Mad Dog Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2014

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17-19 Castle Street Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 1BS, Wales
Description
Alexis Jones started up Mad Dog Brewing Co Ltd in October 2014 brewing from his kitchen at home. Closure of the brewery was imminent in early 2020, but later in the year the brewery was taken over whilst re-employing the former director as head brewer. Then located on a small industrial unit in Penperlleni.

In February 2022 we moved the brewery from our small unit in Penperlleni in to a larger, more dynamic space in the heart of Cardiff city centre. The move enables us to brew in larger quantities, and with the aid of some brand new equipment, hone in on our brewing processes to drive the quality of our beers forward!

In the same month, we opened our flagship taproom at the same venue as the brewery, meaning that we now have the perfect spot to deliver our beers at their freshest and tastiest!we are brewing on a modest 6bbl kit with 6 fermentation vessels. With Alexis leading the brew exploration, the team remains small and close knit each pitching in to help the other.

Mad Dog Brewery strives to produce an eclectic range of top quality, exciting beers from sour pales to hefty imperial stouts and everything in between. Utilising our fantastic Welsh water and the very best ingredients, we are able to
produce beers of outstanding quality to satisfy even the most adventurous and inquisitive beer aficionado.

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6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Stori. Appearance - golden with a very large head. Nose - pine, lime, sherbet. Taste - tootie frootie sweets. Candied citrus. Palate - light bodied, very dry and tangy. Dey and bitter finish. Overall - a bit too dry for my taste.
Tried from Can on 03 Jul 2020 at 23:18

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Stori. Appearance - dark brown to black, slightly off white head. Nose - molasses, smoke, rocky road, dark chocolate. Taste - more dark chocolate, smoke, marshmallow, yeah, rocky road again. Marzipan bitterness on the finish. Palate - full bodied, silky rich texture. Good linger. Overall - this is really good gear.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2020 at 19:45

6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Stori. Appearance - amber with a light haze. Big fluffy head. Nose - banana and light toffee. Plant stalks. Taste - more green plant stalks. Still some toffee, but less of the banana. Palate - close to medium bodied. Creamy texture. Bitter finish. Overall - a bit like a strong English Bitter with some definite evidence of Belgian yeast.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2020 at 19:17

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - peachy/salmon pink. Thin but attractive lacing. Nose - big cranberry, nice tartness. Underlying funk. Taste - as it smells, funky, lightly sour, cranberry. Palate - light to medium bodied. Real persistence and lightly sour/tangy on that long finish. Overall - good.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2020 at 18:39

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - golden with a quickly disappearing head. Nose - lime and light spice. Taste - more lime and lemon. White pepper rather than black. Lime marmalade. Palate - light bodied, zingy but then a bit sticky. Overall - pretty good.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2020 at 21:31

8.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 8
Belgijski Tripel po Walijsku. No coz nie do konca bo nawalone tu amerykanskimi chmielami ze hej. Posmak gozkiej goryczy, mocna z ta gorycza pojechali walijczycy, aromat jak na piwa z US cytrusy, grapefruity i inne egzotyczne wrazenia nosowe. Wyglad dosc ciemne jak na belgijski tripel, no ale momencik...przeciez to po walijsku jest, ciemno-morelowa brudna metna barwa, piana srednia ale trzyma sie sporo niczym przytulia czepna w polu pszenicy u nie jednego polskiego rolnika. Fajnie poszlo im z tym piwem tak ogolnie rzecz biorac.
Tried on 24 May 2020 at 18:56

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2020. Black beer thin head. Dark fruits aroma. Raisins and currants in the mouth. Oats. Malty. Chocolate. Strong in abv. Some burnt fruit cake character. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 11:44

5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2020. Hazy copper colour no head. Saison yeast and lemon aroma. Lime In mouth with some saison biscuit dry malt flavour. Some artificial fruit flavour. Some bitterness on the finish. Just about finished it.
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 10:50

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from somewhere in Manchester, probably Beermoth. Black pour with a light brown head. Nose is burnt sugar, toffee,milk chocolate. Taste is cola,toffee,splosh of coconut. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2020 at 08:54

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Mitchells Wines, Meadowhead - Cloudy amber body. fruity nose, bitter by the end. Nothing fancy, feel the booziness though.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2020 at 20:23