I've spent most of the last 12 hours driving. I'm tired and my shoulders ache but it's been fun. I've been talking to Eddie86 for a while now across the internet and as we have a mutual appreciation of beer it seemed sensible to drive up to see him after I'd finished yesterday's brew day at work. So I fired up the TomTom and set off and apart from a delay on the A34 the journey was dull. Until I got into Wales and kept on seeing the words "ARAF SLOW" painted on the roads.
Why? Araf clearly means "SMILE" not "SLOW" from the fun I had thrashing my car around those gorgeously windy roads. I trusted the satnav to guide me to my destination (which it did yet again) so I just concentrated on getting the car down the roads as quickly as possible. With a huge grin on my face.
One of Eddie86's friends was also at the meet up who just happens to be the Head Brewer of Breconshire Brewery who invited me to see their operation the following morning. It would have been rude not to go so I did. I took a few photos of their setup but promised not to share them online but I'm envious of the scale of their operation. One day .. .. .. one day .. ..
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I'm reminded of the old shaggy dog tale (arf!) about the Ordnance Survey getting a bit perplexed that nearly every farm in North Wales was named "Gochelwch y ci" according to their records.
However, when a Welsh speaker was asked about this peculiarity, he laughed and pointed out that 'gochelwch y ci' actually meant 'beware of the dog'... ;)
It's too good to be true, mind...
A great evening with great beer and great company - cheers!
JM, that urban myth actuall came true.
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