Brains Craft Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Owned by Brains

Established in 2012

Description
As the No.1 Brewer in Wales, S.A. Brain & Co. Ltd are fiercely proud of their Welsh heritage and the fact that they remain family owned. Founded in 1882 by Samuel Arthur Brain and his uncle Joseph Benjamin, S.A. Brain & Co. Ltd have been brewing beer in Wales’ capital for more than 135 years.

In 2012 they opened the Brains Craft Brewery which allowed them to brew in smaller batches and be more experimental with their flavours. To date they have produced over 100 craft beers, and the Craft Brewery has become an integral part of the Brains beer range.

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6.5/10
Bottle.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2026 at 12:31

6/10
Magus, mõru, karamelline, linnaseline, kuiv. Ok.
Tried from Draft on 10 Aug 2025 at 15:52

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
Old rating from 2014 - 330ml bottle, Pours caramel colour with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, grass, toffee, butterscotch, vanilla, citrus & hops. Medium body. Dry medium bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2025 at 13:38

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from Lidl. Clear dark gold with small white consistent head. Aroma of bready malt, citrus, slightly leafy. Taste of citrus, grains, grass, buttery, nice touch of spice. Medium bodied, slick, drying. Not bad.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:06

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:17

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Can. Hazy yellowish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is grassy, floral, some mild grainy and vegetably tones. Flavour is grainy, herbal, earthy and some grassy tones with mild floral tones.
Tried from Can on 03 Apr 2023 at 15:50

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Canned. Golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is fruity, some parfumed soap with mild sulphur elements. Flavour is flora, some parfumed soap and mild herbal notes. Quite strange soapy and harsh bittery elements to it.
Tried from Can on 03 Apr 2023 at 15:42

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml can - Pours a clear golden amber colour with an average sized off-white head that settled. A buttery malty aroma with some light citrus notes. A moderately sweet to light sweet taste, sweet malts, caramel, buttery and citrusy flavours with a bittersweet finish.
Tried from Can on 04 Sep 2022 at 18:02

3.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Can. Liggles. Missus picked me up 5 ticks. This looks, smells and tastes exactly how I’d imagined it would. Buttery and ripe banana nonsense. Harsh bitterness. Can’t be arsed. Shite, tbh.
Tried from Can on 21 Jul 2022 at 19:43

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Quit strange. Clear golden color and a white head. Nice juniper, herbals, dominant gin flavors. Hoppy finish and rather dry.
Tried on 24 Mar 2021 at 16:36