Swannay Brewery Orkney IPA

Orkney IPA

 

Swannay Brewery in Swannay, Orkney, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  IPA Regular
Score
6.56
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 61
India Pale Ales (IPAs) of old were heavily hopped to survive their journey to the colonies. This is Rob’s interpretation - believing the hops may have mellowed by arrival.

Malts: Maris Otter, Best Pale, Wheat
Hops: Chinook, Dana, Summit
 

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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Golden-amber, it has an appley, fruity hop character with a slightly biscuity hop note, finishes off-dry and quite moreish.

Tried on 11 Mar 2014 at 00:07


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Dunkelgoldenes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig, getreidig, Karamell, Citrus. Geschmack malzig bitter, Karamell, leicht Citrus.

Tried on 18 Feb 2014 at 10:17


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Orange-yellow golden colour, foamy white head leaving some lacing and aroma of caramel malt & citrusy hop. Taste is biscuity malt caramel, earthy & peppery with grapefruit citrus, hop bitterness. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, malty dry bitter finish. Quite OK.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2014 at 10:36


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Hand-pulled half-pint in The Plough, Shifnal on 14th Dec 13 during a CAMRA pub crawl, this was the second of three beers from this brewery I had in The Plough that day. Clear golden hue to the body, snow white covering of tight bubbles on top. Sadly it was another of ’those citrus flavoured golden brews’ that I’ve tired of. Nicely made and all that Jazz but it looked, smelled and tasted the same as 100 other similar beers being produced in the UK at the moment. I know others love them and that’s why they are being brewed, but it’s not summer: I don’t want thirst quenching lemon and lime flavoured beers now. The beer is hoppy and citrusy: enough said (scored objectively).

Tried on 20 Dec 2013 at 00:59


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask gravity at Six Bells Woodchurch. Clear gold lasting white head. Hoppy citrus new world hops and in Great condition and very drinkable. Lovely. Happily drink this all afternoon.

Tried from Cask on 18 Oct 2013 at 08:07


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at The Hanging Bat. Pours clear pale golden yellow with a good white head. Aromas of lemon, hay and grapefruit. Taste had good bitterness. Palate a little thin, but a very nice beer all the same.

Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2013 at 02:33


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at The Horseshoe in Hampstead, London on 1 July 2013. Poured a slightly hazy light amber colour with a white head. Bready malts on the nose with some light hop aromas. Flavour is similarly more dominated by sweet and grainy malts, balanced by some fairly nice grassy hops. Palate faded out a little quick. Quite drinkable, but not the hoppy beer I was expecting.

Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2013 at 10:44


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5


Appearance: Clear golden color with a frothy white head. Nice lacing.
Aroma: Malty and light hoppy.
Palate: Medium body. Mild sweet and a moderate bitterness. Soft carbonation.
Taste: A round sweet malty base, mild fruity and mild hoppy.
Overall impression: Nice session ale.
Personal stats: Bottle from Nina’s Mini Market in Edinburgh, Scotland

Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2013 at 14:20


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Hazy orange with a thin head. Aroma is light citrus hop. Flavour is a dull ale hop, refreshing but a bit dull

Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2013 at 09:40


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled 500ml (BZ, BB 09/2012)
Clear golden color, small steady white head, lace. Light fruity-flowery aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Light fruityness and bitterness in the flavor. Some nutty maltyness in the background. Clean but not very exciting. Last 3 beers I’ve had from this brewery have quite similar malt and even hop profiles.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2012 at 12:35