Swordfish
Wadworth in Devizes, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.09
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Swordfish ale is a unique blend of Wadworth beer and Pusser’s Navy Rum (rationed to the Navy during WWII) with an ABV of 5%, perfect for those who like to enjoy something a little different.
It was originally brewed to support the 100th year anniversary of the Fleet Air Arm, but is now available all year due to its incredible popularity.
It was originally brewed to support the 100th year anniversary of the Fleet Air Arm, but is now available all year due to its incredible popularity.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Amber gold with a frothy white head and a sweet fruit malt aroma. Light to medium bodied, malty with a vinous edge, floral hops and a dry bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Berkeley Arms
on 07 Feb 2026
at 16:30
04/08/2010. GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, LONDON, SW5, England
Tried
on 14 Feb 2023
at 08:24
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.4
Cask at The Berkeley Arms, Tewkesbury. Pours amber brown with an off-white cap. Aroma: Malt, toffee, bread, rum & raisin. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, fruitcake, rum barrel hints, dry taste. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
Berkeley Arms
on 28 Jan 2023
at 19:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 21/11/2022. Mahogany in colour, with a thin, off-white, head. Sweet, brown sugar and tangerine aroma, with some fruitcake notes and rum warmth. Flavour was much of the same, with plenty of sweetness, more berry fruits, and a suggestion of rum, before a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2022
at 15:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton – though I have drunk it before. Pours a dark copper with a medium sized foamy off-white head and good lacing. There’s some hints of autumn fruits in the aroma, but not much else. In the mouth there are floral hops and malts with an underlying caramel base. Plus a host of other trace elements – spices, nuts and toffee, Finish is somewhat fruity. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2022
at 21:12
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the Shakespeare, Kendal. Appearance - dark brown with a generous fluffy head. Nose - rum and raisin. Wood and light toffee. Brown bread. Taste - general fruitcake thing going on. Again a dry woody edge. Palate - medium bodied. Dry finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jan 2020
at 21:09
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Half pint, cask at the Queen's Larder. Medium amber, clear, small foamy head. Sweet, malty aroma. Taste starts off sweet, kind of falls flat, then finishes dry. Seems thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2018
at 15:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, cask ale at Uplands Tavern. Clear dark brown body, spotty lacing from a film-type layer. Rather inviting smell of mid-sweet brown malts, hints of dried fruits. Malt-fruity flavours, caramel and dark fruits. Malt-driven end with a bitter touch. Good bitter version. (Swansea 01.10.2018).
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2018
at 18:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Talbot, Stow on the Wold. Pours dark brown with a small head. Aroma is rum, dried fruits and bread. Taste has bready dried fruits and a little coffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jun 2018
at 09:39
6/10
Tried
on 25 May 2018
at 11:19