Finn (18112) reviewed Buckleys Best Bitter from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Cask at The Market Porter London Bridge 5 Feb 08. Golden brown colored. A tiny off white creamy head. Sweet fruity aroma. Plums. Disappointing flavor of dried fruit. Modest sourish bitter finish.
Fin (18365) reviewed St Davids Ale from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
[i] [b] Cask conditioned at The Gardeners Arms, Plantation Road, Oxford on the Ratebeerian day around Oxford 09-02-08 [/i] [/b] Mid gold in colour with white head, bit hoppy but bland an uninteresting found it a bit cardboardy.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed St Davids Ale from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask handpull, Gardener’s Arms, Plantation Road, Oxford, RB Pub crawl 08. Copper colour with lasting thin beige head. Dullish bitter, bit creamy maybe. Some hop on end. But just forgettable.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Bitter from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ Triple Crown, Richmond, London, UK. Clear medium to light dark amber color with a average, frothy / creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Very smoth and round easy to drink. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (010108)
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Buckleys Best Bitter from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ The Harp, Covent Garden. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head, Fruity malty aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweet malty nutty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Svesse (15730) reviewed SA (Cask) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 1 Dec 2007) Dark reddish brown colour with brief head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of dried fruit, dusty hops and dark fruity hints. Malty, fruity taste with toffee, dark fruit, cherries and dusty hops in the finish. God balance. Nice session beer.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Dark (Cask) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Dark brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, milk chocolate, toffee, brown sugar, light smoke. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. (090807)
Beertalk (16424) reviewed SA Gold (Cask) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask-GBBF. Golden with a small, but lasting white head. Fruity aroma with a hint of apple peel and some citrus. Malty, dry flavour with a real dry finish.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed SA Gold (Cask) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
cask @ The Old Bookbinder’s Arms, Oxford. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Fruity malty slightly hoppy citrus aroma. Sweet malty fruity flavor with some hoppy hints. Malty hoppy finish with a long bitter aftertaste.
fonefan (84534) reviewed SA Gold (Cask) from Brains 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Medium orange color with virtually none head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity. Flavor is light to moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. Okay but a bit borring.