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Highland Brewing Company / Swannay Brewery: Orkney Blast

This traditional strong ale is/was brewed by Highland Brewing Company / Swannay Brewery in Orkney, Highlands & Islands, Scotland. It's achieved an overall score of 47.85%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 6.00%.

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Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
9th Nov 2018 at 10:40 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.00 medium golden and cloudy Taste: 80%
Head: 91.11%
Aroma: 44%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 10%
 47.850% resiny-citrus 777

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Other Beers (etc.) by Highland Brewing Company / Swannay Brewery

Apart from Orkney Blast, Hop Horizons lists 5 others by Highland Brewing Company / Swannay Brewery. These are:
Island Hopping
Orkney Best
Orkney Porter
Scapa Special
St. Magnus Ale

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