Brewhouse & Kitchen, Pontcanna, Cardiff

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Will Larter left this review about Brewhouse & Kitchen

I remember coming here almost two decades ago, and both Leigh's and John's reviews below seem to show the pub largely as I remember it. All change now, with the Mochyn Du having transformed into the Bragdy a Chegin, or Brewhouse and Kitchen Cardiff. The interior seems to have been largely eviscerated, with a large central bar and the brewing equipment dominating in the background (visually) but very much in the foreground in the olfactory sense of the word. Four beers produced on the premises were available, and we all went for the ordinary bitter which bears the former name of the pub, Black Pig. Although this was a welcome drink after our four hour train journey, it struck me as a rather crude, malty beer with a predominant caramel flavour and a hazy look about it suggesting that there is a fault in the brewing process - and don't try to tell me it's meant to look like that! This chain appears to be a popular destination (I was in the Islington version a couple of years ago), but I wasn't impressed with the beer (one of my companions also tried the stout, but it was served too cold to fully appreciate its quality) and I would much prefer the two pubs round the corner on Cathedral Road if returning to this part of town.

On 14^th August 2019 - rating: 5
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