Craft Republic; Up and Coming Tap Room of South Wales
Ever had Verdant on tap? I hadn't till yesterday, 13th September. The last two weekends in a row, Simon and myself have been able to enjoy a superb selection of fresh and seemingly rare beers, all in our home town of Barry. A special beer for our twelfth wedding anniversary. Cheers! Craft Republic is a very new bar to try and establish itself in the small (big) sunny (not always) town of Barry. Situated in the complex where old meets new, it was until not so long ago a grave yard for retired trains. They would take their last journey through the South Wales countryside before being taken apart for scrap metal. The Hogwarts Express was one of the steam engines that was sat on the tracks waiting for the same fate. For quite some time after the last engine was dismantled, Thomas the Tank and another steam engine sat in storage, only seeing the light of day a few select days a year when they were rolled out to take passengers back and fore to Barry Island. Craft Republic sit
