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Brains, Dark (Wales) 
Now available bottle-conditioned for the first time, Brains Dark, a stout-like mild beer from Cardiff, has risen in alcohol to 3.9% from the 3.5% canned version. That still qualifies it as a "session beer", and for me the quality is much improved. It pours a black colour with just a hint of ruby/brown, and has a good coffee-coloured head. The nose is full of gently roasted coffee-bean and chocolate aromas, some plummy red fruit and a dry, charcoally quality. On the palate it is medium- to full-bodied and rich, with lots of dry, dark flavours of coffee and roasted nuts. It remains quite fresh, with a clean citrus finish and hint of hops, in a very quaffable dark beer that is full of finesse. 3.9% ABV, 50cl, �1.60, Sainsbury's.  |  |
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