Brains Black - SA Brain & Company Ltd

Dentist666

Russian Federation

2.9/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours opaque deep brown beer with thin tan nitro-cap. Rather sour coffee nose, tones of chocolate. Taste is smooth, watery and quite similar to aroma, i.e. coffee, chocolate, roasted malts, moderately sweet. Too light-bodied beer to be substantial. Excessively pop and hipster example of a stout.

Serving type: nitro-can

07-05-2012 13:29:11 | More by Dentist666

Poupae

Thailand

3/5  rDev +3.4%

05-24-2013 17:35:34 | More by Poupae

CwrwAmByth

United Kingdom (Wales)

2.91/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

Poured from a 440ml can into a pint glass. Quality control for Denno.

Pours a dark, creamy black colour, with a really interesting head. Looks a bit too creamy to be really nice though.

Smells of nothing really except gas and a tiny bit of burnt malt.

Tastes okay, bit more malt than the smell suggests coming through, very smooth but not as creamy as I expected - i.e. as Guinness. Very chuggable - finished the can in less than 5 minutes.

Overall an okay canned stout, nothing special though.

Serving type: can

01-10-2013 21:12:38 | More by CwrwAmByth

dansmcd

Australia

3.25/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A - Jet black, no light getting through. Beautifully creamy head with perfect definition and broad sheets of lacing. Regardless of the drawbacks nitro cans have, they really do produce a lovely looking pint.

S - Roasted malts, ash, some coffee and faint dark chocolate.

T - Pretty one dimensional with the roast, coffee and cream flavours, but it is pleasant. There are some subtle fruity esters also.

M - Perfectly smooth and creamy (thanks again mr nitro can), light to medium bodied, with no trace of carbonation.

O - Easily sessionable and I'd be happy to revisit again and again, but to be honest there is nothing too special here.

Serving type: nitro-can

01-20-2012 10:51:42 | More by dansmcd

laituegonflable

Australia

2.58/5  rDev -11%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Pours a very dark brown, almost black, colour. Head is creamy and dense with nice sticky lace. Looks nice.

Smells kind of banana-esque with a sweet grain nose mostly, but hints of fruit esters as well - banana yes, but also apple pear and sultanas. Hint of brown sugar as well; really could do with more dark or roasty aroma. Bit meh.

Taste is a little better. First impression is more very bland English ale stylings with that bland, slightly fruity grain note. Gets a bit of darkness midway, hints of some chocolate grain but never really gets off the ground and remains very bland, mild and uninspiring. Really not much to report and am a bit disappoint.

Watery again, not much to it. Quite smooth but also just thin and uninteresting.

Very sessionable beer, but I wouldn't really drink this if I had the choice.

Serving type: nitro-can

11-18-2011 00:58:41 | More by laituegonflable

kojevergas

California

2.73/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Served on draught in Cardiff, Wales. I suppose this is one of Brains' newer offerings. Consult http://www.sabrain.com/beers/take-home/brains-black Reviewed from notes.

A: One finger head of lovely brilliant cream, great thickness, and good retention. A nontransparent black colour.

Sm: Cream, roast, coffee, and slight chocolate - but not much. A mild strength aroma.

T: Cream, light coffee, light chocolate, and very light roast. Very simple; even a bit watery. Decently built and a bit imbalanced.

Mf: Too smooth and too wet. Not complementary of the style or flavours of the body. A proper stout should be coarse and dry. In my generation, this is what we call "fail".

Dr: A high price by Welsh standards (3.15 GBP per pint), and hard to drink even for a stout lover like meself. Merely decent quality.

Serving type: on-tap

08-13-2011 07:56:51 | More by kojevergas