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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3.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 1.5
Bottle from Tesco; light amber pour with soapy white head, caramel aroma, very sweet toffee a hint of pine and maybe some citrus.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2013 at 12:16

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Argyll Arms, Nicholson’s - London. Pours clear gold with a foamy white head. The aroma is apples and vague spices. Light to medium sweet flavor with a dominant cider character, some straw, hints of dry white bread. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet, fruity finish with more apples, mild pale malts, hints of tangy lemon. Odd stuff. (November 2013, score: 3.0)

Draft at GBBF 2013, day 3 - London. Pours clear gold with a light, white foam head. The nose holds white bread, some banana. Medium sweet flavor with light berries, honey essence, banana, faint cinnamon. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with pale bread, hints of spices, ripe banana. So so. (August 2013, score: 3.2)
Tried from Cask on 08 Nov 2013 at 07:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle that Jim shared- cheers! Pours deep amber. Whisky dominates, with sweet vanilla and oak alongside. It’s OK, but Innis & Gunn do the same type of beer rather better.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2013 at 14:26

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Flaska inköpt i Cardiff. Mörkt kopparfärgad vätska med vitt skum. Kola och toffedoft med inslag av citrus. Söt maltig smak som matchas av en diskret beska. Fyllig munkänsla. Kort eftersmak.
Tried on 02 Nov 2013 at 13:46

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
21st August 2013
Clear amber beer with a tidy off white head. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Light malt, touch of toffee. Light vanilla and super light whisky. Touch of sweet banana ester and a light orange tang. Finishes semi dry. Nice beer but some dry hopping might have sold this as an IPA!
Tried on 31 Oct 2013 at 04:27

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Dark blond. It’s got caramel malts and some citus in the aroma. Flavour also has some hop dryness and bittersweet caramelised orange peel in the finish. Overall it’s quite muted and lacks punch.
Tried on 30 Oct 2013 at 13:29

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
23rd July 2013
Bright clear amber beer with a good off white head. Palate is light and airy, semi dry. Dry pale malt with lots of mellow banana and bubblegum esters. Sweetish dried fruits bring up the rear. Light dry finish with a little floralness coming through. Not very hoppy at all and quite ester laden but quite drinkable.
Tried on 30 Oct 2013 at 09:07

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
Bottle, Morrisons, New Brighton. For some reason I knew this was going to be average before I opened the bottle. Hop lies on the blurb - where are they ? This reeks of bandwagon jumping. Not impressed. I see that someone has given this a 5 on here.. really ?
Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2013 at 11:50

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Horniman at Hays, London. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, notes of honey and light spicy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 051013
Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2013 at 01:44

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A dark golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of spicy hops, malt, lemons, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw, malt, hops, and caramel, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2013 at 13:45