Island Hopping
Swannay Brewery in Swannay, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.82
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We use all pale malt and lots of New Zealand hops to create this hoppy but still sessionable low strength beer.
Malts: Maris Otter, Wheat
Hops: Nelson Sauvin
Malts: Maris Otter, Wheat
Hops: Nelson Sauvin
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Sweet stone fruit, wine gums & citrus tastes with a lightly hopped tangy finish.
Easy going Quaffer
Easy going Quaffer
Tried
from Cask
at
Jolly Judge
on 28 Nov 2025
at 10:30
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the Pocket, Islington on 28th March 2025. Clear gold with shallow white foam and scant lacing. Tropical fruits and sweet spices in aroma. Sweet orchard and summer fruits in-mouth, a nutty malt kick and grassy hop finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Very pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Pocket (Howling Hops)
on 28 Mar 2025
at 21:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Stockbridge. Pours clear gold with a white head. Tropical fruit, toasted malt, resin.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Oct 2023
at 19:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, pint. @Ryries Bar, Edinburgh (Scotland). 30/07/2023 [#6.610 Global - #154 Scotland - #1 Swannay Brewery (My Scottish brewery #44)] New region! Pours clear golden with a lasting white head. Aroma: pale malts, fresh herbal hops and dough. Taste: grainy and malty with leon zest and biscuits leading to a light hoppyness finish. Next one please!
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2023
at 08:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a lightly hazed golden colour with an average sized frothy white head. The aroma is fruity, mandarin, light tropical and lemon. A moderately sweet taste, mandarin, peach, lemon and light sweet malt flavours with a light drying finish.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2023
at 13:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle. Pours a clear amber with light head. Aromas of grass and toasted malts. Flavors follow same with additional dry fruit and biscuits. Ok for the low ABV
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2023
at 16:24
6/10
On cask at Dores Inn, Dores - hazy gold pour with a short but lasting white top. Lots of sweet citrus going on here, with a little piney bite at the back.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2023
at 13:14
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2022
at 19:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Brewers Arms, Lewes. Pours clear golden with a white cap. Aroma: biscuit malts, lemon, grassy. Taste: light sweet & bitter, semi-dry, biscuit malts, grassy, herbal. Medium body with soft carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
at
Brewers Arms
on 27 Jun 2022
at 22:18
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500 ml bottle, from Det Gode Brygg, Sandnes. ABV is 3.9%.Golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate but nice fruity aroma, hints of yellow plums and pineapple. Light bodied. Medium dry flavour, notes of citric and earthy hops, resinous in the medium bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2021
at 21:06