Black Swan
Vale Brewery in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.20
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a soft rounded malt finish.
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tokyobeerdrinker (9001) reviewed Black Swan from Vale Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Southampton Arms. Dark brown, almost black with pretty much no head. Aroma is fruity, but plummy. Taste is fruity with a grainy finish, maybe also a touch of cola. Dry and grainy at the end. Quite rich. Nice enough. --- Beer merged from original tick of Black Swan on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Cask at Southampton Arms. Dark brown, almost black with pretty much no head. Aroma is fruity, but plummy. Taste is fruity with a grainy finish, maybe also a touch of cola. Dry and grainy at the end. Quite rich. Nice enough.
RichTheVillan (12489) reviewed Black Swan from Vale Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at Birmingham Beer Festival 2016; dark brown pour with a bubbly tan head, aroma has dark fruits and a hint of coffee, taste has coffee, some liquorice.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Black Swan from Vale Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2016. Poured a very dark brown with a beige coloured head. Aroma is lightly roasted malt, chocolate and nut. Medium roasted bitterness. Body is fairly light, texture slick. Biscuity finish.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Black Swan from Vale Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at GBBF ’16, day one, 09/08/16. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent light tan cap. Nose is earthy fruit rinds, light spice, toffee, biscuit. Taste comprises brown bread, toffee, mild peppery spice, fruit cake. Medium body, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent mild.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Black Swan from Vale Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at GBBF 2016 09/08/2016. A nutty brown coloured pour with a a lasting beige head. Aroma is jammy fruit, berry. Flavour is composed of sweet nutty malts, jammy fruit, Palate is semi sweet, watery, thin, lowish carbonation.
VastActiv (16429) reviewed Black Swan from Vale Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Cask at Black Door, Helsinki. Originally rated 24032012. Colour is dark brown with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Chocolate and roasted malts.
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Black Swan from Vale Brewery 11 years ago
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Black Swan from Vale Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Millets Farm Shop, Frilford, nr Abingdon. Deep brown with a lasting beige head and a light fizz. Maybe a little thin. Blackberries up front with a touch of smoke and a smidgen of cough mixture. Really quite fruity actually before chocolate and lightly roasted malt comes through in the dry, bittersweet finish. Surprisingly decent; much better than Vale’s usual offerings.
TimE (11146) reviewed Black Swan from Vale Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Dark brown color. Chocolate, wood nose. Medium body, malty, with chocolate notes, but a bit too straightforward
lad_newton (4207) reviewed Black Swan from Vale Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at St Radegund, Cambridge on 4th June 2013. Deep red with almost no head or lacing. Malty sweet aroma. Rich malts, berries and coffee in-mouth, and a roasty, fruity finish. Engaging mouthfeel, light body.