eurosoba (18570) ticked Batch 1488 from Swannay Brewery 3 years ago
28/03/2015. BATH BREW HOUSE, 14 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (CITY PUBS). Check-in dates from when the brewery was known as Highland
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Orkney Porter from Swannay Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. Pitch black colour, small beige head, that leaves some lace. Aroma is mild roast, some toffee, a bit dried fruity tones with some slight ashes and herbs. Flavour is herbal, some dried fruity tones with mild toast, roast and a wee bit of ashes. The alcohol is quite well hidden, but does show up a bit too.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Orkney Session from Swannay Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. Golden colour with a smal white head. Aroma is sweet floral notes with some caramel, mild biscuity and some earthy tones. Flavour is floral, fruity, wooden and some mild grassy bitterness along with some biscuity maltiness to it.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Scapa Bere from Swannay Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Orangeish amber colour with a small foamy off-white head. Aroma is grains, some fruitiness, mild floral and some dried fruity elements. Flavour is grainy, mild biscuity and some caramelly tones along with some flora, mild dried fruits and some herbal, wooden and grassy bitterness. Smooth and actually surprisingly refreshing.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Banyan from Swannay Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Canned. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is citrus, some herbs, lemongrass, mild toffee and some floral notes. Flavour is bready malts, some fruity, floral and mild grassy notes with some slight toffee.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled (from Alko). Black colour with a small brown head. Aroma is vanilla, roasted malts, some whisky sweetness as well as some wooden tones. Flavour is vanilla, chocolate, whisky, ash and some slight toffee tones. A bit ashy and roasted malts in the aftertaste. Still kinda of smooth.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Starboard Porter from Swannay Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from Cork & Cask online. Pours clear, light brown with a small, creamy khaki head. Lightly sweet with soft roast, toasted malts, a few berries and toffee. Light bodied with average carbonation. Mellow earthy notes, ripening berries and toasted toffee to finish. Simple, drinkable.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Orkney Session from Swannay Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from Cork & Cask. Pours clear gold with a billowing, frothy white head. Lightly sweet with easygoing pale biscuits, a little dough, faint yeast, hay. Light bodied with active carbonation. Decent balance to finish, crisp pale malts, biscuits, light bitter straw and grass. Fine and drinkable.
anchr (2305) ticked Magnus Blonde from Swannay Brewery 3 years ago
jamestulloch (9642) reviewed Scapa Bere from Swannay Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Against The Grain. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of biscuit and straw. Flavour of earth, dried leaves and bread. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Light fizz. Very bready and moreish. A tasty beer that celebrates Orkney’s distinctive Bere barley.