Clouded Minds Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Lower Brailes, Warwickshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2013

Closed in 2020

Contact
Unit 5B Brailes Industrial Estate, Winderton Road, Lower Brailes, OX15 5JW, England
Description
An Oxfordshire based microbrewery. We produce beers on a small scale that are rich in flavour and aroma.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at the Euston Tap - London. Pours mostly clear gold with a thick, frothy white head. Pretty good snout, some juicy tangerine, minerals, orange. Light to medium sweet flavor with more fairly juicy citrus character, slight marmalade, pine needles, mild bitter rind. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Decent balance to finish, perhaps a touch too much minerality action, some pleasant citrus character, dry pale malts. Not bad at all.
Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2014 at 14:08

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Cask at the Euston Tap, thanks to LKS for the pour, 12/03/14. Black with a good sized tan head that retains well. Nose is bitter roast, milk chocolate, marshmellow, toffee fudge. Taste comprise bitter dark chocolate, roasty twang, toffee, lightly charred wood, hoppy backcrackandsack. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying finale. Solid enough stout!
Tried from Cask on 14 Mar 2014 at 06:56

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Euston Tap. Pleasant golden ale if lacking in character. Teasing hops and a dry bitter finish, but ultimately rather forgettable.
Tried from Cask on 06 Mar 2014 at 12:42

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Euston Tap, London. A straw coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, tropical fruit aroma. Tastes similar, hoppy, citrus, some tropical fruit, quite bitter and a little raw.
Tried from Cask on 05 Mar 2014 at 09:51

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Cask at the Euston Tap, 13/02/14. Lightly hazed pale golden with a moderate white covering that stays for the show. Nose is light citric fruit, grass, orange, light hoppings. Taste comprises straw, earthy, light citrus, faint biscuit notes, bread dough, lemon rind, Light to medium bodiment, soft carbonation, grass laden finale with a gentle level of hop bitterness. Ok sessionable GB affair.
Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2014 at 04:47

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Cask at the Euston tap. Clouded light orange with lasting fluffy white head. Aroma is grainy wheat and some lemon, some sulphur. Flavour is grainy wheat cereal and grassy lemon hop. Palate is thin and watery. Interesting enough could have more. Lacks body.
Tried from Cask on 15 Feb 2014 at 05:08

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Euston Tap - London. Pours clear, very pale yellow with a frothy white head. The nose holds dry lemon, minerals and straw. Light sweet flavor with hay, dry pale malts and lemon peel. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Moderate sweetness to finish with notes of Pine-Sol, dry hay, more light bitter lemon rind, pale malts. Needs some work.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2014 at 03:57

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Cask at the Euston Tap - London. Pours lightly hazy yellow with a tight, creamy white head that leaves walls of lacing. Pithy citrus and minerals on the nose. Light sweet flavor with dry and pithy lemon, straw, faint pale malt sugars. Light in body with fine carbonation. Great condition. Balanced finish, lots of clean and pithy lemon, flinty minerals, mild pale bread. Wonderful low ABV sessioner. Best thing I have had from this young brewery.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jan 2014 at 08:37

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle at the Night of Garbage, which I picked up from the Euston Tap, 20/12/13 up a shit load of stairs ! Murky dark mahogony brown with a thin light tan covering that reduces to spotting and edgework. Nose is light roast, smoke, dark berry fruits, bitter tropicals, light pine. Taste comprises light roast, earthy notes, jammy brerry fruits, touch of grapefruit, pine bite. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry grassy bitterness and dank hops in the finish. An OK CDA decent enough first stab at the style, most boxes ticked!
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2013 at 13:27

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Bottle shared at the Night of Garbage, thanks to Colin. It pours darkest brown with a bubbly beige head. The nose is bitter-sweet, aniseed, wood, ash, light citrus and brown sugar. The taste is bitter-sweet, liquorice, varnish, smooth roast, caramel, chocolate, toast, light spice and decent bitterness with a very dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A solid CDA and good start to this new brewery.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2013 at 07:45