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Craigmill Swallow I.P.A. 2.65 31

Craigmill Swallow I.P.A.

 (RETIRED)
Percentile
22
overall
Formerly brewed at Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Bitter

Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
312.65/5.02.65/5.0Summer4%12.8English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask; Summer - July onwards. Also available in pasteurised bottle.
Swallow I.P.A. will be our standard cask session ale. A light golden ale with a crisp hop finish. It is the only beer brewed with Scottish hops grown in the nearby Clyde Valley. Available July onwards.
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 Ungstrup (15336), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Nov 28, 2002  
An amber sligthly hazy beer with a good head, though it disappears quite quick. It has a very nice fruity bitter-sweet aroma, do I detect a little orange? The flavor is a nice bitterness right from the start, no sweetness at all. It is a nice bitterness more like an English IPA than an American - different hop. The bitterness lingers a long time and turns almost woody at last. A very nice beer, that I definately will try again.


 JoeM500 (1876), Chicago (little italy), Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
May 17, 2002  
Sweeter than any IPA I’ve ever tried. A nice copper color, Sweet malty nose. Very light feel in the mouth, hops is present at the tail end. Sweet aftertaste stays a while.


 maeib (4745), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 4, 2005  
Bottled. A nice orange gold coloured beer with no head and little carbonation. The aroma is really hoppy, citrus notes especially oranges shine out. The taste too has good hop qualities and is quite thick in the mouth. There is a little off-putting sulphorous note hidden in there, but for a 4% hoppy British beer it’s really good.


 GarethYoung (1110), Glasgow, Scotland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Jan 14, 2007  
[Cask from The Three Judges] Fruity, peach notes, perfumed hops. Light fruity palate with a dry, perfumy finish.


 DJMonarch (6878), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Feb 4, 2006  
Cask Stillage at the Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt, Liverpool 19/02/2003 Clear golden coloured and pale. Slightly dry lasting finish.


 Davhgbrew (418), Boca Raton, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 4, 2002  
I found this one in a little liquor store in England, seems pretty common though. Very hoppy aroma, not too much hops in the flavor though. Very drinkable Ipa, not too watery or fruity.


 rauchbier (3002), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 9, 2002  
Slight sediment in bottle but not sure if it was BC or just rough filtered. Amber gold with moderate head, predominantly hoppy nose, malty caramel sweet body with some hop flavour and bitterness and a hoppy finish.


 RichardGretton (3152), Leicestershire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 25, 2005  
Bottled. Golden amber beer with a smoothly caramel and hopped aroma. The flavour is quite grassy, slightly hopped and slightly fruity. Overall a good ale.



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