Mad Dog Brewing Co.

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

Established in 2014

Contact
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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5.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
330ml can. Pours dark gold with a small head. Aroma is burnt caramel and orange. Taste has orange squash to start. Burnt hoppy orange finish.
Tried from Can on 10 Apr 2017 at 14:01

4.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Can courtesy of cgarvieuk dregs run. Appearance - cloudy golden. Not starting as an amber ale. Nose - geraniums. Taste - vegetable extract stabiliser emulsifier, anti inflammatory but no haribo to be found. Palate - light bodied and cloying. Overall - not the worst tonight but you can see the worst from here.
Tried from Can on 11 Mar 2017 at 14:26

5.2/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can at Craig’s. Pours hazy golden with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of light orange, sulphur. Taste is bitter, in a bad way. Chalky. Not great.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2017 at 15:52

5.2/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can at Craigs. Pours golden orange, nose is sugary, toffee, taste is fizzy, sugary, grassy.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2017 at 15:52

5.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
can at home.. golden amber ... thin white lacing .. soft sweet floral candi fruit nose ... bitter herbal... medicianal .. dry herbal fruit ... long dry bitter
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2017 at 15:50

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap at the strait and narrow Lincoln. Golden colour with a white head. Light citrus and tropical aroma. Juicy and light sweet taste bitter finish. Medium body.
Tried from Draft on 04 Mar 2017 at 07:20

6.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned on gravity at the Exeter Winter Ales Festival 14/1/2017. Copper red in colour, with a moderately-sized, off-white, head. Sweetish and slightly spicy amber ale, with some bready malts,citrus notes, leafy hops and a touch of white pepper, before a dryish finish. Fine.
Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2017 at 05:09

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On Tap at the Strait and Narrow, Lincoln. Golden colour with a thick white head. Aroma and taste are big citrus. Taste light sweet and tea like bitter.
Tried from Draft on 19 Feb 2017 at 13:06

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 20th January 17. Pours a light amber, some head. Aroma is pine, tropical fruit, slight sour. Taste is bitter, slight sourness, soap, hoppy, citrus. Tasty and slightly different IPA, good stuff
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2017 at 07:03

6.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
2nd January 2017
Very hazy deep amber beer, small cream colour head. Light palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Dry malts bring just a modicum of sweetness. Pretty pithy and dry hops, bitter too. Some citric peel. A tiny bit of fresh orange peeps through. Dry pine. Dry pithy bitter finish. Dry and pithy then, a bit rough around the edges.
Tried on 13 Jan 2017 at 14:26