Swannay Brewery Sneaky Wee Orkney Stout

Sneaky Wee Orkney Stout

 

Swannay Brewery in Swannay, Orkney, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Stout Regular
Score
7.02
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 46
A dry hopped brown stout with a creamy tan head. Look out for smooth roasted malts, chocolate and liquorice on the palate. A perfect sneaky wee session stout.

Malts: Maris Otter Wheat Roast Barley
Hops: Celeia El dorado HNB Motueka Northern Brewer
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Hand pulled third of a pint in The Boot on 26th September 2025. Black body, beige head that lasted. Malty brew with chocolate being the main player flavour wise, some decent hop action prevents it getting too sweet.

Tried from Cask at Boot Micropub on 26 Sep 2025 at 15:00


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating - Pint from the cask, pours black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, wood, liquorice & roasted malt. Medium body. Hints of coffee in the dry finish

Tried from Cask on 30 Jan 2025 at 20:53


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Lukt: Kaffe, røsta malt, kirsebær, lakris, mørk sjokolade. Utseende: Sort. Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng. Smak: Kaffe, røsta malt, kirsebær, lakris, mørk sjokolade. Medium: Rating:3,5-747413, Flaske@500ml, ABV@4.2%, Når@30.05.2024. Hvor: Vaaland Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme. Swannay Sneaky Wee Orkney Stout Stout

Tried on 29 May 2024 at 17:12


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with full head. Aromas of chocolate, plastic, licorice, cola, and roasted malts. Flavors of roasted malts and wet burnt wood

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2023 at 18:30


25/07/2017. STOCKBRIDGE TAP, 2-4 Raeburn Place, Stockbridge, EDINBURGH, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2023 at 08:48


7

Aroma plomme, røsted malt, mørk karamell. Utseende klar mørk brun med beige skum. Smak røsted malt, karamell, kaffe, sjokolade, plomme. Fyld

Tried on 23 Nov 2018 at 19:54


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Aroma plomme, røsted malt, mørk karamell. Utseende klar mørk brun med beige skum. Smak røsted malt, karamell, kaffe, sjokolade, plomme. Fyldig, saftig. Flaske på Hamna og Bier med Djoye, 50cl 4,2%

Tried on 23 Nov 2018 at 18:55


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Jet black colour with average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige to tan head. Floral, fruity hoppy and roasty dark malty aroma, hints of orange and...; the hop flavours are rather ephemeral and give way to hints of liquorice and burnt coffee all too easy - not more than a weak floral honey touch remains. Taste is roasty dark malty and fruity hoppy, hints of mandarine, orange, orange zest, orange flavoured dark chocolate, a touch of honey, minimally metallic overtones; almost a bit watery - it seems that the hop flavours can't be tied down to too light a body at large.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2018 at 16:35


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.2%. Black colour, moderate tan head. Aroma of moderately roast malts, chocolate and mild coffee. The slightly dry flavour has also roast malts, coffee and dark chocolate, hints of tar and liquorice.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2018 at 23:44


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Black. Aniseed and licorice up front. Dry with light-medium body and well rounded mouthfeel. Coffee and licorice, soft and pleasant. Mid bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 22 Mar 2018 at 17:02