Brains Craft Brewery at the Vale Strawberry Festival

Magnum PA – 4.2% ABV

Magnum PA is a pale ale brewed with Amber and Crystal malts and Magnum (USA), Pacifica (NZ) and Apollo (USA) hops. Golden amber in colour, a sweet biscuity malt flavour combines with a sharp bitterness and notes of citrus and apricot from the hops.

Crowded Hops – 4.6% ABV

Crowded Hops is a New Zealand pale ale crammed with Kiwi hops.

This light copper coloured beer is hopped with Dr Rudi, Pacific Jade, Nelson Sauvin and Pacifica giving it a tropical burst balanced with a grapefruit sharpness and a subtle fruity wine character.

Brown Sauce – 5.0% ABV

Brown Sauce is a hoppy brown ale brewed in collaboration with journalist and beer writer Glynn Davis. Crystal, Dark Crystal and Brown malts produce dark caramel and toffee flavours with hints of coffee and liquorice, which are contrasted by the fresh, citrusy notes of all British Cascade hops. Nut brown in colour, satisfyingly sweet and zingy, Brown Sauce is the ideal condiment for any British dish

Weiss Weiss Baby – 4.9% ABV

A traditional Bavarian style Weissbier (“white beer”) brewed with malted wheat and Hallertau Tradition hops. This naturally cloudy beer uses distinctive Weissbeer yeast to produce a light, refreshing  beer bursting with fruity banana flavours and spicy cloves.

Atlantic White – 6.0% ABV

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

Bragging Rights – 5.0% ABV

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