bb (18607) reviewed Riley's Scotch Ale from Swans Brewpub 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft. Ruby brown color with a small off-white head. Malty aroma. Rich fruity malt flavor. Full bodied. Nice beer. Hides alcohol well.
bb (18607) reviewed India Pale Ale from Swans Brewpub 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Draft. Rich amber beer with a thin white head. Grapefruit aroma. Grainy malt flavor over citrus hops. Lighter bodied and easy drinking.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Tessier's Witbier from Swans Brewpub 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Hazy yellow colour. Strong mandarin and coriander nose. Lightly fruity, wheaty flavour profile. A fairly mild, but balanced wit.
Oakes (33770) reviewed S.O.S. Oatmeal Stout from Swans Brewpub 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark brown, no real head to speak of. Aroma of demerara, with hints of prunes. The flavour is toffeeish, slightly earthy with notes of brown sugar and light chocolate. Not all that roasty - has a foreign-stouty kind of character. Hint of black malt tartness in the finish.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Bitter from Swans Brewpub 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Light golden-brown colour. Slight brown sugar sweetness and hints of earth are the main features. Bland, caramelly with vague English hop earthiness. Fairly sticky finish. Some underattenuation problems at the brewery these days? Sad, this used to be a beauty back in the 90’s.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Pandora Pale Ale from Swans Brewpub 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Light amber colour. Lifeless appearance - no carbonation to speak of. Fairly light in flavour. Surprisingly bland, I found myself struggling to notice anything at all about this beer.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Berry Ale from Swans Brewpub 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Dark amber with slight reddish hue. Strong raspberry aroma. Light body with hints of dark malt underneath a predominantly fruit-syrupy flavour. There is a slight malt chewiness in the finish that salvages things somewhat, but I’m not into it.
Oakes (33770) reviewed India Pale Ale from Swans Brewpub 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Golden-amber colour. Slighlty woody aroma. Sweetish start - syrupy but then turns very bitter late with hints of woody dryness...but still residual sweetness that clashes with the hops. Cloying IPAs...not my thing.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Appleton Brown Ale from Swans Brewpub 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Hazy dark brown colour. Straightforward malty/hazelnutty aroma. Strange body - both full and thin, like you’d find in a nitro beer, but this was a firkin. I guess both have low carbo. No worries though, I’ll be at the brewery next month. The flavour is mainly about carastany malts and a light nuttiness. Doesn’t appear anything wrong with the beer, but a standard brown ale is just so uninspiring for me.
crit200 (5349) reviewed S.O.S. Oatmeal Stout from Swans Brewpub 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Black with lasting brown head. Great chocolate malt aroma. Roasted choc malt flavor with hints of espresso. Light bodied