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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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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5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Canned 440ml. -as Brains Original Bitter. Dark golden coloured, medium sized off-white head, sweetish malty nose. Aroma is also sweet malty, floral hoppy and fruity. Dry bitter finish. Watery, of course. Could be worse. 3.5%
Tried from Can on 27 Aug 2010 at 07:40

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF2010. Copper coloured with small beige head. Aroma is fruits, nuts, wood, some hops and caramel malts. Flavour is quite much the same in a rather nicely balanced way.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2010 at 21:48

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Nice pillowy head and a dark brown colour. Aroma of hazelnuts, barley, alcohol. Taste is a mix of barley and malt. Simple but refreshing.
Tried on 16 Aug 2010 at 07:02

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From cask. Pours golden dark amber with a creamy dense and off-white head. Aroma is malty, vague butterish. Dark breadish. Dark roasted malty flavoured. Subdued bitterness to a fruity ad rather malty base into the finish.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2010 at 00:35

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is bitter grassy hops. Flavoured bitter and slight malty. Dry malty and bitter into the finish.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2010 at 00:33

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From cask at Prince of Wales. Pours clear and golden orange with a small, dense and off-white head. Aroma is fruity and mild malty. Fruity and mild sweet flavoured. Bitter and slight acidic. Fruity and malty lasting impression into the far finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Aug 2010 at 03:09

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottled 500ml. -Pale golden coloured, medium sized airy white head, lemony cactus nose. Slight biscuity malty, lemony and a bit grainy with discreet touch of Cascade hops. Watery palate but pleasant and easy drinkable beer.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2010 at 01:14

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Appearance: Chestnut brown. Little bit of tan head. Aroma: Dark malt, caramel. Taste: Sweet malt, some hops. Info: 500ml bottle, 26/6-2010
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2010 at 11:37

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
cask from The Plough in London - Pours dark amber with a two finger lingering head. There’s a mild bready and caramel malt aroma with a touch of hops. This beer is smooth and easily quaffed, but also thin and kind of bland. Unimpressive.
Tried from Cask on 14 May 2010 at 14:59

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
bottle from South Wales. Clear golden-brownish colour, large off-white head. Malty nose. Malty background, hints of caramel and cocoa powder. Slightly spicy with a nice hoppy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2010 at 12:51