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.
8/10
Tried
on 06 Aug 2022
at 17:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a clear coppery amber colour with a small frothy off-white head. The aroma is malty and fruity, a similar taste. Sweet malts, caramel and fruity flavours with a moderate hop bitterness.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2022
at 17:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
# 3083; 7/2022. Malty, fruity, caramel aroma. Clear bronze body, off-white head guickly disappeared. Malty, caramel, fruity, nutty, herbal, slightly vanilla. Very good old ale. Pint, hand-pulled, pub (Navigation), Newark, East Midland, England.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2022
at 17:32
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.6
Cask at Cambrian Tap, Cardiff. Pours clear copper amber with a beige cap. Aroma: light malt/caramel. Taste: light sweet & bitter, light caramel, floral hop hints. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Not much to it, but slips down easily enough.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cambrian Tap (Brains)
on 31 May 2022
at 20:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Falcon, HWY, 20/05/22. Clear amber to copper with a good sized off white head. Nose is dried fruits, brown bread, herb, biscuit. Taste comprises dates, biscuits, stewed fruits, fruit loaf, nutty, dark malts, figs. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close with a modest bitter edge. Decent cask offering.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2022
at 08:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask: Poured a dark amber translucent with a frothy tan head. Aroma is grain, malty, caramel, fruit. Taste is fresh grain, malty, caramel, toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2022
at 08:22
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask at Alexandra Hotel, Derby. Served through a sparkler. Pours deep brown with a beige towards tan cap. Aroma: toasted bread, caramel, also liquorice & chocolate hints. Taste: light sweet & bitter, dry, light roasted malts, bread, caramel. Light body with fine carbonation. Spot on, delicious!
Tried
from Cask
at
Alexandra Hotel
on 28 Feb 2022
at 23:08
6.5/10
Tried
on 02 Feb 2022
at 17:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From tap at Champion, Kensington, London 12.12.21. Served without using a sparkler. Clear mahogany. Head is diminishing to nothing. No lacing. Appropriately uncarbonated. Aroma and taste of medium dark malt, brittle, bark, prunes, balanced with medium bitterness and subtle hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Dec 2021
at 22:44