S.A Brain & Co Ltd

Atlantic White blends the tradition of Belgian ‘Wit’ beers and the hop-character of American IPAs to produce a ‘White IPA’

Tasting Notes: Brewed with wheat malt and Belgian wit yeast the addition of freshly crushed coriander seeds, Curacao orange and US hops gives a light refreshing beer with a zesty and spicy finish.

A hoppy blonde ale brewed with Pale Ale and Lager malts, Atomic Blonde is hopped with Citra, Amarillo, Summer and Mosaic.

Tasting Notes: A burst of tropical fruit aromas leads to flavours of peach and sweet grapefruit to create a refreshing beer with a balanced bitterness.

Our IPA Challenge winning beer is back. Boilermaker is a copper-coloured IPA brewed with Ben and Tom from Thinking Drinkers

Tasting Notes: Brewed with Chinook, Simcoe, Cascade and Willamette hops and matured with Penderyn whisky infused oak chips in casks from the distillery, the arts of distillation and brewing combine to create an epic Welsh IPA adorned with a fragrant citrus aroma, a touch of spice with hints of vanilla and a warm whisky finish.

Based on an ancient Welsh beer style called bragawd, Bragging Rights is a lightly golden pale ale.

Tasting Notes: The addition of honey, followed by a blend of nutmeg, coriander, black pepper, cloves, cinnamon and ginger, create a refreshing beer that is initially sweet yet spicy at the same time.

Barry Island IPA is now available in keg. Created by Simon Martin, aka Mr Real Ale Guide, this India Pale Ale was inspired by the ‘IPA revolution’ across the pond

Tasting Notes: The boy from Barry has used a trio of hops from the US in this pale coloured ale, which is bursting with citrus aromas. A unique smooth malt taste upfront is finished off by a vigorous bitterness and a ‘tidy’ clout of citrus and berry hop flavours.

Brewed continuously since the company was founded in 1882, Brains Bitter is a crisp, honest beer with golden amber hues and a fruity, hoppy flavour. A truly popular pint, it's genuinely stood the test of time.

Tasting Notes: The famous ‘pint of Brains’ is rich amber coloured, well balanced and refreshing. Goldings and Fuggles hops from The Welsh Marches create an appetising crisp aroma to complement the subtle flavour of fine pale malt. Crystal clear water combines with the unique Brains yeast to create the complete Welsh beer experience.

A light, easy drinking beer which is well balanced and refreshing, creating the complete Welsh beer experience - cementing it as the preferred pint of Wales

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Brains Black is an exciting new stout from Brains. This finest Welsh stout has a bitterness and a distinctive dark malt flavour that is instantly recognisable as a true reflection of this style of beer.

Tasting Notes: It has already proven extremely popular in consumer taste tests appealing to both new and established stout drinkers, and combined with its distinctive and contemporary identity, Brains Black is set to become a classic stout.

Brawn has been specially brewed to celebrate the famous occasion in 2005 when Wales had to switch the branding on their match shirts from Brains to Brawn when playing in Paris to comply with French law on advertising alcohol at sporting events. Brains remains an official partner of the Welsh Rugby Union.

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A traditional cask ale with a distinctive reddish hue and a rich hop aroma, finely balanced by a more-ish fruit finish.

Tasting Notes: Named to embody the spirit and passion of the Welsh Nation, Bread of Heaven is handcrafted to celebrate Brains’ sponsorship of the Welsh National Rugby Team and is the official ale of the 2005 and 2008 Grand Slam. Its rugby ball-shaped logo features the WRU Official Ale logo and the words ‘Bread of Heaven’ and ‘feed me till I want no more’ from the famous Welsh hymn, ‘Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer’.

Brains Calennig is a spiced winter ale specially brewed for the holiday season. It is named in honour of the traditional Welsh New Year celebration.

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Brewed since the 1920s and still winning awards today, Brains Dark was the most popular pint of generations of Cardiff workers. A smooth, malty beer with a treacle colour and creamy head, it has hints of liquorice and freshly ground coffee.

Tasting Notes: ''''Dark'''' is treacle-coloured with a creamy contrasting head. A velvety smooth pint, Dark has a combination of chocolate, crystal and brown malts providing a clean palate with hints of liquorice and freshly ground coffee.

Our award winning dark

Tasting Notes: Crystal, Chocolate and Brown malts create the smooth treacle coloured beer. This recipe, unchanged since the 1920s won the World's Best Dark Mild at the World Beer Awards in 2011 proving the longevity of Dark.

Our award winning dark

Tasting Notes: Crystal, Chocolate and Brown malts create the smooth treacle coloured beer. This recipe, unchanged since the 1920s won the World's Best Dark Mild at the World Beer Awards in 2011 proving the longevity of Dark.

Brains Dark Smooth was launched in April 2002 to further strengthen the brand as the definitive dark mild ale in South Wales by making it available in smooth as well as cask and can. Its a unique product that is easy-drinking and exceptionally smooth.

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Brains G is a refreshing golden ale that has been brewed in partnership with Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas

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Brewed with two varieties of hops, combined with pale and crystal malts, Brains IPA is a well-balanced and easy-drinking pint.

Tasting Notes: A light, copper colour ale with a fresh, hoppy taste and a clean bitter finish. Brewed with two varieties of hops, combined with pale and crystal malts, Brains IPA is a well-balanced and easy-drinking pint.

A traditionally brewed ale with a delicate blend of hop varieties balanced with carefully selected malts. A refreshing drink that is soft on the palate.

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With the origins of its name shrouded in mystery, Brains SA has become an essential part of every Welsh celebration since it was first brewed in 1958. It has a fruity nose, a rich malty flavour and a satisfying spirit-like finish.

Tasting Notes: Our renowned bitter is copper coloured and has a nutty richness derived from Pale and Crystal malts and three hops; Challenger, Goldings and Fuggles.

The legendary ale

Tasting Notes: Our renowned bitter is copper coloured and has a nutty richness derived from Pale and Crystal malts and three hops; Challenger, Goldings and Fuggles.

The legendary ale

Tasting Notes: Our renowned bitter is copper coloured and has a nutty richness derived from Pale and Crystal malts and three hops; Challenger, Goldings and Fuggles.

The latest shining edition to our cask ale range, SA Gold was launched in 2006. Its refreshing and clean taste instantly proved popular with both consumers and industry experts winning awards only a year after being launched.

Tasting Notes: SA Gold is a full-flavoured, hoppy and refreshing golden ale. Careful use of hops creates a satisfying bitterness, perfectly balanced by vibrant citrus aromas and complex hop flavours from late-hopping using Cascade and Styrian Goldings. A deliciously satisfying and refreshing pint!

Refreshing hoppy welsh ale

Tasting Notes: SA Gold is a full-flavoured hoppy and refreshing ale brewed with Cascade and Styrian Goldings hops creating citrus aromas and flavours

A traditional cask ale with a distinctive reddish hue and rich hop aroma, finely balanced by a more-ish fruit finish.

Tasting Notes: Hoppy, fruity

Café Phoenix is a rich, dark and smooth Porter with flavours of caramel, toffee and coffee. Single-hopped with UK Phoenix, a hop that adds flavours of molasses and chocolate, Café Phoenix is accentuated with a coffee blend.

Tasting Notes: It blends seven malts, with each adding to the beer’s complexity and depth of flavour, from the sweet caramel notes of Crystal through to the roasted flavours from Brown, Chocolate and Carafa III.

As Official Ale Sponsor of Football Association Wales Brains created a seasonal ale created to celebrate Wales’s monumental qualification and participation in one of Football’s biggest events, UEFA Euro 2016.

Tasting Notes: The Official Ale of the FAW, Final Whistle is a golden continental style beer which is crisp and refreshing with floral and spicy hop flavours.

An ale full of rich flavours for the festive period. Brewed using Aromatic malt and bursting with a medley of spicy hop flavours, Fir King Good is a deep amber coloured ale with a warming finish.

Tasting Notes: Spicy, hoppy, warming

An ale brewed to commemorate the Tour de France

Tasting Notes: A deliciously smooth golden ale infused with a hint of Welsh honey to give a complex and refreshing flavour with a clean finish.

Open Casket is chestnut red, full-bodied and gives a reviving bite. Cara Red and Cara Hell malts offer a deep saturated colour and rousing malt aroma.

Tasting Notes: With just a touch of Midnight Wheat, it is rich in flavour, hopped with Bramling Cross for a spicy sensation.

Sweet malty flavours have been given a cheek-pinching burst of fruity citrus from Mosaic and Amarillo hops, creating a refreshing but moreishly sour finish,

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In the mid-1950’s Brains introduced SA Best Bitter. This was quickly shortened to the easier bar call of SA and has become one of our most famous beers recognised throughout the country and further a field.

Tasting Notes: The renowned ‘special ale’ is copper coloured with a full premium quality flavour. A nutty richness derived from a blend of fine pale and crystal malts is balanced with a satisfying dryness from the unique use of three hops: Challenger, Goldings and Fuggles. The aroma has a hint of spirit which adds to the legendary mystique of this premium cask beer.

Refreshing hoppy welsh ale

Tasting Notes: SA Gold is a full-flavoured hoppy and refreshing ale brewed with Cascade and Styrian Goldings hops creating citrus aromas and flavours

Based on a recipe from 1885 The Rev. James Original is rich and well-balanced with a mellow malty flavour that unexpectedly gives way to a clean, refreshing finish. Brewed using exclusive Buckleys’ yeast this award winning ale will save your soul and satisfy your thirst.

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The Rev. James beer is one steeped in history. Acquired after the purchase of Crown Buckley, Rev. James is brewed to an original recipe dating back to 1885. The beer is named after one of the original owners of Buckley Brewery, the Rev, James Buckley.

Tasting Notes: The Rev. James is brewed to a traditional recipe and has been described as having a flavour not commonly available these days. Full-bodied and warming, The Rev. James is rich in palate, spicy and aromatic with a deeply satisfying finish.

Fine Ale Revelation

Tasting Notes: The Rev. James Gold was added to the range in 2015 and is inspired by its original counterpart. It is a crisp, sweet golden ale with fresh fruit flavours that are balanced by an intruiging depth and light malty aroma.

It is a crisp, sweet golden ale with fresh fruit flavours that are balanced by an intriguing depth and light malty aroma.

Tasting Notes: Sweet, Zesty, Refreshing

Fine Ale Revelation

Tasting Notes: Based on a recipe from 1885, The Rev. James Original is rich and well-ba;anced with a mellow malty flavour that unexpectadly gives way to a clean, refreshing finish. Brewed using exclusive Buckleys yeast this award winning ale will save your soul and satisfy your thirsts.

Fine Ale Revelation

Tasting Notes: Based on a recipe from 1885, The Rev. James Original is rich and well-ba;anced with a mellow malty flavour that unexpectadly gives way to a clean, refreshing finish. Brewed using exclusive Buckleys yeast this award winning ale will save your soul and satisfy your thirsts.

The Rev. James Pale features fruity citrus flavours, this pale ale is vibrant and refreshing. Enjoy a clean bitterness and a smooth finish.

Tasting Notes: Fruity, citrus, refreshing

Fine Ale Revelation

Tasting Notes: The Rev. James Rye uses the same Buckleys yeast as the Original and Gold. It is a dark, dry and distinctive ale that has a full flavour and bitter finish with unexpected glimpses of citrus and spice.

Fine Ale Revelation

Tasting Notes: The Rev. James Rye uses the same Buckleys yeast as the Original and Gold. It is a dark, dry and distinctive ale that has a full flavour and bitter finish with unexpected glimpses of citrus and spice.