With Zane Lamprey


Thursdays at 9PM ET

Wales

Next Airing on:
July 26 3:30AM ET

Wales

Experience a fascinating ancient language, more castles per square mile than anywhere else in the world, and specially brewed beer. In a word, Wales is a land that inspires myths and legends, as well as the only place to conquer the famous Mumbles Mile pub crawl.  For a small country, Wales manages to cram quite a bit in.

Visit:  Skirrid Inn
Drink: Hobgoblin (a deliciously dark, full-bodied and rich 'chocolate' malted brew)

Visit:  Brains Brewery
Drink: Brains Bitter (a rich amber colored, well balanced and refreshing)

Visit: Hyde Park Inn

Visit: Antelope Hotel

Visit: Nag’s Head

Visit: The William Hancock

Visit: The White Rose

Visit: Shoreline - The Junction Café
Eat: Cockles and Lava Bread (a Wales hangover cure)


KNOW IT ALL?

An Imperial Pint is how many ounces in the UK?
An Imperial Pint in the UK is 20 oz vs. the 16 oz in the United States.

More Wales Facts...
  • The term “Pub” came from the Public Houses where town people would socialize and resolve disputes.
  • It is tradition in Wales to keep a “Devil’s Cup” at a pub.  By keeping a cup of beer available for the devil in the room you keep the devil at bay.
  • Brains Brewery is home to over 10,000 barrels of ale.
  • Mumbles Mile is a famous mile long pub crawl in a small town in Wales called Mumbles.  The town derives its name from the French word “mamelles”, meaning “breasts”.  Mamelles originally referred only to the two islets at the end of the promontory, but nowadays it applies to the whole village.
  • “Real ale” is not fermented or pasteurized and additives are not used.  It ferments in its serving cask and is the closest thing you can get to organic beer.
  • Over 8,000 chapels were built in Wales during the 1800’s.