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.
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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330 ml can, from Ales By Mail. ABV is 5.0%. Black colour, large beige head. Aroma of roast malts, chocolate and mild coffee, hints of piney hops. Thin mouthfeel. Dry flavour, sourish and metallic hints, notes of coffee, hints of chocolate, distinct bittering hops in the aftertaste. Not really great.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2018
at 00:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330 ml can, from Ales By Mail. ABV is 5.0%. Amber colour, moderate white head. The aroma is busting with citrussy hops, some caramel and toffee in the background. The flavour is first smooth and moderately fruity, with distinct bittering hops in the end.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2018
at 19:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
33 cL can. Pours clear and golden orange. Small white head. Aroma is grassy and straw. Bitter, grassy. Straw. Slight fruity. Dry and slight herbal. Straw finish.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2017
at 21:14
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml can. Clear golden, thin white head quickly dissipating. Aroma is fruity and slightly sweet, melon and grape, pale malt. Taste of pale malts, mild fruits, light sweet. Light body, thin oily texture. Fruity aroma didn't last and taste was a letdown from that. Ok but not much better than any random macro lager.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2017
at 18:28
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
330ml bottle from RusBeerShop in Moscow. Pours clear amber with a small white head. Aroma is peaches, floral notes, butter. Taste is sweet, peaches, citrus, light bitterness. Just weird.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2017
at 13:11
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
330ml can from Stori, Bala. Pours gold, small receding white head. Aroma has herbal, spicy hints. Taste bears some initial faint herbal gin-like notes but rapidly disappears leaving a vegetal, herbal mess with nothing really to mop it up. Not great.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Oct 2017
at 15:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Cambrian Tap (Brains), Cardiff. Pours a yellow golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grainy grassy hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grainy grassy hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty grainy grassy hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2017
at 10:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Heath (Brains), Cardiff. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy aroma. Fruity malty floral hoppy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty tropical floral hoppy caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2017
at 04:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Windmill, Brighton. Pours gold with a small head. Aroma is grainy lemon. Taste has straw to start and a lemon finish. Herbal touches.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2017
at 05:13
4.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can shared at Chris & Ruth´s House. A clear pale golden beer with a small most good lasting white head. Aroma of grainy malt, pale malt, corn. Taste of dry grainy malt, corn, low bitterness, boring!
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2017
at 14:20