St. Magnus
Swannay Brewery in Swannay, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.51
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Our Orcadian ESB. Amber in colour, St Magnus is a medium-bodied beer that is smooth and mellow yet still offering a charge of zingy hops in the finish.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from the Scottish Real Ale Shop. Pours light brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, red berries, butterscotch & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Very enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2025
at 18:52
19/05/2006. BARRELS ALEHOUSE, 59-61 Bridge Street, BERWICK UPON TWEED, Northumberland, England
Tried
on 28 Feb 2023
at 11:12
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, thanks to my beerpal Olav who brought it home from the Orkneys. ABV is 4.5%. Deep golden to amber colour, moderate white head, decent lacing. Moderate but nice aroma with fruity and malty notes, hints of nuts and toffee. Moderately malty and nutty flavour with "dusty" English hops throughout. Okay, but not remarkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2021
at 14:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Light brown with a frothy white head that soon turns wispy. Aroma of caramel and roasted grains. Taste is mildly bitter most of the way through. A mild, fruity tartness rounds out the finish. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Pleasant.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2020
at 16:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle: BBE Dec 2020. Bought in Kirkwall and drank on board my cruise liner on 3rd Sep 2019. Deep amber body, malty and good all round! My kind of Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2019
at 16:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Cloisters, Edinburgh. Light hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 160419
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2019
at 20:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at cloisters. Pours clear amber gold, thin white head. Aromas of toffee, biscuit. Light herbal bitter taste, which grows down the glass. Clean finish. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2015
at 11:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours pale amber, nose is malty toffee, taste is sweet, fruity, light toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2014
at 01:25
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2013. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel aroma. Fruity malty spicy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Oct 2013
at 07:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Half, cask at Cloisters. Clear, dark amber coloured body. Tiny, white layer. Spotty lacing to the upper level of the glass. Honeyed sweet citrus nose. Fine blended taste character of fruity hops and caramel malts followed by a bittersweet taste. Medium bodied. Satisfying version of the style (Edinburgh 07.08.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2013
at 11:12