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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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted maltyand light breadish. Light fruity. Toasted malty. Vague fruity and mild grassy hoppy. Bitter and light herbal finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2013
at 18:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle from a petrol station somewhere in the Westcountry. Golden colour with caramel and raisisns, shy hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2013
at 14:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2013
at 21:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Town Wall Tavern, Coventry on 30th October 2013. Copper with off-white creamy lacing foam. Malty aromas. Thickly malty liquid with rich and intense peanut nuttiness. Nutty and malty finish. Light body and mouthfeel affording an easier mouthflow than expected for a 5%. A rich, rewarding ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2013
at 10:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask handpull at the Castle, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Bronze colour, with an off white head. Malt caramel aroma. Decent pint.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2013
at 14:39
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, vomit, marzipan malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120505]
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2013
at 09:28
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Golden ale that loses its head fast. Fairly ordinary with a dominant bitter character, but with a sweet nose and a slight spiciness in its flavour, which probably accounts for the name, but there are no obvious rum elements.
Tried
on 10 May 2013
at 16:03
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pale brown colour. Aroma is quite sulphuric. Moderately bitter flavour. Rather a thin watery feel.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2012
at 01:31
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(500ml Bottle) Pours gold/amber with a small off-white head. Aroma/taste Carmel malt, dried fruit hop rather sour undertones, only hint of rum. Ok to average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2012
at 16:38
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
17th February 2011
Bright clear amber - brown beer. Residual white head. Light palate, somewhat watery. Malt! Mild minerals. Mild cream in the watery finish. What Rum? Crushingly dull!
Bright clear amber - brown beer. Residual white head. Light palate, somewhat watery. Malt! Mild minerals. Mild cream in the watery finish. What Rum? Crushingly dull!
Tried
on 25 Nov 2012
at 10:38