Ale 9 (A9)
Swannay Brewery in Swannay, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.97
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Bow Bar. Pours clear golden. Aroma is fruity, low citric hops and flowers. Body is medium, strongly bitter without lacking sweetness, and flat of course. Sweetish flavours which are hard to pin down, but they harmonise well. Lingering bitterness on the palate, never letting go and giving a full experience. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2018
at 21:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tall font at the Bow Bar, Edinburgh. It pours clear amber with a thick foamy white head. The aroma is freshly cut grass, perfumed, soapy grapefruit, resin and piss. The taste is firmly dry, bitter, grassy, resinous, rawness, candied citrus, grapefruit, soapy, floral accents, biscuit and peppery with a lingering bitter - dry finish. Medium body and fine, airy carbonation. A pretty robust strong bitter. Perhaps a bit raw, but decent anyhow.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2018
at 13:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Hanging Bat. Pours pale amber, nose is sweet toffee, taste is juicy, dry, toffee, pine.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2014
at 04:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Hanging Bat. Pours amber with a thick white head. Aromas of toffee, dried fruit. Taste is light sweet and a little thin. Nice in a traditional kind of way.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2014
at 10:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On cask @ the Stockbridge Tap. Appearance - slightly off blonde towards amber with a nicely proportioned head. Nose - really lovely, pine going into almost lavender. Some resin in the background. Taste - toffee, fresh herbs going into a citrus/pine finish. Palate - light to medium in body, a creamy texture and a long clean finish. Overall - stunning nose, well balanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Oct 2013
at 03:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Barley Mow, Bristol 18/5/2013. Amber with a decent, off-white head. Citrus fruits, some biscuity malts and a decent, bitter finish. A good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2013
at 03:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Golden Rule, Edinburgh [270213]
Amber, clear, dense white head, good lacing, unusual pump clip
Aroma of citrus hops, nice soft zest
Taste of soft grapefruit hops, some pithy citrus fairly sweet breakfast juice, soft citrus zest, good light fairly pale malt background
Palate - Light to medium body, soft oily texture. Soft citrus bitterness, good bittersweet balance. Finish as main flavour, soft grapefruit pith, soft bitterness
Overall - I prefer this to The Duke, it’s a more balanced better beer imho. Very drinkable
Amber, clear, dense white head, good lacing, unusual pump clip
Aroma of citrus hops, nice soft zest
Taste of soft grapefruit hops, some pithy citrus fairly sweet breakfast juice, soft citrus zest, good light fairly pale malt background
Palate - Light to medium body, soft oily texture. Soft citrus bitterness, good bittersweet balance. Finish as main flavour, soft grapefruit pith, soft bitterness
Overall - I prefer this to The Duke, it’s a more balanced better beer imho. Very drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2013
at 13:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Aroma: Soft peach, straw and vine tomatoes.
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden body with thick white cap that holds well. No carbonation. Great lacing.
Taste: As with other Highland beers I’ve tried, this has great balance. Light citrus fruit hop balanced with the biscuity flavour of the pale malt. Low bitterness.
Palate: Medium body with a slick, oily mouthfeel. No carbonation.
Overall: A lovely, straightforward Golden Ale. I think this would work well on keg.
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden body with thick white cap that holds well. No carbonation. Great lacing.
Taste: As with other Highland beers I’ve tried, this has great balance. Light citrus fruit hop balanced with the biscuity flavour of the pale malt. Low bitterness.
Palate: Medium body with a slick, oily mouthfeel. No carbonation.
Overall: A lovely, straightforward Golden Ale. I think this would work well on keg.
Tried
on 03 Mar 2013
at 15:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at Cloisters... golden amber ... thin white head ... sweet floral hop nose ...... sweet fruits ... llight zezty oily orznge hop ... nice and simple Cask at holyrood 9a ... as hollyrood 9a/a9 amarillo hop ... golden amber ... thin whitr hesd .... soft sweet fruits ... Light floral nose ...ssweet oily fruits ... soft floral toffee ... juicy 3.7
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Mar 2013
at 04:11