Swannay Brewery Pale Ale

Pale Ale

 

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

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
6.83
ABV: 4.7% IBU: - Ticks: 40
This beer is a respectful Orcadian nod to the pale ales of America’s West Coast. Crystal malt gives the beer sweet body and US hops provide plenty of punchy, citrus flavours.

Malts: Maris Otter, Wheat, Crystal
Hops: Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Simcoe
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled@AIH66 Beer Session (from K Citymarket Rovaniemi). Amber colour, small slightly off-white head. Aroma is floral, wooden, earthy and some slight sulphury and quite "hard watery" (kind of Marstonlike hard water). Flavour is hard water, grass, herbs and some slight bitter floral notes. Quite long lingering bitterness in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2016 at 07:31


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

Bottled (K-Citymarket Rovaniemi)
Clear pale amber color, small steady beige head, nice lacing. Aroma has fruits eg. apricot and is a bit flowery. Light-bodied. Fruity, a bit sweet and flowery. Nice English hoppyness in the finish. Well-balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2016 at 07:31


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle 0.5l at home, Riihimäki. Colour is clear orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Sweetness, some grain, wheat, biscuit, some hops and malts.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2016 at 13:24


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

500ml bottle from K-Citymarket Ruoholahti. BBE 11/2017. Pours clear dark golden orange with a small head. Aroma of grass, hay, citrus, hints of tropical fruits and biscuity maltiness. Taste is crisp, grainy and slightly caramely with some citrus, fruits, hints of herbal notes and earthiness. Finish is crisp, biscuity malty and slightly caramely with some grass, citrus and fruits. Quite crisp English pale ale with an interesting hop profile.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2016 at 12:09


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

50cl bottle from K Citymarket, Vantaa. Poured deep golden color with a thick white head. Toffeeish, creamy, hoppy, nutty aroma. Nice. Bitter, toffee, fudgy nutty notes in flavor, grassy bitter finish. Excellent stuff. Nice body and drinkability. Good one indeed.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2016 at 10:31


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

A coppery beer, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has slightly toffeeish maltyness, lemon and some fruitness. Taste has toffee, nice bitterness, some lemon and wood. Medium bodied, nicely smooth palate. Brittish and toffeeish, fresh, good beer.

Tried on 08 Oct 2016 at 04:32


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tried at the Sheffield Tap. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma citrus, orange and pineapple. Taste light sweet, with a refreshing finish.

Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2016 at 14:58


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF 2016, Olympia, London. A golden/amber coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, grapefruit aroma. Tastes hoppy, citrus, grapefruit. OK pale..

Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2016 at 05:57


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

Bottle shared during Scopey’s 5K tasting - Croydon, London. Cheers! Pours clear gold with a creamy white head. The nose holds citrus, orange rind, light hay. Light sweet flavor with rindy citrus bitterness, more hay, pale bread. Light bodied with average carbonation. Dry on the finish, with still further rindy bitterness, moderate sweetness. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2015 at 16:50


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell on 28th April 2015. Orangey amber with thin off-white foam and spot lace. Fruity, hoppy aroma with grapefruit and tangerine. Sweet berry fruits, tangerine, lemon and grapefruit in-mouth forming a rich blend. A savoury/nutty touch, and lemon tingle on the tongue. Bitterness and malts dominate a long finish. Zingy mouthfeel and lightish body for strength. A great pale ale.

Tried from Cask on 30 Apr 2015 at 04:29