Swans Brewpub

Brewpub in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Swans Hotel (Buckerfield Brewing)

Established in 1989

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1601 Store St, Victoria, V8W 1N6, Canada

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4.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Poured from 650mL bottle. Clear gold with quickly dissipating near white head. Mild bready malt with a hint of metallic hops. The description should read... For the beer drinkers who enjoy cold, boring, bland beers. or as CapFlu said - a new Canadian style: BC Bland.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2020 at 03:56

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Poured from the tap. Dark brown with beige head. Nutty roast with a bit of caramel. While I’m not a fan of the style, I appreciate that this is decently done.
Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2020 at 05:05

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Poured from the tap. Clear golden copper with white head. Biscuit malt and pine hops, slightly oily.
Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2020 at 05:00

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Poured from the tap. Near clear orangey brown with off white head. Light bread malt with mild raspberry. Simple, decent.
Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2020 at 04:57

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Poured from the tap. Clear brownish gold with off white head. Dank bready quality with very mild hopping, feint pine hop finish.
Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2020 at 04:53

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Soft grain sweetness, medium gold body with no head. Flavour is chewy grain, sweetness, unintelligible lager notes. Full or so on the mouth. Pretty heavy and cloying for a light beer.
Tried on 22 Jun 2019 at 23:44

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Ok, dark brown. Chocolatey and light.... a bit thin tho. And this was the best of the 15 beers on tap, go figure.
Tried from Draft on 11 Jun 2019 at 23:04

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Brassy colour, the nose is overripe fruit.  Similar palate, but bland, underhopped, which is not good for a beer called muy hoppy.
Tried on 11 Jun 2019 at 23:03

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bright, thin head, light amber, overripe...meh...chewy too...old school amber IPA with Comet? Ok, I mean, if that's a good idea.
Tried on 11 Jun 2019 at 23:02

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Medium brown, thin and crackery...nope, did not nail it.  Was never going to be easy for a non-lager brewer to do this justice.
Tried on 11 Jun 2019 at 23:02