Old Norway
Swannay Brewery in Swannay, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.14
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Malts: Maris Otter, Wheat
Hops: Cascade, Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Simcoe
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jerseyislandbeer (5817) reviewed Old Norway from Swannay Brewery 10 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating - 330ml bottle, pours, dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, caramel, toffee, nuts, oak & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish
CambridgeUtd (3887) reviewed Old Norway from Swannay Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Amber, clear with a minimal white head. A fruity nose with lots of caramel. Sweet with a more caramel and fruit end.
Hermod (17867) reviewed Old Norway from Swannay Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle from Alko.Poured deep golden color with a thin white head.Bready. Malty. Sweet. Bisquity notes in aroma. Warming, sweet with hops, malts and good bitterness. Good body. Feels more lika an American strong ale more than a barley wine.
mjs (11972) reviewed Old Norway from Swannay Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Bottle, 0.33 l - 8.0% ABV - BBE 2020, from Alko, 20191011) The beer poured amber and nearly clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had grass, malts and sweetness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, grass, dark fruits, caramel and bitterness. Aftertaste had dark fruits, malts and bitterness. A decent but bit harsh barley wine. Ageing might improve this one.
TBone (30035) reviewed Old Norway from Swannay Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled 330ml (Alko web)
Clear amber-copper colour, medium-sized off-white head. Strong resiny hoppy aroma. Medium-bodied, even light for its ABV. Quite sweet, malty, a bit fruity flavour. Only light resiny hoppyness. After hoppy nose it was suprise how sweet this is. Barley Wine? Perhaps American Strong Ale.
TET (6537) reviewed Old Norway from Swannay Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
A reddish-brown beer, a head is medium and blond. Nice looking beer. Aroma has sweet diried fruitness, not too sweet, apricot, perry, some caramel. Taste has caramel malts, dried fruitness, apricot. Some herbal bitterness in drying the mouth. Almost full bodied, smooth. Great beer!
fonefan (84235) reviewed Old Norway from Swannay Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 330ml. @ The Chris and Ruth's House, London. [ As Swannay Old Norway ].Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, light toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, cookie, biscuit malt, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170804] 6-3-7-3-14
jefverstraete (7493) reviewed Old Norway from Swannay Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from GlasgowTAD. Many thanks! Hazy orange colour, nice creamy foam. Nose of orange marmalade, lots of orange marmalade. Very citrussy, light tart, sweet. Hoppy bitter finish. Interesting beer.
ianwelby (4640) reviewed Old Norway from Swannay Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Slightly hazy gold, decent white head. Smells of honey and tropical fruit. This is very, very smooth. Honey, tangy fruit, malt. You get a bit of the strength as well. Bitter, hoppy aftertaste. Almost like an IPA in the finish which will come from the type of hops I assume. Smooth, rich, complex. This is bloody lovely.