Sulwath

Microbrewery in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Sulwath Brewery Tap Room

Established in 1995

Contact
209 King St., Castle Douglas, DG7 1DT, Scotland
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.

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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

500ml bottle, online from the brewery. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma: biscuit, vague caramel, hint of ginger. Taste: light to moderate sweet & light bitter, with a ginger biscuit vibe. Slightly unexpected/odd. Light to medium body with light carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2021 at 20:05


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle, online from the brewery, Pours pale amber with a white head. Aroma: malts, caramel. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, light roast, caramel, biscuit, wood. Medium body with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2021 at 19:07


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Panda at home thanks to SHIG. A clear dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a halo of tan head. Aroma is nutty malts, light smoke, farmyard roast, charred wood. Flavour is composed of burnt nuts, earthy roast, charred toast, light liquorice, meaty roast. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, moderate carbonation. little oily. ok.

Tried on 28 Feb 2021 at 21:27


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Panda at home thanks to SHIG. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is earthy straw, damp hay, dirty grass. Flavour is composed of dirty grains, damp hay, little ginger, spicy grass hop, firm grassy hop bitterness. Palate is semi sweet, grain husks, spicy carbonation. ok.

Tried on 28 Feb 2021 at 21:16


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Panda at home thanks to SHIG. A dark cola chestnut brown coloured pour with a loose dirty halo. Aroma is big spicy woody ginger, liquorice, woody bark, dried winter spices. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody spices, bark, dirty liquorice, farmyard char, Woody. Palate is little thin, mellow carbonation. Little dirty finish.

Tried on 28 Feb 2021 at 21:03


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Panda at home thanks to SHIG. A clear amber / copper coloured pour with a halo of loose off white head. Aroma is nutty tiwggy malts, hay, dried apple, earthy, little farmyard. Flavour is composed of thin, nutty grains, twig, hazelnut, little bunt grass, earth. Palate is light and thin, fine carbonation. dirty grass and straw finish. Meh.

Tried on 28 Feb 2021 at 20:55


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

27/2/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours very dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, toasted malt, drinking chocolate, earthy, roots and touch herbal. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2021 at 14:21


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

27/2/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours clear golden with a small frothy white head. Nice looking pour. Aroma of malt, caramel, fruit and veg. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, average carbonation. Looks were it's highlight

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2021 at 14:21


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

27/2/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours clear amber/bronze with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, biscuit, fruit and butterscotch. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2021 at 14:20


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

28/2/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours very dark brown with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, dried fruits, dark chocolate, touch of Christmas spice and winter berry. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Light body, a little watery, soft carbonation. Dry and somewhat bitter roasted finish.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2021 at 14:20