Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Swans, pours a hazy dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma is quite sweet and syrupy, with lots of caramel, dark fruits, and toffee. Flavour is sweet and fruity, with lots of caramel, syrupy toffee, and red fruits. Bold, syrupy without being cloying, and very drinkable. Excellent.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Flammenbeer from Swans Brewpub 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Swans, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with lots of smoky peat upfront, with a touch of bready malt. Flavour is wonderfully peated, with a perfectly calibrated peat smoke, gentle residual sweetness and a touch of caramel bready malt. This is beautifully rounded. Frankly, an excellent smoked lager.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On tap at Swans, pours a clear dark red with a small white head. Aroma reveals the tart raspberries upfront, with a touch of biscuity malt underneath. Flavour incorporates a rather gentle, lightly tart raspberry character upfront, and biscuity malt. Not much depth, but it's clean and drinkable. Decent.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Venerator Doppelbock from Swans Brewpub 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Swans, pours a dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted caramel upfront, with bready malt and a bit of nuttiness. Flavour is powerful, with big caramely malt notes upfront, attenuated by dry bready malt and a bit of red fruitiness. Wonderfully constructed, with everything cohesively integrated. Excellent.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Dunkel from Swans Brewpub 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Earthy yeast and toast. Deep clear brown with a decent beige head. Dry and toasted cocoa with an earthy note.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Thomas Uphill Amber Ale from Swans Brewpub 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Nutty and bitter. Dirty brown with a small white head. Nutty and dark toasted cocoa.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Hefeweizen from Swans Brewpub 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Super banana eaters and fruity mango. Clear gold with a decent white head. Super fruity and estery with lots of mango and cardamom.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Eastern Lager from Swans Brewpub 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Light spicy grains. Clear gold with a decent white head. Bitter up front with some decent grains and a dry finish.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Dad's Beer from Swans Brewpub 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pale grains. Clear gold with a decent white head. Soft bitter grains and a light finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark sweet caramel. Deep amber with a decent white head. Dark toffee, sweet and sticky with a light finish. Nice.