SW2 clone

ABV: 4.8%, IBU: 34

The Orange Brewery, located in the antiques section of London close to the Victoria Coach tube stop, is a quiet, friendly little local filled with friendly patrons, pub managers, and dogs. We found out about this secluded pub from one of our customers, who lived in London for a few years. When he heard we were visiting London, he pleaded with us to drop in at his local and check out their beers for cloning because he missed them and wanted to recreate them in the States. We did just that. Drinking SW2 always takes us back to the pub making new friends, drinking their session ales, and eating “jacket potatoes” from their special potatoroaster machine. In the days of our visit, they were brewing in the pub basement and pumping the beers up to the bar; unfortunately, they no longer brew at the pub. SW2 is a perfect example of an English session beer. At 4.8% alcohol by volume, it is 1% stronger than its sister beer, SW1, and darker. It is well balanced with English hops and malt on the nose and palate. For 4.8% alcohol beer, it has a full flavor and finishes the same.

This clone was created in 1998.