Brains Dark

Brewed by Brains
Style: Mild Ale
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Really dark, almost black beer with a soapy and small head, that leaves a lot of lace. The aroma has some burnt malts, coffee and a little dark chocolate. The taste is bitterly roasted with some dark chocolate. There’s too much veggies in this if you drink it too cold.

[500ml bottle at EBBC12] Black pour, almost no head. Thin scuddy lacing around the glass. Styrian Goldings in this, but they take a back seat so much it’s like they’re in the car behind. Thick molasses on the nose, more sweet molasses and coffee on the flavour. Ashen finish. Mouthfeel pretty good for a dark mild – smooth, and with plenty of flavour [19052012]

500 ml bottle.
Pours a black colour with a beigeish head. Aroma of roasted malts and milk chocolate. Mild flavour of roasted malts, milk chocolate, hops and some sweet English toffee. Light bodied, very smooth mouthfeel and a roasty, chocolatey finish. A really smooth and mild beer, yet packed with flavour.

Bottle at #EBBC12 Dark brown. Caramel and barley on the nose, chocolate, very smooth, slight earthy/blackberry hops in finish.

Bottle. Dark brown with a cream head. Mild aroma and flavour. Roasted malt. Like a weak milk chocolate drink. Pretty tame.

DØE. Very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt and buttery. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 100512

Bottle 4.1% from Brdr. Schmidt, Viby. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are burnt caramel, chocolate, fruits, malt and hops. Nice and smooth.

Bottle @ DØE Øl Festival 2012. Almost black with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel, little chocolate and butter. Flavour is malt, little roasted malts, little chocolate, medium sweet, bitter, hop and a little bitter.

Sample at CBF12. Frothy off-white fair mostly deminishing head. Dark brown colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bittter flavor. Week caramellic notes. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.

Pours pitch black with a medium tan head. Aroma is roasted malts. Flavor is roasted malts and coffee. A bit too watery, but otherwise good.

Bottle.Black colour with medium beige head.Aroma is rosted with coffee and cola flavor,smooth and mild taste with slight sourish finish light with short finish.