly, the same beer across the road in the Pentre was better. Feels like a place that’s trading in the other pub’s shadow and is experiencing an identity crisis as a consequence.