Brains Hat Trick

Formerly brewed at Brains
Style: Bitter
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Serve in English pint

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1. Cask Handpump at the City Arms, Manchester 06/07/2001 Amber coloured and rich on the palate. Slightly bitter malt finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich (JDW) 17/05/2003 Golden amber and slightly fruity. Pleasant malt and hop finish. 3. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 18/05/2003 Amber golden coloured and slightly fruity. Lasting malt and hop finish.

Cask Conditioned at The Commercial Hotel, Gowerton, Glamorgan. Pale golden beer with soft head. Light but fuller bodied golden ale with a soft tangy fruitiness. A sharper note, dryer and tangy towards the finish.

Maintained a vibrant, soft, white head on a golden body. The head lasted a very long time. Fruity frontside, plain "lager" flavors later. Smooth palate but slightly watery. Generally a quick finish. Drinkable session beer despite its weaknesses. The pump clip talked about how one man in the Brains family is the only person to have stumped three batsmen in a row (in a first-class match, I believe) for a hat trick, this occuring in the 19th century I think. (on tap, Hobgoblin, Oxford)