Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Machynlleth

A large market town hotel, with many public rooms all tastefully decorated and furnished by someone with enviable panache. The bar is through the foyer and in a separate small room whose entrance is in the left corner of the main room (which has a magnificent fireplace). Four hand pumps with beers I've never heard of, and all from Welsh breweries: Llyn, Mantle and - a new one for me - Tut Lol. The last named's Crazy Peacock was superb, a 4.8% hoppy IPA (NBSS 4.5); my other was one of the Mantle beers, a 4.5% best bitter called Teifi, which was a little green but enjoyable (NBSS 3.5) - the two halves came to £5, which I guess is a regular price. I count this as a bit of a find, though it's in the Good Beer Guide, so I can't really claim much credit. Definitely worth a trip to Machynlleth - it's half a mile from the railway station.