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| Provider | Slotmill |
| Reels | 5 |
| Rows | 4 |
| Paylines | 40 |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.20 - 60 |
| Volatility | High |
| Max Win | 12,000x |
| Bonus Buy | Yes |
| RTP | 96.09% |
| Our Rating | 8.6 |
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Game Overview
In my view, there aren’t many greater pleasures in life than taking a long draw on a nice cold pint of beer, particularly in a sunny pub garden or after a long, stressful day at work. I’m also an avid slot player, so you can imagine my joy when I saw that provider Slotmill had combined these two truly great things and created this game called Brew Brothers. It’s a high volatility, five-reel, four-row slot featuring a maximum win of 12,000x and an RTP of 96.09%, which varies slightly depending on how you utilise the multiple features built into the game.
Fortunately, I’ve never had to experience prohibition of alcohol, with the jolly juice free flowing where I live. However, the brothers that star as the main characters in this game certainly have, which is why they’re making their own homebrew, and they may well have had a bit too much of it judging by the gormless expressions on their faces. In the base game, you’ll want to keep an eye out for the Old Betty symbols, which can add up to nine wild symbols a piece to the grid, whilst landing three scatter symbols during a single spin will trigger the free spins feature. All wilds become sticky during this bonus, and it’s also possible for Old Betty to land, transforming into Gold Betty and potentially spewing out wilds on every spin. If you’re lucky enough to fill reels two, three, and four with wild symbols at this point, then the Tractor Feature will become active, filling all three reels with an increasing multiplier wild.
Sounds like pretty exciting stuff, right?! Well, don’t just take my word for it; go and check it out for yourself. The Brew Brothers demo slot is available below, and it’s completely free to play below!
Brew Brothers Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
There are several other games out there that feature the theme of beer, but when you put its graphic skin to one side, really, this game is all about its sticky wilds feature, so let’s concentrate on that. Some of the most popular slots of all time have utilised this feature to great success, for example, Lil Devil, from provider Big Time Gaming. This high volatility slot has a stonking potential maximum win of 50,000x, and its Be My Angel bonus variant sees a randomly chosen symbol turn into a sticky wild, and reels three and four can potentially turn into full stack multiplier wild reels. Another classic from BTG is Danger High Voltage, another high variance slot where its Gates of Hell bonus option is sticky wild heaven. Collect as many as possible on the grid and hope for a winning connection with the purple skull symbol to shock your bankroll into life. Recommendations aside, it’s time to get back to Brew Brothers, and the next port of call is the pays section.
Checking out the paytable, we can see that the Wild is the most powerful symbol, returning a prize of 25x for each line of five. Next, it’s the Two Brew Brothers, with the Red-Shirted one worth 12.5x and the Gormless Green Fellow paying 10x. These are followed by the lower value premium symbols, the Bag of Sugar at 5x, the Yeast Jar at 3.5x, the Sweetcorn at 2.5x, and the Bucket, which will return 2.25x your bet. The non-premium symbols on offer are the classic royals, with the Ace awarding 1.6x for a completed payline and the King, Queen and Jack all sharing payouts of 1.4x bet for a winning combo of five.
The stake options on Brew Brothers begin at €0.20 and rise to a high of €60.00. There are over a dozen other options between these values to choose from, so there should be a suitable bet selection available to all players. However, the top end is arguably slightly low compared to lots of other games, but that won’t be an issue for many.
Brew Brothers Slot Base Game
Game mechanics wise, Brew Brothers uses a 5×4 format with 40 fixed paylines. All wins are formed by matching a minimum of three corresponding symbols from left to right, commencing on the leftmost reel.
Wild Symbol
The wild symbols appear on reels two, three, and four and can substitute for any standard paytable symbol. In addition to standard wilds, multiplier variants can also land with a value of either x2 or x3 attached. If more than one multiplier wild is involved in a win, their values will be added together.
Old Betty
One Old Betty symbol can appear on either one or both reels, one and five on any spin. Upon landing, there is a chance that it will activate and add between one and nine wild symbols to the reels. If any of these wild symbols are added to a grid position that already contains a wild symbol, then its multiplier value will increase by +1.
Gold Betty
Old Betty symbols will transform into Gold Betty symbols if landed in the bonus trigger or during the feature itself. These Gold Betty symbols behave the same way as Old Betty symbols, potentially adding between one and nine wild symbols to the reels. However, they will remain in place throughout the entire free spins feature and can activate on any spin.
Xtra Bet
Players may choose to toggle on the Xtra bet button, which will raise the base bet stake by 50% but increase the chance of triggering the free spins feature by 2.5 times.
Brew Brothers Slot Bonus Features
Bonus scatter symbols appear on reels one, two, and three and will turn into wilds if there are not enough to trigger the feature. If three of these scatter symbols land during one spin, the bonus will be activated, and seven free spins will be awarded.
Free Spins
It is also possible to land the triggering scatters alongside one or two Old Betty symbols that appear on reels one and five, which will result in Gold Betty symbols sticking in those positions throughout the feature, and the Gold Betty symbol can also land during the free spins. Any wilds that land or are added to the grid will become sticky for the duration of the feature. The bonus feature cannot be re-triggered.
Tractor Feature
During the free spins bonus, filling reels two, three, and four with wild symbols will activate the Tractor Feature. At this point, those reels will transform into one huge wild symbol, accumulating the value of any multipliers previously attached to any of the wild symbols. Any further wilds produced by Gold Betty will add to this multiplier value.
Fast Track Bonus Buy
Players situated in jurisdictions where bonus buys are permitted may skip straight to the action on Brew Brothers via its Fast Track button, where there are several options available:
- 2x Bonus Symbols – Guaranteed to land at least two scatter symbols for a 1 in 10 chance of a free spins feature trigger. Cost 10x, RTP 96.18%.
- Old Betty – Guaranteed to land 2x Old Betty symbols. Cost 30x, RTP 96.19%.
- Free Spins – Trigger the standard free spins feature. Cost 90x, RTP 96.26%.
- Random Feature – Triggers the free spins feature with either one Gold Betty (62.1% chance) or two Gold Betty’s (37.9% chance). Cost 300x, RTP 96.29%.
- Gold Betty Free Spins – Triggers the free spins feature with a guaranteed two Gold Bettys. Cost 600x, RTP 96.38%
Burst Mode
Burst Mode is a faster version of autoplay where only the win value of each simulated spin will be displayed rather than the visual representation of it. The player can select a stake value and a number of spins, and the autoplay will stop if a feature is triggered, offering the option to watch it play out or just see how much was won.
Pros
- The bonus game is great fun.
- Potential in the base game courtesy of Old Betty.
- Lots of feature buy possibilities.
Cons
- Betty symbols often aren’t very generous with their wilds.
Brew Brothers Slot Review Final Thoughts
Slotmill has produced some great games recently, and Brew Brothers is definitely up there as one of their best. Sticky wilds are often a great feature in a bonus round, and this one doesn’t disappoint. There is real potential in the free spins bonus, particularly if you can activate the Tractor Feature and get that huge multiplier wild out to play, and Old Betty provides potential, to a lesser extent, during the base game. I can see this title being particularly popular with those who can bonus buy due to the numerous feature purchase options available and the fun factor of the bonus. However, for those who can't, I still think there's plenty here to keep them entertained.
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