Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
tap at the brewpub - Pours clear yellow with a thin head and a light malt aroma. There’s a little lacing. The flavor has light malt, mild hops, and there’s a crisp finish. Unimpressive.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Smooth Sailing Honey Ale from Swans Brewpub 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Golden-amber colour. Honeyish, light bready malt aroma. Light leafy hops. Light flavours, mainly pale malts. Light bitterness. Smooth sailing, yeah that about sums it up.
jhaase (14941) reviewed S.O.S. Oatmeal Stout from Swans Brewpub 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap. Toasted oxidized coffee aroma Deep brown, golden brown low foamy head. Unexpectedly complex flavor:Roasted grain, toffee, coffee, a bit maple syrup, rasins. Long lasting coffee and candied nut aftertaste. Medium to light body, smooth mouthfeel.
jhaase (14941) reviewed Olde Towne Bavarian Lager from Swans Brewpub 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Tap. Pale golden, low lacing head. Very light hop nose, a hint of malt when it warms. Malt base is lacking, a bit toast. Dry grassy finish. Even less carbonation than most ungespundetes I have tried. Mellow, almost flat, 6 week long lagering period is only good if you have a full body to begin with.
jhaase (14941) reviewed Bitter from Swans Brewpub 19 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap. Light toasted aroma. Beautiful deep amber, nice golden creamy lacing head. Light toasted flavor, slightly green. Grassy balance. Creamy mouthfeel, good chewy body. Good Bitter.
jhaase (14941) reviewed Appleton Brown Ale from Swans Brewpub 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Tap. Light roasted aroma. Hazy brown. creamy lacing brown head. Chocolaty, paper, light metallic flavor. Light body, creamy mouthfeel. Quick finish.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Riley's Scotch Ale from Swans Brewpub 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark brown colour. No particular head and looks kind of flat. Malty aroma is a strong but simple dose of brown sugar, with light fruit and alcohol accents. Flavour is very sweet, not-quite-chewy brown sugar notes and a bit of earthiness. Really sticks to your mouth. Alcohol comes in late and fairly restrained, not surprising given the weight of the malts. Rich, thick and simple.
jhaase (14941) reviewed Riley's Scotch Ale from Swans Brewpub 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Chestnut brown, low head. Light roasted and raisiny aroma. Sweet preserved fruit and caramel base, light floral hops on top. Mellow, light sparkly mouthfeel, good body. Quite nice dessert beer.
jhaase (14941) reviewed India Pale Ale from Swans Brewpub 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Hazy amber, low off-white head. Fairly fruity, sweet fullness with a fitting pine and grass hop profile. Feels a bit green.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Rattenbury's Red from Swans Brewpub 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Dark amber colour. Light aroma is fairly one-dimensional, showing caramel almost exclusively. Medium body but light flavour, again largely of caramel with only a vague earthiness as a backdrop. There is sufficient richness to the flavour and body, enough to avoid the usual amber ale sensation of wateriness, but it’s too limited conceptually to achieve any status beyond ordinary.