About
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.
Part of the group
8/10
Tried
on 09 Jan 2018
at 23:17
8/10
Tried
on 09 Jan 2018
at 23:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Poured a clear amber colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, yeasty, light floral hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light crisp, dry floral hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A bit one dimensional and sadly I didn’t really like that dimension!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2017
at 21:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
500ml bottle from RusBeerShop. Pours clear amber with a small white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, nuts, faint hops. Taste is malt, caramel, light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2017
at 08:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Smell of grain. Lemon colour, white head. Aroma of coriander, herbs, some soap, earth. Mostly sweet. Lively carbon, light body.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2017
at 09:46
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4
500ml bottle from RusBeerShop. Pours ruby with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma is caramel, nuts, malt, rye bread. Taste is rye bread, caramel, hops, light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2017
at 14:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
440ml can from RusBeerShop in Moscow. Pours clear amber with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is malt, toffee, nuts. Taste is light sweet, caramel malts, fruit, light bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Nov 2017
at 09:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle: BBE Sep 18. Obtained from my local Morrisons store, poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home on 5th Nov 17. Mahogany red body, clear and clean: beige topping. Malts in the nose, slight peaty, earthy leaning in there too. The taste follows the same lines, malty with peat and earth like flavours. A lot better than I thought it might me, as I am not a huge fan of 'whisky beers' in general.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2017
at 10:19
7/10
Tried
on 21 Oct 2017
at 13:59