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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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle from Aldi. Golden with a fluffy white head. Grassy, bready aroma. Taste is similar with citrus and a little soap
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2017
at 12:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from 0.5 l bottle. Clear, golden amber with a frothy, white head. Sweetish, fruity-grassy, slightly herbal aroma of lemongrass, tea leaves and some mango. Slightly bitter, grassy-herbal and moderately fruity taste of tea leaves, lemongrass, some mango and hints of butter, followed by a medium long, rather dry-bitter, herbal-grassy finish. Thin to medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2017
at 03:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 500ml (K-Citymarket Rovaniemi)
Deep golden color, small white head. Aroma has honeyish, fruity notes. Light-bodied. Pale English malty flavor, lemony, refreshing. Quite standard even with Nelson Sauvin hops, English elements dominate.
Deep golden color, small white head. Aroma has honeyish, fruity notes. Light-bodied. Pale English malty flavor, lemony, refreshing. Quite standard even with Nelson Sauvin hops, English elements dominate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2016
at 10:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle. Bbe 12/2017. Poured clear golden color with a thick white head. Biscuity, toffeeish malty aroma, hay and hops. Really crisp and superb drinkability. Hay, some grass, biscuity malty flavors. Mild bitterness. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2016
at 12:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from K-Citymarket Ruoholahti, Helsinki. BBE 12/2017. Pours golden orange with a small head. Aroma of earthy notes, malts, hay, nutty notes, citrus, grass and resin. Taste is crisp, earthy and caramely malty with some nutty notes, hay, citrus, grass and resin. Finish is crisp, earthy and grassy with some hay and citrus. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2016
at 13:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A golden beer, a head is blond and quite small. Aroma has biscuity maltyness, some lemon and grass. Traditional, good. Taste has biscuity maltyness, hint of fruitness, quite dry, then nice, grassy and herbal bitterness. Medium bodied, easy to enjoy. Great balance, just as good as the best Golden Ale are. Dry biscuits and nice bitterness, and then all this is easy to enjoy as it should be.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2016
at 11:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Clear golden colour with a stable, creamy, long-lasting one finger white head, good lacing. Hoppy citrus aroma, orange and lemon. Taste is hoppy, citrus, lemon, and really well balanced with a nice lightly sweet biscuity malt flavour, good bitterness to finish. Really smooth mouthfeel. A great golden ale, very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2016
at 15:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle, from trade with Ashton. Many thanks! Pours clear gold with good white head. Aroma is pale malts. Taste is good biscuit malts and lemon zest. Perfect quaffer after a long day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2016
at 15:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared during Scopey’s 5K tasting - Croydon, London. Cheers! Pours clear gold with a white froth head. Nice citrus hop nose, with accents of lemon and tangerine. Light sweet flavor with good rindy but lightly juicy citrus, more lemon, some orange, grass and hay. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly drying on the finish, more hay, citrus rind. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2015
at 16:52
6/10
Tried
on 18 Sep 2015
at 21:35