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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at The William Morris, JDW, London. Pours clear gold with a moderate, white foam head. Hay, straw, light grass and pee in the nose. Has a pleasant, lightly sweet flavor with hints of dough, wet hay and grass. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Mild dryness in the finish, more wet hay, some light sweet dough, very mild bitterness. Not at all bad, if I’m honest with you.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Mar 2012
at 09:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ Cockney Pub, Aarhus. Clear very dark reddish brown with a lasting creamy head. Aroma is sweet, malty, a little roasted malt, chocolate and a hint of butterscotch. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 020312
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2012
at 12:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Cockney Pub, Aarhus. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 020312
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2012
at 12:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fine looking golden ale, has a mild hoppiness in aroma and taste and a great full body.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2012
at 11:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ Cockney Pub, Århus. Nice creamy head with superb duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, caramel, fruits and hops. A little watery.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2012
at 13:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @ Cockney Pub, Århus. Nice creamy head with superb duration. Color is dark amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, caramel, nuts, malt and hops. Great beer. Nice and smooth.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Feb 2012
at 12:47
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
500ml bottle. Clear dark amber with small frothy off-white head. Dark malt aroma, dark fruit, bitter hop. Taste is like sucking on an ice cube, it’s not pure water, but less a taste than a kind of mouthfeel, metallic and dry. Not bad, but extremely faint.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2012
at 12:27
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draught@Black Door
Dark ruby brown color, almost opaque, small beige head. Aroma has licorice and lactose. Light to medium-bodied. Licorice, slightly salty, lactose, toasted maltyness. Feels empty and hard.
Dark ruby brown color, almost opaque, small beige head. Aroma has licorice and lactose. Light to medium-bodied. Licorice, slightly salty, lactose, toasted maltyness. Feels empty and hard.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2012
at 04:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ the Wharf, Aalborg. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, nutty and a hint of butter. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 110212
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Feb 2012
at 12:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, handpump at The Nut Tree, Murcott, Oxon Sun 5th Feb 2012 we cycled in the snow and delivered leaflets as we went. Pours amber with white head. decent beer, some sweetness, bizzarely not sure whether the name was suggesting this but I did think a little breadiness, some soft caramel and fruit, not bad at all. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2012
at 09:56