Swannay (formerly Highland) Dark Munro

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

Nelson Arms, Tonbridge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		07 Feb 2026	2nd beer of this visit: This dark brown to ruby red-coloured mild from a rustic farmstead situated between the Atlantic Ocean and fertile farmland near the Swannay Loch, on the north-westerly tip of the Orkney Mainland in Scotland, came with very good head and lacing and lasting all the way. A dry hoppy first hit. A gentle maltiness rising with dark fruit flavours like plums, blackcurrants and raisins emerging. An increasingly dry bitter maltiness playing out with hints of chocolate and vanilla on its descent. Very moreish and quaffable to my taste buds and met their full approval! Formerly known as Highland Dark Munro, it has met many others' approval, too, as it won CAMRA's Champion Beer of Scotland Gold award in 2007 and Bronze in 2023.

Krakatoa (formerly The Moorings Bar), Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle	Not Tried	28 Jun 2024
McGargle	Not Tried	10 Mar 2017
McGargle		10 Mar 2016
McGargle	Not Tried	04 Feb 2016
McGargle	Not Tried	23 Dec 2015
McGargle	Not Tried	12 Feb 2013

The Bouncing Barrel, Herne Bay, Kent

The Weather Station (formerly The Eldon Arms), Reading, Berkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		01 Feb 2022	Possibly a 4 star but my taste buds were still reeling from the superb Tonkoko.

Sheffield Tap, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

The Marine Hotel, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

The New Cross Turnpike, Welling, Greater London

Leyton Orient Supporters Club, Leyton, Greater London

York Tap, York, North Yorkshire

Prince of Wales, Sean, Worcestershire

The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London

The Abbotsford, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of

Boathouse, Wylam, Northumberland

Ye Olde Mitre, Holborn, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		12 Aug 2013	A superb dark mild, I really enjoyed this.

The Congress Inn, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Tap East, Stratford, Greater London

The Cricketers, Addiscombe, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		12 Aug 2012	This replaced the Guilt Complex which ran out, absolutely superb, good crisp chocolate malt. Most enjoyable.

Old Plantation, Bearsted, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		11 Aug 2012

Stile Bridge, Marden, Kent

The Edgar Wallace, Temple, Central London

The Duchess (formerly The Duchess of Cambridge), Hammersmith, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		01 Dec 2011	Regrettably this sample was not up to the usual standard, having a tainted flavour of medicinal type. My score 11/20.