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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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Discount Supermarket, Cardiff. Pours murky orange, medium receding off-white head. Aroma is candi fruits, Belgian triple yeast. Taste is sweet with what seems to be a battle between mosaic hop and yeast for the overall character. It’s nice, citrussy with some nice colourful sweet moments, but perhaps suffering from an identity crisis.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2016 at 14:05

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg @ Beer Revolution, Hay On Wye. Pours deep hazy brown, off-white head. Aroma is malty, spicy, some hops. Taste is nutty malts, very nicely balanced with light citrus hop moments. Exceedingly drinkable. A good red.
Tried on 05 Jul 2016 at 15:34

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Discount Superstore, Cardiff. Pours black with medium off-white head. Aroma is toast, light sorachi. Taste is dark malts, soft sorachi coconut, robust toasty bitterness, good dark hoppy flavours. Interesting Black IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2016 at 14:38

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask gravity at Reading BF 2016. Clear amber colour lasting beige bubbly head. sweet earthy bread aroma. Some sweetness from the abv. I mean it’s earthy and unsubtle and not very refined. A little homebrew if you will. Hides abv well
Tried from Cask on 29 Apr 2016 at 10:47

4.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 4
Cask gravity at Reading BF 2016. Haze deep gold lasting white head. a little earthy no doubt muddy even. Not sure this works. Eek drain pour. Harsh bleachy drain pour
Tried from Cask on 29 Apr 2016 at 10:34

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Mad Dog Submissable Anarchy ].Light light unclear medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, citrus, apple. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, sweet apple, alcohol - phenol, wood - juniper notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141011]
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2016 at 06:00

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Mad Dog Martian Apocalypse ].Matt medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, orange, mandarin. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, tart orange - fruit, caramel, fruity. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141010]
Tried from Cask on 27 Jan 2016 at 08:46

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
6th December 2015
The Pigs Ear wrap up tasting at ChrisO’s. Clear deep amber - brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, modest fine carbonation. Papery dark malts, a little roast bitterness. Touch of dark chocolate. Light dry bitterish finish. Passable.
Tried on 05 Jan 2016 at 07:33

8/10
Tried on 30 Dec 2015 at 06:25

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle split at Chriso pre Xmas tasting, 06/12/15. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent tan covering. Nose is light roast, chocolate, spice, toffee. Taste comprises rich roast, chocolate, tar, spice, toffee, biscuit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a spattering of hop bitterness. Ok stout.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2015 at 11:04