Brains
Commercial Brewery
in
Cardiff,
Cardiff,
Wales 🏴
Associated with 10 Venues
Established in 1882
Contact
Dragon Brewery, Pacific Road, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF24 5HJ, Wales
Subsidiaries
Description
At Brains we are proud to be Welsh & proud that we remain family owned.
Brains beers were brewed in the Old Brewery on St Mary Street from 1882 right up to 1999 when operating from such a tight city-centre site became unviable. Fortunately, the Cardiff Brewery behind Cardiff Central station was up for sale and Brains production moved to a new home. However exciting new redevelopments in the centre of the city have led to a further move and the building of the brand new state of the art Dragon Brewery in Cardiff Bay which was opened in March 2019.
Brains beers were brewed in the Old Brewery on St Mary Street from 1882 right up to 1999 when operating from such a tight city-centre site became unviable. Fortunately, the Cardiff Brewery behind Cardiff Central station was up for sale and Brains production moved to a new home. However exciting new redevelopments in the centre of the city have led to a further move and the building of the brand new state of the art Dragon Brewery in Cardiff Bay which was opened in March 2019.
5/10
Cask
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2026
at 12:37
5.5/10
Cask
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2026
at 12:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle on the train with some Monster Munch. My how my life has spiralled.... Anyway, a really sweet and malty beer with hardly any trace of hops. A bit too sweetly rich for my liking.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations)
on 19 Mar 2026
at 17:22
Wetherspoons London Victoria Station
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Mar 2026
at 00:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On cask up the White Lady.
Appearance - deep amber and clear with a creamy off white head.
Nose - plum going into prune with toffee and brown bread.
Taste - more plums, raisins and chewy malt loaf.
Palate - chewy texture, some sweetness and then roasty finish.
Overall - a bit gnarly but worth the persistence.
Appearance - deep amber and clear with a creamy off white head.
Nose - plum going into prune with toffee and brown bread.
Taste - more plums, raisins and chewy malt loaf.
Palate - chewy texture, some sweetness and then roasty finish.
Overall - a bit gnarly but worth the persistence.
Tried
from Cask
at
White Lady (JDW)
on 16 Mar 2026
at 14:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear copper with a thin off-white head. Aromas of dried fruit and toffee. Taste is more of the same. Light sweet finish.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2026
at 14:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
Gate Clock (JDW)
on 12 Mar 2026
at 18:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cardiff Mini-break Beer#12. Dark clear amber coloured keg pour, and nice to find a Brains I've not had before! Crisp substitutes a little for the smoothness in its title, but it does have some of this. A hoppy ale in the main, its crispness once again helps mask a low strength, but it doesn't feel thin, weakish maybe. After quite a lot of different beers today this one suits me right now. Mild bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cambrian Tap (Brains)
on 09 Mar 2026
at 22:20