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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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask at Bow Bar. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and slight malty. Sweet, malty and fruity. Subdued bitterness. Sweet and lingering into the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2010
at 04:11
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask, Malt & Hops, Leith. Deep amber and bright. The aroma is strange, a bit perfumey maybe. Soapy taste, way too much alcohol in the finish. Not well-balanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2010
at 15:37
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
31st July 2010. ChrisO’s ’Raise The Roof’ tasting.
Clear gold beer. Good off white head. Light sour malt. A little orange hop. Finishes dry.
Clear gold beer. Good off white head. Light sour malt. A little orange hop. Finishes dry.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2010
at 03:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Chris O’s ’Raise the Roof’ tasting. Amber pour with a white head. Malty, citrus nose. Honey, citrus, toffee and malt flavours. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2010
at 06:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt as well as some fruit. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and fruit, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2010
at 04:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
cask at Bow Bar in Edinburgh - Pours amber gold with a small, lasting head and good lacing. It smells of hops and lightly fruity malt. The flavor has good bitterness and is well balanced. It’s smooth, medium bodied, and quite quaffable.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2010
at 19:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
500 ml bottle, thanks to my beerpal Olav who brought it home from the Orkneys. ABV is 6%. Deep golden colour, big to moderate white head, some lacing. Fairly nice aroma, fruity and herbal hops, also noticeable malts, hints of toffee. The flavour has acceptable malts but is not very sweet, with distinct herbal and "dusty" English hops in the finish. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2010
at 13:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Corks, Bristol. Amber in colour with plenty of carbonation. Malty, marmalade and fruity hop aroma. Flavour was sweet, with some citrus hop, sticky malts and short dry finish. Good without standing out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2010
at 10:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
One-third pint, gravicask, SIBA Brewery Bar, GBBF. Appealing clear copper coloured body. Display of laceworks on the glass. Fine aromas of dry, late fruits. The taste character is a blend of dried fruits and malts ending up with a rather long-lived bittersweet ending. A bit vinous on the swallow. Harmonious and good (Earls Court, London 06.08.2009).
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Sep 2009
at 09:09
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF 2009. Golden color, not much head. Slight fruity and plastic nose. Medium-bodied. Has apple, wood and some grass in the flavor. Bitter aftertaste. A bit like an European strong lager.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2009
at 14:34