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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Bon Accord. Light golden colour, small white head. Aroma is hoppy and malty. Flavour: biscuit malts, fruity hops. Sweet finish. Well drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 24 Jun 2009 at 15:31

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Bon Accord. Dark amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of biscuit malts and some fruits. Flavour of caramel malts, fruity hops. A bit watery. Fairly bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 01 Jun 2009 at 07:09

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ JDW, Victoria SW1. Pours a clear amber color with a small creamy off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty spicy caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with some hoppy hints.
Tried from Cask on 24 May 2009 at 09:50

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Pitch black with a beige head; sweet malty aroma; thin and watery body with diluted fruity malts - a bit like a week fruit squash; the finish has some light, dry, roasted malts.
Tried from Cask on 23 Apr 2009 at 09:21

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Three Mariners, Hythe. Reddish brown with a thin white head; malty aroma; creamy with a malty flavour and some red fruit; dry bready finish. A very straightforward and drinkable bitter.
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2009 at 17:51

5.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark London, Greater London England SE1 9AA. [ As Brains Buckley Best ]. Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, molasses, mash, toffee, overriped apples. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat to soft. [20081231]
Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2009 at 17:26

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road, London, Greater London England N1 7TA.Clear medium amber orange color with a average, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20081228]
Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2009 at 13:45

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the London Welsh Centre. Straw coloured with a dense white head; honey and grain aroma; lighted bodied with some citrus and fairly sweet; gentle bitter finish. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 19 Feb 2009 at 05:01

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[Cask at the Muggleton Arms (JDW), Maidstone.] Amber with a soapy looking white head; malty aroma; straightforward malty flavour, some weak citrus, thin and watery body; dry biscuity finish.
Tried from Cask on 21 Jan 2009 at 18:24

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Eldon, Bristol 13/01/09. Deep amber in colour with a decent off-white head. Sweetish malts, with some red fruit and hard to place spiciness. Not much of a finish to this forgettable beer.
Tried from Cask on 13 Jan 2009 at 21:25