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.
6/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[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
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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