Orkney Blast
Swannay Brewery in Swannay, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.67
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UK Strong Ale
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
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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5.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2026
at 23:30
6/10
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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.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2025
at 00:57
7.5/10
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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.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2023
at 13:51
5.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2018
at 18:36
6/10
Bottle from Stromness shop. Having a blast is just like having a blowjob...
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2017
at 15:06
6.4/10
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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.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2016
at 15:10
6.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2016
at 16:15
6.8/10
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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.
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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2016
at 15:08
6.6/10
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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
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2015
at 10:37
7.9/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2014
at 01:20