Brains

Commercial Brewery in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Associated with 10 Venues

Established in 1882

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Dragon Brewery, Pacific Road, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF24 5HJ, Wales
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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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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from Spar. Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness. easy drinking.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2020 at 18:14

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from my “cellar” – been there for years ! Aroma is toffee sweetness with some faint hops. Pours a dark amber with a vigorous off-white head. Creamy texture in the mouth but low carbonation. Flavours dominated by malt, but also nuts, caramel and some orange peel. A dry bitter finish at the end. Pleasant but unremarkable.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2020 at 17:04

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Aldi Pours a very dark brown with a generous beige head that tends to linger. Sweet malts in the nose with hints of fruitiness. Some coffee in the mouth before it is swamped by damson fruit flavours, which remain in the finish. Nicely balanced – verging towards a stout rather than a mild.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2020 at 16:18

3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
Botella @Hotel, Hawarden. 01/02/2020 Color amarillo dorado, corona de espuma blanca, aromas cereal, sabor cereal, notas herbales floja, cuerpo ligero.
Tried on 01 Feb 2020 at 18:53

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
440 ml can. Clear amber, small head. Nuts, raisins, lemon peel, caramel, a bit chocolate. Dry bitterness. Medium bodied, oily texture, soft carbonated, dry finish. Solid!
Tried from Can on 10 Jan 2020 at 19:47

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle from Ocado. A Protz 300 tick I initially had before joining Ratebeer. Roasty chocolate aroma with an unfortunate sour edge. Dark and glossy. Bubbly beige head fades. Light bitter coffee and chocolate with a sour berry edge. Some creamy coffee sweetness in the finish. Light-medium bodied. Thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Dry finish. It's not too bad. A roastiness and bitterness I'd associate more with a Stout.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2019 at 20:45

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Creamy head in a reddish brown still body. Malt & berry aroma. Medium bodied, creamy & smooth. Demerara, red berry spices malt & biscuit tastes.
Tried on 28 Dec 2019 at 15:10

6/10
Herbal, wooly, grainy, thistles?
Tried from Draft on 26 Dec 2019 at 16:08

6/10
Many thanks to Mark for this bottle!! Smooth malty beginning. Moderate roasted bitter, easy to drink with a nice malty roasted back. Very nicht balanced, a bit thin but round and dry roasted.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2019 at 20:26

6/10
Tried at Chez Maw on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:47