Dark
Brains in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.45
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A true classic Brains Dark has been brewed continuously since the 1920s and is still winning awards today. For many years it was our biggest selling beer and it remains one of our most popular and recognisable pints.
Chocolate malts help create this distinctive treacle coloured yet easy-drinking ale with its distinctive creamy head.
Chocolate malts help create this distinctive treacle coloured yet easy-drinking ale with its distinctive creamy head.
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5.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Utseende: Sort.
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, svak syrlig avsluting, anelse vassen.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-6-5-4-4=5.3, Bottle@500ml, ABV@4.1%, Når@2026.05.15.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Vaaland, Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Dark (Bottle)
Stil: MILD - DARK
Bryggeri: Brains
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, svak syrlig avsluting, anelse vassen.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-6-5-4-4=5.3, Bottle@500ml, ABV@4.1%, Når@2026.05.15.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Vaaland, Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: Dark (Bottle)
Stil: MILD - DARK
Bryggeri: Brains
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vaaland 1889
on 15 May 2026
at 19:23
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2026
at 12:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cardiff Mini-break Beer#11. Dark, not black, as some might expect. Has an interesting mix of bitter-sweet dark malts that provide lots of taste to what otherwise would be a slightly thinnish textured brew
Tried
from Cask
at
Duke of Wellington (Brains)
on 09 Mar 2026
at 21:55
7/10
Magus, mõru, linnaseline, röstine, kohv. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2025
at 16:51
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours near jet black with a beige foamy head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruits, chocolate, coffee, flora & roasted malt. Medium body. Creamy finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2025
at 10:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours black with moderate sized beige head, lovely lasting top with lacing. Aroma is light roast, coffee, treacle, fruity. Taste is sweet, coffee, nuts, fruity, some chocolate. Nice depth to this mild.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. Black beer with a tan head. Roast aroma. Roast and light malt flavor with light cocoa. Medium bodied. Roast and light malt linger with light cocoa.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2024
at 15:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap. Dark brown with beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, nuts, light roasty notes. Tadte is very similar. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Oct 2024
at 17:13
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Mørk uklar brun med kort beige topp som blir liggende som et tynt slør. Aroma; Malt, lett karamell, brødtoner, hint av sirup. Smak; Malt, karamell, brød, sirup, mørke urter. Kort. Kjøpt på qoop, på Riksgrensen.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2024
at 17:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Malt, chocolate, some liquorice, caramel.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, chocolate, some liquorice, caramel.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Malt, chocolate, some liquorice, caramel.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, chocolate, some liquorice, caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2024
at 16:47