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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5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Lime. Dark cooper pour with ok head. Some tin. Light cloying tangy end. Cask at City Arms.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2023 at 18:09

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Light leather, some lemon. Orange peel. Dark amber pour with great head. Creamy consistency. Light tangy finish. A little perfume. Not terribly complex but decent. Cask at City Arms.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2023 at 17:37

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
A little more flavour than the SA gold, but not a ton more. Dark copper pour with good head and lacing on cask. Light tangy finish. Cask at City Arms.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2023 at 17:35

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
A little lemon, and some straw. Golden pour with creamy head on cask. Light tangy finish. Not a lot to this. Cask at City Arms.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2023 at 17:34

7.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Roast and nut. A little coffee. Black pour with great head on cask. Light bitter end. Creamy consistency. Cask at City Arms.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2023 at 17:27

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask. Deep ruby colour with a mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is wooden, toffeeish, mild toasted tones, some resin and mild nutty tones. Flavour resin, wood, mild nutty tones with some toasted and mild caramel.
Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2023 at 15:53

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught. Amber colour with a big white head. Aroma is nutty, some sweet malts, mild herbs. Flavour is nutty, some malty and mild herbal tones with a wee bit of wood too.
Tried on 03 Apr 2023 at 15:44

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Nitrokeg. Goldeny amber colour with a small white head. Aroma is caramel, some fruity and herbal tones with mild wood. Flavour is floral, wooden, some biscuity and caramelly tones with mild citrus. Very smooth and creamy palate. A bit like Caffrey's, but still not.
Tried on 03 Apr 2023 at 15:43

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Draught. Black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is toasted tones, toffee, mild earth and some slight berries to it. Flavour is chocolate, some coffee, roasted malts, mild figs and dried fruits. Otherwise quite nice, but rather thin body to it.
Tried on 03 Apr 2023 at 15:42

6/10
Malty, light, no goose bumps
Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2023 at 21:56