A Sway In A Manger

8 Sail Brewery in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Winter

Score

6.86

ABV: 5.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 9

A malt forward ale showcasing Belgian malt and yeast with British hops. Raisin and plum malt flavours act as a base for floral/berry/peach tones from the hops, while a Belgian yeast provides a continental edge to create a unique and satisfying beer.

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Joe19612 (559) ticked A Sway In A Manger from 8 Sail Brewery 6 months ago

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2025 at 00:01

7.1

dragnet101 (5171) reviewed A Sway In A Manger from 8 Sail Brewery 11 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a light cloudy amber-brown with small off white top, moderate retention. Aroma of earthy malt, raisins, berry, touch of chocolate. Taste of malt, toffee, plum, raisins, floral and spicy hop finish. Mid bodied, slick, fine carbonation. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:04

7.1

allmyvinyl (20966) reviewed A Sway In A Manger from 8 Sail Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours hazy red-brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of red fruits, caramel. Taste has some chocolate and spice too. Fruity finish.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2023 at 16:15

6.9

simontomlinson (7863) reviewed A Sway In A Manger from 8 Sail Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Rocky off white head stayed on a reddish brown unclear body. Plum, red berry & chocolate aroma. Medium bodied, smooth & soft on the tongue with lightly carbonated back. Toffee, plum, chocolate & berry tastes with a sweeter lightly hopped finish. What a great Ale.

Tried on 05 Feb 2023 at 17:57

6.1

RuneBlix (26068) reviewed A Sway In A Manger from 8 Sail Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle bought at The Real Ale Store in Newark, carried back home and shared with Finn and lmojoh. Hazy orange coloured body under a film-type layer, fragile lacing. Dough fruity nose, bready. Flavoured with dried fruits, mid-sweet grain, and yeast. Drying close with a dried fruity twist. Decent. (Tromsø 15.12.2022).

Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2022 at 09:14

Lunde (5077) ticked A Sway In A Manger from 8 Sail Brewery 2 years ago

Uklar orange med offwhite skum som legger seg som ett slør. Aroma malt bær blomster fersken gjær. Smak malt bær fersken krydder gjær. Spor av jul. Middels fyldig. Delt med Rune og Finn

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2022 at 16:34

Lmojoh (4072) reviewed A Sway In A Manger from 8 Sail Brewery 2 years ago

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

Uklar orange med offwhite skum som legger seg som ett slør. Aroma malt bær blomster fersken gjær. Smak malt bær fersken krydder gjær. Spor av jul. Middels fyldig. Delt med Rune og Finn

Tried on 15 Dec 2022 at 16:29

Finn (18010) reviewed A Sway In A Manger from 8 Sail Brewery 2 years ago

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

Delt med lmojoh og Rune i Dr. Lies gt. Amber. Uklar. Lavt tett skum. God ferskenaroma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken bær, honning & litt gjær. Forsiktig krydret bitter avslutning. Litt julestemning her.

Tried on 15 Dec 2022 at 16:28

7.1

Mr_Pink_152 (17035) reviewed A Sway In A Manger from 8 Sail Brewery 3 years ago

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

Bottle at home. Light hazy ruby colour with an off white head. Light malty sweet, fruity and dried fruit and raisins. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2022 at 19:40