Swan Black
Bowness Bay Brewing Co in Kendal, Cumbria, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.74
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Set sail on a journey into the deliciously darker waters of our black IPA with its start-to-finish hoppy magnificence. Allow this beer’s rich chocolate sweetness along with its subtle citrus notes and grassy loveliness to wash over and refresh you with its Lakeland water freshness.
Swan Black is also available in 500ml Bottles.
Swan Black is also available in 500ml Bottles.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Tebay Services northbound. Poured clear deep brown with beige foam. Aroma: toasty malts, chocolate, liquorice, dark fruits. Moderate sweet & bitter. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tebay Services
on 27 Feb 2025
at 23:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Complete black pour and a fine beige head Ok intensity in the aroma Not to sweet and an ok bitterness Fine carbonation level. Easy to drink Dark malt, chocolate, roast, fruity and some citric in the flavor [Bottle – bought at The Barrel House in Kendal, England]
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2024
at 16:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from somewhere in Grasmere. Dark brown, fading beige head. Bread, dark sugars, some citrus and spices.Light bodied. Some licorice as well. Drier with light spice and modest bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2024
at 16:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Foamy beige head left a spotty cover on a dark brown still body. Liquorice, malt & toffee aroma. Medium bodied, soft & smooth with a cloying back. Malt, sweet, berry, sarsaparilla & toffee tastes with a lightly hopped tangy citrus finish. Nicely balanced.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2023
at 20:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Near-opaque but clear dark red-brown beer, thick head. Light aroma of malty chocolate. Flavour has sweet, toasty malt, chocolate, a little dried fruit, maybe a little grassy hop too but just a dash. Decent body to it. Nothing remarkable but extremely sessionable.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2023
at 20:57
10/11/2018. RAVEN, 7 Queen Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 11 Nov 2022
at 05:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
enjoyed this, similar to a porter
Tried
on 07 Feb 2022
at 01:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - deep brown to black and opaque. Fawn head. Nose - black jacks, light smoke. Taste - molasses, liquorice and more smoke. Palate - close to medium bodied. Dry, roasty middle and finish. Overall - not sure it's a black IPA, but it is a good dry stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2020
at 18:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask in Coopers Tavern, Burton-on-Trent Pours a very dark red brown with no head (served by gravity). Nose holds liquorice and roast malts. In the mouth there are dark fruits and hazelnuts, together with roast malts and some hoppiness. Finish is bitter – but then some sweetness comes through. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2020
at 15:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
15/2/2020. Bottle from Booths, Kendal; courtesy of saxo and Rasmus40, cheers! Poured clear very dark brown with a bubbly/frothy off-white to beige head. Aroma of chocolate, liquorice, roasted malt, dark fruit and hops. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2020
at 19:49