It is brewed using a combination of Chocolate and Premium Ale malts, and bittered with a blend of hops to create a complex, flavoursome refreshing stout.
An ideal match with shellfish and creamy or chocolate puddings.
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Goozen (5556) reviewed Original Stout from Brains 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 0,5ltr: Opaque black brew with an dry bitter taste and some hints of chocolate an coffee. Bought this beer under the "Brains Original Stout" name.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Original Stout from Brains 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Draught. Black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is toasted tones, toffee, mild earth and some slight berries to it. Flavour is chocolate, some coffee, roasted malts, mild figs and dried fruits. Otherwise quite nice, but rather thin body to it.
Robin Svensson (13124) ticked Original Stout from Brains 4 years ago
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Original Stout from Brains 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Tesco. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Original Stout from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. B&M. Clear, dark, cola brown. Messy slick of tan head. Dark chocolate malts. Some treacle. Bonfire toffee. Milky chocolate. Taste is nutty sweet. Light dry. Light bitter. Smooth, slick, creamy mouthfeel. Finishes long, mild bitter. Really good, smooth, drinkable stout. Brains is good, as someone once said to me...
KansaiBeerLovers (8927) ticked Original Stout from Brains 11 years ago
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Original Stout from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle from B&M. Black beer with a small beige head. Chocolate aroma, with roasted, malt and fruit. Chocolate and coffee flavour, with caramel, and roasted malt. Thin bodied and watery.
omhper (44752) reviewed Original Stout from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Keg at De Klomp, Linköping. Dark brown, rich creamy head. Yart licorice aroma. Mid dry with light-medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Some licorice, notes of lemon. Mid bitter finish.
jjsint (8631) reviewed Original Stout from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Tesco, consumed at home. Dark brown, high amount of carbonation, very little head. Enticing aroma of roast malt and a bit of coffee. Bittersweet taste, giving way to a bitter/sour taste and a bitter finish. Weak mouthfeel. Lacks the complexity and richness of a really great stout, but still enjoyable enough.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Original Stout from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours dark brown with a red tinge, thin beige head. Aromas are roast malt, chocolate, liquorice. Taste is light sweet, light bitter. Oily mouthfeel, little thin at the end. Ok.