Brains The Rev James Original

The Rev James Original

 

Brains in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular
Score
6.11
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 164
The Rev. James Original is rich and well-balanced with a mellow malty flavour that unexpectedly gives way to a clean, refreshing finish.

The Rev. James ales are based on an original recipe from 1885, and named in honour of brewing legend the Rev. James Buckley, saver of souls and satisfier of thirsts.

Brewed with our exclusive Buckleys yeast, they each deliver a signature taste with a surprising finish.
 

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5.8/10
Cask at Hereward in Ely. Deep clear amber brown color, sparkler induced fluffy head. Lightly peppery caramel aroma. Taste is very sweet caramel with a lightly toasted edge. Light body. Sweet stuff
Tried from Cask on 01 Feb 2023 at 16:56

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Fles gedeeld door Koenzie. Het is een helder amberkleurig bier met een medium schuimkraag. Het heeft een moutige wat fruitige en hoppige geur. De smaak is vol, moutig en caramel achtig met tonen van honing.
Tried on 21 Oct 2022 at 21:39

8/10
Tried on 06 Aug 2022 at 17:48

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours a clear coppery amber colour with a small frothy off-white head. The aroma is malty and fruity, a similar taste. Sweet malts, caramel and fruity flavours with a moderate hop bitterness.
Tried on 16 Jul 2022 at 17:20

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
# 3083; 7/2022. Malty, fruity, caramel aroma. Clear bronze body, off-white head guickly disappeared. Malty, caramel, fruity, nutty, herbal, slightly vanilla. Very good old ale. Pint, hand-pulled, pub (Navigation), Newark, East Midland, England.
Tried on 03 Jul 2022 at 17:32

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Falcon, HWY, 20/05/22. Clear amber to copper with a good sized off white head. Nose is dried fruits, brown bread, herb, biscuit. Taste comprises dates, biscuits, stewed fruits, fruit loaf, nutty, dark malts, figs. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close with a modest bitter edge. Decent cask offering.
Tried from Cask on 20 May 2022 at 08:23

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask: Poured a dark amber translucent with a frothy tan head. Aroma is grain, malty, caramel, fruit. Taste is fresh grain, malty, caramel, toffee.
Tried from Cask on 20 May 2022 at 08:22

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
From tap at Champion, Kensington, London 12.12.21. Served without using a sparkler. Clear mahogany. Head is diminishing to nothing. No lacing. Appropriately uncarbonated. Aroma and taste of medium dark malt, brittle, bark, prunes, balanced with medium bitterness and subtle hops.
Tried from Draft on 11 Dec 2021 at 22:44

6/10
Bottle from my local grocery store ‘Loco’. Pours a very deep copper colour with a medium sized throthy off-white head. Aromas of caramel, toasty bread and spice. Taste has more caramel, toasty bread, peppery spice and some added dry dark fruits and biscuits. Some earthy hop linger the palate on the finish. Medium body, average carbonation and slightly oily mouthfeel. Not bad but a bit boring.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2021 at 18:48

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Amber ale with a bubbly off-white head and a very faint aroma of fruity malt. It's sweet and malty, pretty thin, with a mildly bitter finish and a hint of spice going on
Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2020 at 17:00