Brains Red Dragon

Red Dragon

 

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  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
Score
6.77
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 11
Red Dragon was originally brewed to celebrate the opening of The Dragon Brewery in the spring of 2019. Intended as a limited edition special it proved so popular that we just had to bring it back as a permanent part of the Brains family.

At 5.0% abv, Red Dragon has a dark copper hue with a rich full flavour and satisfying malty finish. We’re delighted to see it back to complete our range.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

1/2 pint, cask at Crosse Keys. Shared with Finn. Wetherspoon Beer Festival, March 24. Clear copper coloured, remaining beige head blanketing the glass. Rather subdued malt fruity aromas. Caramel-fruity flavours. Bittersweet finish. Soft on the swallow. Fine bodied. Nice. (London, 16.03.2024).

Tried from Cask on 01 Apr 2024 at 16:43


6.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Regal Moon, Rochdale. Clear copper with a thick creamy head. Mild red ale texture and taste, but pleasingly full-bodied.

Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2024 at 05:00


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A reddish amber pour with a creamy white head; malty aroma; fruity malt taste; then a dry biscuity finish with a peppery bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 19 Mar 2024 at 16:50


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Delt med Rune. Wetherspoonsfestival -24. Mørk stråfarget. Klar. Lavt tett skum. Stabilt. Teppelacing. Aroma av søte bær. Smaken karamell & bær. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning.

Tried on 16 Mar 2024 at 10:59


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Bull & Stirrup, Chester. Pours a dark copper with a small cream head. The aroma is malt load with some hints of raisins. In the mouth it is quite bitter with some underlying sweetness and a creamy texture. Traditional hops dominate the flavour along with marmalade, autumn fruits and some spicy hints. Bitterness lasts into the slightly dry finish. This is decent.

Tried from Cask on 15 Mar 2024 at 22:05


Tried from Cask on 12 Mar 2024 at 11:11


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Amber with an off-white head. There's a lovely rounded fruitiness to this - blackcurrants and strawberries with a hint of mango. A bit of tea, and a nice balance between the sweet malts and a well-judged bitterness in the finish. This is really good, who knew Brains had it in them?

Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2024 at 11:41


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask up the White Lady. It's been a long day. More rates in the backlog to upload tomorrow. But this pint presents itself as a clear almost chestnut with a proud cap of off-white foam. Aromas of light caramel and hazelnut. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish. Looked promising, but didn't really deliver.

Tried from Cask on 09 Mar 2024 at 21:57


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask handpull at Crosse Keys Gracechurch Street. Clear mid brown colour. Some sweetness. Some red fruit. Some bitterness. Some sweetness. Strawberry jam beer edge to it that is quite attractive. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 07 Mar 2024 at 16:28


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Third of a pint, hand-pulled in the William Withering, Wellington Shropshire on 12th Oct 2019. Copper body, clean and clear, off-white topping. Malty front to the nose and taste, some orchard fruity notes too, no citrus fruits; what a bonus!

Tried on 12 Oct 2019 at 18:39