Brains IPA (Bottle)

Brewed by Brains
Style: Bitter
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Serve in English pint

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(bottle - 500 ml) Clear and mild copper pour with mild carbonation and almost no head. No hops to the aroma but lots of caramel malts. Caramel and toffee at the start with a light and fresh hoppy flavor coming up behind it. The bitterness stays for a bit and lasts for a split second in the aftertaste.

50 cl bottle from a supermarket in Swansea. It pours an unclear deep amber liquid with small to inexistent white bubbly head (no lacing, of course). The aroma is light, with some fresh grassy hops and fruit (orange, grapefruit, white grapes). The flavours is less hoppy, with a good deal of fruit. It is not very bitter for an IPA, while being very sweet. It is also a little watery. Medium-dry finish, with a short aftertaste of fruit and hops. Good presentation (bottle and crown cap) but definitely an improvable seasonal. Very refreshing for sunny days, though.