Sulwath
Microbrewery
in Castle Douglas,
Dumfries and Galloway,
Scotland 🏴
Associated Venue: Sulwath Brewery Tap Room
Established in 1995
Contact
Description
Our real ales are hand crafted with the local palate in mind, and to exacting standards. We take great pride in the production of our products which are brewed traditionally, with no concentrates, colourings or extract and with accent on the taste of yesteryear. When was the last time you savoured the aroma of a mass produced beer, or tasted its wholesome natural flavour?
Opened in 1995. Moved in 2000 from Gillfoot Brewery, Southerness, Kirkbean.
Opened in 1995. Moved in 2000 from Gillfoot Brewery, Southerness, Kirkbean.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask @ Bon Accord, Glasgow. Cloudy golden color, short creamy head. orange, citrus, barnyard. Dry, hint of wood.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2010
at 10:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, damped stained, earth, light caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100417]
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2010
at 23:18
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle @ Brugmansia/Fonefan Tasting, April 2010. Pours clear copper with a off white creamy head. Nose is sweet toffeee and caramel. Medium bodied. Dry and grainy flavor. Some cellar notes..
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2010
at 13:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 5.0%. Quite malty aroma. Clear dark brown colour. Small frothy almost white head. The flavour is roasted and a little papery. Also roasted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2010
at 07:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, spicy - licorice, moderate hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, chlorine notes ? Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090806]
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Nov 2009
at 02:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Ayrshire Real Ale Festival 09. Clear golden colour, off-white head. Aroma of textile clothes, hops, citrus. Flavour is hoppy and malty. Slgihtly sweet. Good drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Oct 2009
at 09:32
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Gravicask from the Scottish Bar at GBBF. Clear golden. Dry fruity aroma. Fruity flavour developing to a more hop resinous taste with some dry spices. Rounded in the mouth. Alright, but a bit out of tune (Earls Court, 06.08.2009).
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2009
at 16:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2009. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is wooden, floral hoppy and also has some mild earthyness and bready malts in it. Flavour is sweet nectary along with fruits, some leathery notes as well as strange notes of sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2009
at 01:20
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask@GBBF 2009. Golden color, small off-white. Sweetish fruity hoppy aroma. Raw apple flavor, fruity. A bit odd.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2009
at 02:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Kays Bar, 39 Jamaica Street, Edinburgh EH3, Scotland.Clear dark brown color with a average to large, creamy to frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090410]
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2009
at 02:20