Swordfish
Wadworth and Company Ltd.

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From:
Wadworth and Company Ltd.
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Ranked #83
ABV:
5%
Score:
85
Ranked #21,724
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 12.33%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
13
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 23, 2022
Added:
Jul 18, 2011
Wants:
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Gots:
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Ratings by wl0307:
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Rated by wl0307 from England

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

Apr 28, 2014
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Reviewed by Offa from California

4.34/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle bought at the brewery.
Dark copper. Small off white head.
Aroma fruitcake.
Taste. Dark burnt caramel and sugar. Raisins. Sweeter start. Surprisingly dry finish with hop bitterness balancing sweetness. Great. Not quite as great as 6x or Old Timer, though.
Jul 23, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by cryptichead from Illinois

Mar 15, 2017
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Reviewed by vinicole from England

3.77/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hook Norton Beer Fest' 2016. Gravity fed.
Quite dark brown Very little head.
Sweet aroma of fruit.
Light molasses, toffee and 'raisin n' rum' fudge. Bitter finish.
Full bodied.
Jul 18, 2016
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Reviewed by captaincoffee from Virginia

3.73/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pint on cask. Brown with gold highlights...poured with minimal head, but traces lasted well into the beer. Nose was muted; just a touch of fruity malt. Taste had more of those fruity malts than the nose. Firmly bitter, increasing into finish. Mouthfeel...cask. Overall, just okay and pretty forgettable.
Dec 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by hopley from Massachusetts

Dec 21, 2015
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

3.86/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark brown with a copper tinge, no carbonation and a stunningly white 3 finger foamy head. Random chunks of lacing.

A hint of rum, an hint of orange essence, caramel, toffee, bananas and clean linen.

A hint of rum, caramel and toffee, hard water, light bitter finish on the tongue. Clean linen. Slight citrus acidic character.

Medium body, no carbonation, a dry tannic finish.

Found at Villa Market, Bangkok, drank in Chiang Mai August 7, 2015. Love the story and the fact they get a hint of rum in it. Overall a great brew.
Aug 07, 2015
 
Rated: 2.89 by DrewLikesBeer from Florida

Jan 08, 2015
 
Rated: 2.5 by Poupae from Thailand

Jan 25, 2014
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England

3.68/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A 500ml bottle with a BB of Dec 2012. Picked up some time back from a B&M store. The label describes it as Wadworth's 6X blended with Pusser's Rum, and mentions that it was created to celebrate 100 years of British naval aviation.

Poured into a tulip pint glass. A hazy orange-marmalade hue with medium carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy off-white foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding. Light lacing. Aroma of fruity caramel malt with hints of dried fruit, earthy yeast, stewed hops and a whiff of sherry. A mild cardboard staleness in the background. No obvious rum notes to be discerned.

Tastes of caramel malt with a mildly fruity character and a dry finish. Notes of dried fruit, toffee, brown sugar, earthy yeast, hay, stewed hops, unripe apples and a hint of sherry/cardboard. Faintly sweet. If there is rum in this ale then it's very well hidden. A restrained, dry bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth, dry, tingly and full-bodied, with pleasing carbonation. Somewhat astringent, with an aftertaste of fruity caramel malt and stewed hops.

Not mind blowing, but quite tasty. Looks nice, and the aroma/flavour have a decent fruity character with good depth. The mouthfeel is satisfyingly thick and matches the style. Well-balanced and drinkable, even if the rum seems to be more myth than reality. Worth your trouble if you come across it.
Dec 20, 2012
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Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England

3.85/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I think this is also the 'Marks & Spencers' Wiltshire Rum Beer as it looks and tastes identical.

500ml bottle best before 19th Dec 2012, poured into a UK pint sleeve glass.

Looks good, full amber body with a good solid head of white bubbles on top, stayed well and gave some lacing.

The nose is malty and heavy, the taste follows along the same lines: can't pretent to find any Rum flavours but there is something diferent about the taste and I like it. Slight hop bitterness in the finish otherwise it is a malt favouring brew.
Jul 25, 2012
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.89/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a lovely chestnut brown body with big lazy tan head.

The Aroma surely is the main point of this beer hops and malts are there but muted big sherbet and effervescent notes, brown sugar and of course rum.

The taste surprise surprise is best bitter with a touch of rum,
nice mix though not overly boozy through the navy shot Start like brown sugar then dries off to a nice yeasty note and bitter hop finish

Good solid mouthfeel and nice leven of co2 makes a rum beer for any jolly jack tar.
Apr 11, 2012
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Reviewed by CwrwAmByth from England

3.83/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 500ml bottle into a pint glass.

Pours a brown colour with a slight ruby tinge to it. A nice head forms and the lacing is good.

Smells odd, no strong odours at all.

Taste is that of malts and a slight spiciness of the rum. I like the way they have added the rum but kept the focus on the beer. The rum is there in flavour only, so there is not alot of alcohol warmth. Hops have quite a good presence too, adding a bitterness on the swallow.

Overall quite an interesting beer, original yet in keeping with the traditional English bitter.
Jul 18, 2011
Swordfish from Wadworth and Company Ltd.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 13 ratings