Pale Ale
Swannay Brewery in Swannay, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.83
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Malts: Maris Otter, Wheat, Crystal
Hops: Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Simcoe
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BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Pale Ale from Swannay Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Hand-pulled pint in ’The Plough’ Shifnal on 21 Aug 2013. Looked good: bright and golden, with a white head of creamy foam which gave plenty of heavy lacing as the beer level sank down the glass. Hoppy from the start: the nose giving plenty of warning, mild citrus notes in an otherwise dry semi-bitter hop tasting brew. There is a malt presence, but it’s there just to stop the hops taking over completely and preventing the beer becoming too one dimensional. I found the beer both refreshing and rewarding, this is a good beer and mine had been looked after very well by the cellarman. Best beer of the day (only had five though).
caesar (10848) reviewed Pale Ale from Swannay Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ gbbf, as orkney highland pale ale. Clear amber color. Hoppy aroma, some malt. Medium bitter. Decent stuff
Back (3589) reviewed Pale Ale from Swannay Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Gylden klar skum hvid luftig lidt lang Citrus smør grape metal Bitter meget Tør flad @gbbf ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
RichTheVillan (12489) reviewed Pale Ale from Swannay Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at The Craven Arms; golden amber pour with white head, slight citrus aroma, citrus taste a hint of grapefruit, refreshing.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Pale Ale from Swannay Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at Caley Sample Rooms. Pours yellow gold with thin white head. Aromas of light caramel malts, lemon hops and peach. More on the taste, with a good bitterness, but the bitterness builds into being just a bit too much for a sessionable pint. Nice beer though.
stravale (3279) reviewed Pale Ale from Swannay Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask @ Nairn Beer Fest [280213]
Light golden amber, big frothy white head, clear, some lacing
Aroma - Citrus hops, soft grapefruit, touch of grassy hop, some nice zest, light pale malts
Taste of citrus hops. some resinous hop, grapefruit, hint of orange zest, good sweet pale malt in background, fruity quite juicy pale malts
Palate - Medium carb, quite oily. Finish as main flavour, good linger of grapefruit and soft resinous fruity malts
Overall - One of Highland’s best pale ales - I prefer this to the Duke
fonefan (84534) reviewed Pale Ale from Swannay Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ Red Squirrel, 21 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2DJ.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, pale malt, fruity, moderate hoppy, citrus, lemon. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120423]
yespr (55501) reviewed Pale Ale from Swannay Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From cask at Caley Sample Room. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off white head. Aroma is smooth fruity, crisp grapefruity and light peachy. Botter, grapefruity and light floral. Dry and lingering hoppy finish.
McCash (16021) reviewed Pale Ale from Swannay Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On cask @ Cloisters Highland tap takeover. Pours hazy, golden with a proportionate head. The nose has citrus and caramel with distinctive green notes from Highland yeast. The taste has more of the same, though less citrus and more green herby notes this time. The palate is medium bodied, creamy in texture with a dry refreshing finish. Overall, another well made light hoppy ale from Highland.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Pale Ale from Swannay Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Highland Launch night ... amber ...small white head ... very light fruity .. soft NS front hop nose... juicy fruits ... light zezty fruits ... soft toffee malts ... mellow sweet orange passion fruit .