Orkney Blast
Swannay Brewery in Swannay, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.69
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Pale and golden in colour, Orkney Blast has fruity, spicy hops and a strong malt body with a finish that builds and builds. It doesn’t drink its strength so take care!
Malts: Maris Otter, Wheat, Crystal
Hops: Citra, Goldings, HNB
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Maverick (5074) reviewed Orkney Blast from Swannay Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Casked from Cask & Barrel. Pours a gold, a bit sweet. Not really anything to write home about.
Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Orkney Blast from Swannay Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
440 ml can. Pours amber with full head. Subtle aromas of fruit and bready malts. Flavors of dry honey, dried fruit of the trail mix kind, and more soft bready malts. Really nice.
Holmen2 (8836) reviewed Orkney Blast from Swannay Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
From bottle at The Shore 18.05.18. Translucent golden. White head and lacing. Moderate aroma og marmalade and pale malt. Taste of marmalade, succade and pale malt. Moderate bitteerness, biscuits and marmalade is lingering on. High drinkability.
rozsoma (2953) ticked Orkney Blast from Swannay Brewery 8 years ago
Bottle from Stromness shop. Having a blast is just like having a blowjob...
simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Orkney Blast from Swannay Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pure white rocky head stayed well on a translucent lightly carbonated copper coloured body. Fruity, caramel aroma. Very prickly on the tongue, reasonably thick & cloying. Sweet to the fore with honey, caramel & orange followed by a bitter back of citrus & pith.
minutemat (16258) reviewed Orkney Blast from Swannay Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from Scottish Real Ale Shop. Pours clear gold, large persistent foamy white head. Aroma is prominent caramel, taste continues with what appears to be a standard English strong ale / barley wine character. Smooth, light caramel malts, soft marmalade, light spice. Not sure on the IPA connection.
LazyPyro (9998) reviewed Orkney Blast from Swannay Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle as "Orkney Blast IPA Barleywine Hybrid" (not sure if this is a different recipe where it was previously labelled as an English Strong Ale? but the artwork and name are the same).
Crystal clear golden amber colour with a one-two finger frothy head and lots of lacing. Aroma of fruity, spicy malts, sweet caramel, citrus hops, orange, pine. Taste of sweet caramel malt, spices, fruit, orange, citrus hops, orange. Well balanced with nice bitterness at the end, smooth mouthfeel, alcohol well hidden. Interesting beer.
Mabuzzer (2123) reviewed Orkney Blast from Swannay Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle. Clear amber with a foamy white head that didn’t last. Toffee aroma, taste is orange and caramel with a bitter edge. Medium body
Stuu (34525) reviewed Orkney Blast from Swannay Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours dark amber, nose is light orange, taste is rich, sweet toffee, pine.
Convair880 (6926) reviewed Orkney Blast from Swannay Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at St Albans beer festival 2014, St Albans, Herts. A light amber coloured pour with a thin off white head on top. Sweet, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes similar, sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and some butterscotch. Very tasty indeed.