Brains Craft Brewing Destiny

Brewed by Brains
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

send corrections   |   shelftag   |   edit barcodes   |   add pic

Bottle. Deep copper in colour with a tight, off-white head and decent carbonation. Sweet, pineapple and mango aroma with a touch of chocolate powder. Full mouth feel, with coffee, oak, orange and grapefruit, before a toasty, dryish finish. Perhaps a touch too much going on, but an interesting beer nonetheless.

Brewed in collaboration with Marverine Cole, using Galaxy and Montueka hops. Poured from a 330ml bottle into a Fullers snifter glass. Pours a dark reddy/orange colour with a small head. Smells of caramel like malts and fruity, citrusy hops. Tastes very tropical, fruits like mango from the hops, and roasted caramel/toffee malts. An overriding bitterness from the hops and a quite a nice full mouthfeel. Overall i’m quite pleasantly surprised by this brew. I wasn’t expecting much from Brains but this is not only original but tasty too.

Cask at PO Vaults, Birmingham, November 2012
Chestnut brown, fruity citrus centennial aroma with chocolate malt and light body astringent finish.