Brains Merlin's Oak
Brains
- From:
- Brains
- Wales, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 20.31%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 01, 2014
- Added:
- Mar 01, 2005
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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A celebration of Wales' connection to Arthurian legend. Welsh folklore on the Magician says; "When Merlin's tree should tumble down then shall fall Carmarthen Town".
A well-rounded ale with a rich autumnal hue, warm oats, honey and nutty flavours.
A well-rounded ale with a rich autumnal hue, warm oats, honey and nutty flavours.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jtinks from Illinois
4.87/5 rDev +26.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.87/5 rDev +26.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
I am happy to report that despite the "retired" tag, this ale is very much still at work. A seasonal ale produced only in September, this may be one of the best things I've ever tasted.
Drank several pints (cask-conditioned, naturally) in a pub in Stoke Newington, London. Beautiful reddish hue with a tantalizing aroma of roasted barley. Slightly creamy mouthfeel. Very subtle flavoring of oats and honey. I could drink this stuff by the gallon if I had the opportunity. I WISH American craft brewers would quit hitting people over the head with their hops and learn how to make a proper ale like this one.
Sep 22, 2010Drank several pints (cask-conditioned, naturally) in a pub in Stoke Newington, London. Beautiful reddish hue with a tantalizing aroma of roasted barley. Slightly creamy mouthfeel. Very subtle flavoring of oats and honey. I could drink this stuff by the gallon if I had the opportunity. I WISH American craft brewers would quit hitting people over the head with their hops and learn how to make a proper ale like this one.
Reviewed by Absumaster from Netherlands
3.65/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.65/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I had this beer in one of the nicest pubs in London, the Black Friar. There used to live monks here, the place looks like a place of worship.
Color was amber with a small head and very little visible carbonation.
Smell was caramellic, not very bitter and low in fruitiness. Mild.
Taste was caramel, and little hop aroma. I expected it to be more bitter, but it was a good beer. Some yeast produced fruitiness.
Mouthfeel was excellent for a beer this strength, I really don't miss the alcohol. Drinkability is excellent.
A big halleluja for low alcohol English beers!!
Sep 25, 2006Color was amber with a small head and very little visible carbonation.
Smell was caramellic, not very bitter and low in fruitiness. Mild.
Taste was caramel, and little hop aroma. I expected it to be more bitter, but it was a good beer. Some yeast produced fruitiness.
Mouthfeel was excellent for a beer this strength, I really don't miss the alcohol. Drinkability is excellent.
A big halleluja for low alcohol English beers!!
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