Brains Café Phoenix

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

Black Griffin, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		15 Apr 2017	Just a taster - this had powerful chocolatey flavour - not to my taste.

The Old Contemptibles, Birmingham, West Midlands

The Old Wellington, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	10 Dec 2016
ChrisE		10 Dec 2016	Dark with toffee and coffe/chocolate flavours, very nice indeed.

The Goat Major, Cardiff, Glamorgan

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		23 Aug 2015	I’m no coffee lover, but a couple of people had recommended this one to me today so I gave it a go. A very dark ruby red colour – black in most lights. Served with a creamy head and creamy texture. A coffee-flavoured Porter with a dry, bitter edge.

The Cambrian Tap, Cardiff, Glamorgan

Sugar Loaf, City, Central London

Lord Aberconway, City, Central London

The York, Islington, Central London

The Magpie, City, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		18 Nov 2014	Black, smooth and creamy Porter. Strong coffee flavours – I don’t like coffee at all as a drink on its own, but really enjoyed this.

Princess of Wales, Charing Cross, Central London

Woodin's Shades, City, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Nick Willis		15 Nov 2014	A nice porter, better than Brains usual efforts.