Drake (22934) reviewed Saison du Swamp from Swamp Head Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750 mL bottle shared by GT2 at the 5/7/11 DC Ratebeer gathering. Bottle #522. Pours a hazy lemon yellow color with a large frothy white head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of nutty and tart notes, honey, strawberry and other fruit notes and a yeasty finish. The taste is apricot, peach, berries, pear, honey and a tart finish. Medium bodied. Very nice beer.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
@Shipyard Emporium–on tap-pours a disappearing light brown head and black color that sheets the glass. Aroma is rich sweet dark malt/oat-molasses. Taste is rich sweet dark malt/oat-molasses, secondary earthy hops.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Near black opaque, full tan head. Sharp citric catty nose of cascade hops. Resiny citric bitter finish. Some roast. Very reminiscent of Shakespeare Stout, but more rough around the edges. Still fairly nice.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Stump Knocker Pale Ale from Swamp Head Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at Dunedin. This brew pours a slightly hazed golden-orange color with a medium off-white head that diminishes steadily. Stringy lacing. Hoppy aroma with notes of pine and citrus. medium body with flavors of piney hops, cracker-infused malt and fruit. The finish is hoppy with a citrus aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at Dunedin. 4000 beers, with no end in sight. This brew pours black with a medium tan head that recedes steadily to a film. Stringy lacing on the glass. The aroma is roasty with notes of malt and piney hops. Medium body with flavors of toasted malt, resiny hops, pine and citrus. The finish is hoppy with a lingering citrus aftertaste. Solid Black IPA all around.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Catherine's Passion from Swamp Head Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On draught at Dunedin, served in a goblet. The beer pours black with a minimal light beige head that disappears to an outer ring quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted coffee and malt, plus some dark chocolate. Rich body with flavors of black coffee, dark malts, bittersweet chocolate and hops. The finish is roasty with a long coffee aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Saison du Swamp from Swamp Head Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
750mL pours clear gold with white head. The aroma offers up lots of sweetness in the form of apples and pears along with a bit of spicy hops and spicy yeast and a touch of acidity. The taste is pretty much the same but adds some grainy malts into the finish. So so brew but considering the high price . . . well.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tasted at the Cigar City – Swamp Head tap take-over event. It pours muddy mahogany with tan head. The aroma offers up citrus hops, sweet citrusy jam, citrus hop resin and a modest level of dark roasted malts. The taste is crisp and hoppy citrusy goodness going from orange peel to tangelo to sweet orange marmalade and then into bitter grapefruit juice. I only get modest to mild levels of various dark roasted malts and chocolate malts. Yummy easy drinking brew, and I drank a lot of this during the event, but this is on the outer edges (the sessionable edge) of this new beer style.
Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Catherine's Passion from Swamp Head Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Tasted at the Cigar City – Swamp Head tap take-over event. It pours deep dark void with mocha head. The aroma is big with bold levels of roasted malts as well as some meaty dry chocolate notes, vanilla and black strap molasses at the end of the draw. The taste is just as bold with smooth rich maltiness rolling into dark roasted malts, dark roasted coffee, chocolate brownie and booze infused spicy black strap molasses into the finish. Just plain old yummy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Draft at Hunahpu’s release day. Sweaty gym sox hops. A little fruity. Dry cracker type malts.