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The Head of Steam, Cardiff
Cardiff
CF10 1BG
Pub Type
Harvester (Mitchells & Butlers)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Quinno _ left this review about The Head of Steam
Usual HoS steampunk interior stylings, you’ve been in one you’ve been in them all it seems. Now when I saw there was a HoS here I was well-chuffed as Cardiff has long been a place where non-Brains cask ale goes to die. So what did we get on a weekday night with plenty of people in town? One cask - Camerons Sanctuary - which was warm and cloudy (NBSS 1). Taken back, exchanged (via the staff looking faintly annoyed that I had the temerity to leave my seat) for the Camerons Black Coral Stout on keg instead which smelt a bit metallic but tasted ok. Massive let down here, looks like Cardiff’s cask curse even extends to well-known quality beer chains as well. 4.5
On 4th July 2021
- rating: 4
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Aqualung . left this review about Head of Steam
This is a fairly new outlet that only seems to have opened weeks before my visit. Inside it's a decent size square room with an island bar and an assortment of seating. The ceiling looks unfinished and there is a wooden floor. The TVs were silent.
There are nine hand pumps with one unused and I noted the obligatory Camerons Strongarm, Abbeydale Absolution, Black Mass & Moonshine and Mallinson Ella. I went for the Black Mass (£4.60) which was in good nick albeit a bit on the expensive side.
This is a welcome addition to the centre of Cardiff and I would definitely return.
On 3rd December 2018
- rating: 7
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hondo . left this review about Harvester St John's
due to open autumn 2018
On 26th June 2018
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