The Grace
Sulwath in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.93
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An extremely refreshing celebration ale, made using three different hop varieties, combined with the best “Maris Otter & Crystal” malts to create a colour reminiscent of a Galloway sunset, with a rich full bodied flavour that balances the caramel undertones.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating from 2011 - From the cask at the Selkirk Arms Hotel, Kirkcudbright, pours amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of bread, biscuit, caramel & nuts. Moderate body. Sweet mildly bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2025
at 14:14
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
500ml. bottle. @Polharrow Acommodation, St John's Town of Dalry (Scotland). 10/08/2023 [#6.726 Global - #260 Scotland - #3 Sulwath Brewers] Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma: biscuits, distant nuts and dough. Taste: confectionery, caramel malts and biscuits. Phenolic and spiced malts aftertaste.Thin and watery. Next one please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2023
at 07:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Lancashire Bottle Shop. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light lemon and white bread. Taste is light sweet lemon and biscuit. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2022
at 17:16
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml bottle, online from the brewery. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma: biscuit, vague caramel, hint of ginger. Taste: light to moderate sweet & light bitter, with a ginger biscuit vibe. Slightly unexpected/odd. Light to medium body with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2021
at 20:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Creamy white head left a decent cover on a clear copper coloured still body. Fruity aroma with malt & nut. Medium bodied, creamy over the tongue with a lightly carbonated clean back. Well balanced tastes of berries, tea, malt, spice & caramel.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2019
at 21:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours amber, nose is light orange, taste is citrus, caramel.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2014
at 23:45
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottled. Hazy golden, small head. Fruity nose with notes of grass. Mid sweet with light body and rounded mouthfeel. Somewhat grainy with fairly low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2014
at 10:03
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is sweet malty. Light grainy, sweet malty and toasted. Dry and light toasted malty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2013
at 06:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2013. It pours golden yellow with a small white head. The nose is earthy, hay, barnyard, grain, faint cheese and light toast. The taste is dough, earthy, citrus, grass, light floral, crisp bitterness and some underlying sweetness with a dry, finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Nice condition. Fine golden.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2013
at 05:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Really pleased to see three different bottles from this brewery at a party (4th Aug 2012): talked to the host and ensured I got all three to try. This was the first: best before 14 July 2012, so just out of date, like the other two. Anyway it was poured into a glass tankard. Light to mid-amber look to it, head of white bubbles, stayed and gave some impressive lacing, so conditioning was good. Bread/biscuity malt aroma, lightly baked, no burnt or heavy maltiness here, or in the taste. Semi-sweet feel to the taste, caramel for sure with that malty molasses taste some brews now seem to have. I’ve a sweet tooth, so I really enjoyed this as my starter for the evening.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2012
at 07:48