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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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On gravity at Bristol Beer festival, 19/03/10. Aroma of caramel, marmalade and citrus hops. Flavour of sweet malts, nuts, and more citrus hops, with a dry finish. Good.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2010
at 02:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Small offwhite creamy shiny lasting head. Chestnut brown body. Faint fruity citric aroma. Dry-sweet apple caramel and floral taste with dusty wooden citric notes. Mild, smooth mouthfeel. Mid-bodied. Dry wooden citric apple aftertaste with peppery notes. Excellent! Fresh and drinkable. (0.25l cask, The Guildford Arms, Edinburgh.)
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2009
at 02:01
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 7
Red-amber body, off-white foamy head, no discernible aroma, bitter hoppy finish, metallic taste left in the palate. Not one of my favourite beers.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2009
at 08:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Abbotsford, 3-5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 2PR.Clear medium red amber orange color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting - diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, moderate hoppy, citrus, orange. Flavor is moderate tol ight light heavy sweet and shell bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090409]
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2009
at 18:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Bon Accord. Dark golden colour, small bubbly white head. Aroma of floral hops and caramel malts. Flavour of caramel malts, cookie dough. Sweet and bitter. Rerate: cask @ 3 Judges. Amber colour, white head. Aroma is slightly hoppy. hint of fruit. Flavour is flowery hops, malts. +.4
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2009
at 07:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask at the Halfway House. Pours clear and golden yellow to orange with small white head. Light hoppy and fruity hops aroma. Flavour is bitter an mild cidic with a light citrusy fruity note. Bitter and medium dry finish with a light malty flavour beneath.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Dec 2008
at 06:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Kent BF 08. It’s a pretty fruity bitter, bit like a shandy on the carbonation. Bit of yeast, sulphur. some dry malt towards the end. Bit of spicy ginger. It’s an ok bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2008
at 03:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[i] [b] Bottle picked up for me by Loz’s parents when they were in Edingburgh recently, consumed 27-05-08 [/i] [/b] Pours amber very clear small white head. Its a simple malty, fruity beer with reasonable bitterness, its not challenging but its absolutely fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2008
at 02:31
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Amber coloured, fruity malt nose, light sweet fruity malt nicly balanced little bitter in linger
Tried
on 06 May 2007
at 10:04
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap, Bow Bar, Edinburgh. Clear light brown color, short head. Aroma of chocolat, bit sharp. Malty taste, chocolat, bitter, bit dry, quite strong/sharp sense. I prefer chocolat like beers to be a bit more creamy.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2006
at 10:46