Swans Brewpub Arctic Ale

Arctic Ale

 

Swans Brewpub in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
5.51
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4.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Poured from 650mL bottle. Clear gold with quickly dissipating near white head. Mild bready malt with a hint of metallic hops. The description should read... For the beer drinkers who enjoy cold, boring, bland beers. or as CapFlu said - a new Canadian style: BC Bland.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2020 at 03:56


4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Boring lager. Pours gold. Not overly offensive and good enough for style. This should have been my sign to stop sampling here. On tap at brewpub.

Tried from Draft on 05 May 2013 at 01:06


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Glass, 5 ounces, draught, at the pub, savoured on April 30, 2009; eye: straw, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of tan head, slight lacing; nose: light malt, light hops, slight grapefruit; mouth: slight malt, slight hops, light corn, finale where the hops makes a surprising appearance, medium body, lightly bitter, medium-light body, slightly grainy texture, rather carbonated; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Verre, 5 onces, en fût, bue sur place, savourée le 29 avril 2009; œil : paille, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse fauve, très légère dentelle; nez : léger malt, léger houblon, très léger pamplemousse; bouche : très léger malt, léger houblon, léger maïs, finale ou le houblon fait une apparition surprise, corps moyen, légèrement amère, corps moyen-léger, texture légèrement granuleuse, plutôt carbonatée; en résumé : correct

Tried on 14 May 2009 at 16:03


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Draught at the brewpub
Blond color. Is it really an Ale??? Think of an average Lager...

Tried on 03 Aug 2008 at 04:59


4.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

On tap at the brewpub
Golden and bright. Slightly earthy aroma. Sweet palate, some anglohop. Somewhat bready but also somewhat doughy. Finishes fairly dry, with something of an English hop taste. What can I say - dull as dishwater.

Tried from Draft on 19 Aug 2007 at 23:56