Orkney Best
Swannay Brewery in Swannay, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.29
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Starting with a simple malt bill of British grains we build on this with rather a lot of soft, delicate and low alpha hops from the UK, Poland and Germany for a layered and complex, yet still ever so refreshing, hoppy finish.
Like most of our beers the flavours build and build the further through the bottle(s) you get.
Malts: Maris Otter, Best Pale, Wheat
Hops: British, German, Polish
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Maverick (5074) reviewed Orkney Best from Swannay Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
cask at bow bar. Clear, mild head. malty but kind of unexeptional in general.
Franclh (7477) reviewed Orkney Best from Swannay Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Van tap bij Cask & Barrel in Edinburgh gedeeld. Grassig, smooth, mint, maltig, bittertonen, licht droog. (11-5-2025).
jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Orkney Best from Swannay Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, flora & malt. Medium body. Dry bitter finish
eurosoba (18570) ticked Orkney Best from Swannay Brewery 2 years ago
05/08/2008. GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, LONDON, SW5, England. Check-in dates from when the brewery was known as Highland
stevoj (18327) reviewed Orkney Best from Swannay Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask pint at Cask & Barrel. Clear golden with a half finger creamy head, lacing. Malty aroma, on the grainy side. Taste is bready, and dry with a silky feel and bitter finish.
Solastalgic (4951) ticked Orkney Best from Swannay Brewery 4 years ago
Last one from a food afternoon out with my Dad.
TDA (6957) reviewed Orkney Best from Swannay Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Cask & Barrel, stable long lasting creamy head, clear quite deep gold color, grass and lemon aroma with a bready and light honey maltiness, citrusy, light honey flavor with a light herbal bitterness, just a bit tannic sensation. Light, nice and enjoyable.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Orkney Best from Swannay Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at The New Inn, Colchester. Pours very lively pale gold with a big frothy 'ice cream float' off-white head. Aroma of hop, citrus, light caramel, and malt with light floral notes. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium to light body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Ok, but preferred their pale.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Orkney Best from Swannay Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask. Sheffield Tap. Pale gold, with a soft haze. Thin, white head. Nose is fusty cereal malts. Some sweet biscuit. Lot of pithy, lemon hop. Taste is crisp, pithy bitter. Lots of zing to it. Gets pretty dry. Light body. Pithy bitter finish, with a bone dry close. Decent sessioner.
