Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle, Spar by Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Dark Chestnut colour with a thin to non existent beige head. Vague malty aroma. Slim trace of fruit in the flavour but very lifeless and boring. Couldn’t finish 500ml of this. Neeeext !
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed SA (Cask) from Brains 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask (Gatekeeper JDW,Cardiff) - Copper coloured with a slight haze. Lightly fruity aroma with some malt. Lightly tart taste with fruity hints. This could be on the turn so I think I will rate it again in future. Judging from DruncanVeasey’s comments below, this could’ve been a bad batch as I remember it being much better when I tried it before.
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Dark (Cask) from Brains 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask (Goat Major,Cardiff) - Very dark, almost black in colour with a tan head. Roasted malt aroma with a hint of coffee. Smooth tasting with coffee and a hint of plain chocolate. A decent mild.
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Bitter from Brains 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (Queens Vaults,Cardiff) - Copper coloured. Malty aroma with a fruity element.Malty and grainy taste.Rather thin but there are some fruity notes noticeable too. Nothing special at alll.
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed SA (Bottle, Can & Keg) from Brains 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Draught (Clwb Ifor Bach,Cardiff) - Amber/copper in colour. Malty and grainy aroma with some fruity elements. Fruity taste with some dried fruits sticking out. Typical keg beer of this type.
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed 45 from Brains 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught (Clwb Ifor Bach,Cardiff) - Golden in colour with some light grapefruit hints. Fruity taste with grapefruit and peach. More like a golden ale than a lager like it is intended to be like.
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed SA Gold (Cask) from Brains 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (Goat Major,Cardiff) - Golden in colour with a small head. Hoppy aroma with grapefruit notes. Hoppy taste with more grapefruit notes, a light spicy hint and a hint of peach. One of the best golden ales that I have tried from a regional brewer.
MiP (20366) reviewed The Rev James Original (Cask) from Brains 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 1.5
Cask. Sourish butter aroma. Hazy brown colour. The flavour has some butter and is a bit sour. Creamy buttery aftertaste.
Sigmund (14587) reviewed Dark (Cask) from Brains 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask conditioned (hand pump) at the Brains bar at the GBBF 2008. Black colour, dark brown in the highlights. Moderate tan head. Moderate roasty aroma, notes of malts and chocolate. The flavour is moderately roasty with a slight acidity.
CH-303 (4723) reviewed Dark (Cask) from Brains 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask@GBBF.
Appearance: Very dark brown. Tiny amount of head. Aroma: Quite sweet and fruity. Berries. Taste: Very dry, some malt and hops. Watery. Bitter-ish aftertaste. Info: 1/3 pint, 8/8-2008, 180/300