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
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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.

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7.5/10
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Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2024 at 23:25

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Delt med Rune. Wetherspoonsfestival -24. Mørk stråfarget. Klar. Lavt tett skum. Stabilt. Teppelacing. Aroma av søte bær. Smaken karamell & bær. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning.
Tried on 16 Mar 2024 at 10:59

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at Bull & Stirrup, Chester. Pours a dark copper with a small cream head. The aroma is malt load with some hints of raisins. In the mouth it is quite bitter with some underlying sweetness and a creamy texture. Traditional hops dominate the flavour along with marmalade, autumn fruits and some spicy hints. Bitterness lasts into the slightly dry finish. This is decent.
Tried from Cask on 15 Mar 2024 at 22:05

Tried from Cask on 12 Mar 2024 at 11:11

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Amber with an off-white head. There's a lovely rounded fruitiness to this - blackcurrants and strawberries with a hint of mango. A bit of tea, and a nice balance between the sweet malts and a well-judged bitterness in the finish. This is really good, who knew Brains had it in them?
Tried from Cask on 11 Mar 2024 at 11:41

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask up the White Lady. It's been a long day. More rates in the backlog to upload tomorrow. But this pint presents itself as a clear almost chestnut with a proud cap of off-white foam. Aromas of light caramel and hazelnut. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish. Looked promising, but didn't really deliver.
Tried from Cask on 09 Mar 2024 at 21:57

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask handpull at Crosse Keys Gracechurch Street. Clear mid brown colour. Some sweetness. Some red fruit. Some bitterness. Some sweetness. Strawberry jam beer edge to it that is quite attractive. Decent.
Tried from Cask on 07 Mar 2024 at 16:28

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask. Amber beer with a cream head. Light malt. Light vinegar and light malt flavor. Medium bodied. Light vinegar and light malt linger. Started to turn.
Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2024 at 18:01

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask. Golden beer with a cream head. Malt and light caramel aroma. Malt and light caramel flavor with light citrus and light woodsiness. Medium bodied. Malt and light caramel linger with light citrus and light woodsiness.
Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2024 at 18:00

5/10
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2023 at 19:48