I'm going to be very restrained in this blog post and try and not to go on a lot about how I got up at 05:45 (in Edinburgh) to catch a flight to Bristol at 08:05 which never arrived at my departure location (it was too windy and so landed in Newcastle) - so I got a coach to Newcastle only to be told that the plane was in fact struck by lightning during landing and that it wasn't going anywhere.
Then I got re-booked onto a later flight to Bristol (after arguing with some woman in the queue) which was also slightly delayed (by ice on the wings) only to be follow up by a delayed train back to Cardiff.
Splendid day all round.
I'm now going to attempt to drink Tuesday's, Wednesday's and Thursday's advent beers whilst exhausted and on a fairly empty stomach whilst remaining coherent and...awake.
Odell Brewery - 5 Barrel Pale Ale
The Odell website and the bottle talk this beer up a lot - apparently it's hoppy. Made with hops. Then added hops. HOPS.
It's OK. It's very smooth, nice and drinkable - nicely balanced body. It's not really setting off any party poppers in my mouth though. It's a good solid IPA. Does smell terrific.
Nothing too special - I suspect it disappeared too quickly because of the circumstances in which I find myself.
29/42
I'm not wearing any underwear right now. I'm in ma jammies.
I spend the last 2 days in Edinburgh - I must say it is a fantastic city. I found it very quickly seeped into my mind, the architecture and the way the city is set out stuck in my thoughts as I tried to sleep at night. It's certainly remarkable, and worth a visit - you can have haggis, walk down strange off-streets and marvel at how foreign it can feel.
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