The Cadwgan Inn, Aberaeron

2pm opener every day of the week. Good Beer Guide Entry 2023. Single roomer, with various nick nacks applied to the walls. Some metallic chairs on the pavement out front. Back bar against the far wall as you walk in. A first brew from the Tenby Harbrw brewery - a seahorse that didnt quite hit the spot. On the evening, I found Best you Best from the same brewery (in the Cambrian, New Quay) which was tasting far better. Friendly owners.

I popped in to the small single roomed Tafarn Cadwgan on a recent Monday evening to catch the end of a Championship football match. This was muted in favour of some low background music, which was unsurprising as I doubt that any of the handful of customers had rushed down their local boozer to watch Hull City v Aston Villa. The interior is basic with a burner in a fireplace on the right wall and a small bar along the back wall. All walls are adorned with rugby memorabilia. Available from the bar was a standard keg range alongside cask Bath Ales Summer’s Hare, Hancock HB and Bluestone Brewing Company’s Rockhopper. I didn’t see any sign that food is available here. I found the service to be polite without being that welcoming, which is the case with most local boozers I frequent for the first time. I liked it and would gladly return.

Cosy little pub but very much a locals pub. Beer is very good there.