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 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF
Clear golden with a small white head, some lacing. Aroma is bready, citrus and grains, Taste is grainy, citrus and bitters
Ok
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2014 at 21:02

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at GBBF
Dark brown with a small beige head, some lacing. Aroma of toasted malts and pine. Flavors of roasted malts, piney and grains
Nice
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2014 at 16:55

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF
Clear dark golden with a small beige head, some lacing. Aroma is caramel and mild smokiness. Flavors of caramel and fruity, smoky in the finish
Decent
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2014 at 16:53

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF
Clear amber with a small beige head, great lacing. Aroma is floral and citrus. Flavors are citrus and grapefruit
Nice IPA
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2014 at 15:07

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
DØE. Hazy yellow with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, wheaty and citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 240514
Tried on 24 Aug 2014 at 13:50

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle @ Home. Pours light golden with a small white head. Aroma of light malt, little butter, some grassy hops, light citrus. Flavor mlt, light caramel, grassy hops, light pine. Thin to medium body, average carboantion, light bitter finish. 240814
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2014 at 09:30

6/10
Tried on 23 Aug 2014 at 12:36

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Sampled @ GBBF day 2. Clear golden color, virtually no head. Smell and taste malts, a bit herbal, herbal bitter, slightly medicinal. Not my thing, don’t really like it.
Tried on 19 Aug 2014 at 09:50

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Sampled @ GBBF day 2. Clear golden color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, German or European hops, slightly a touch of pineapple, lightly bitter. Not bad. Average body, soft carbonation.
Tried on 19 Aug 2014 at 09:47

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sampled @ GBBF. Dark brown to black color with a deep dark red glare coming through, small beige head. Smell and taste malts, lots of hops, slightly roast, nicely fruity, nicely bitter. Wow, pretty nice. Wasn’t expecting this. Nice one.
Tried on 18 Aug 2014 at 10:36