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Broughton Black Douglas Ale

Percentile
80
overall
Brewed by Broughton
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Biggar, The Borders, Scotland

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2363.38/5.03.36/5.05.2%90.1English pint
Commercial Description:
Bottle; Pasteurised.
Medium-bodied, with a subtle hop aroma, on the palate this luxurious beer has a deep, full flavour which balances a toasty maltiness, mild bitterness, and a hint of sweet herbs. It finishes clean and mostly dry, but with a faintly subtle sweetness.
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 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
May 29, 2005  
Dark red brown colour with a baige head. Light chocolat caramel aroma and a smooth light dry taste. Medium body and a dry finish.


 badgerben (3600), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 21, 2005  
Dark brown color with a medium head. This was a lot more subdued than I was expecting: very weak malt aroma coupled with a weak bitter taste. Dry finish. Kinda boring.


 Papsoe (14996), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 17, 2005    Updated: Jul 3, 2005
(Bottle 50 cl) Very dark, mahogany-red with a thick creamy, light-brownish head. Nice caramel in the nose lasting all the way through to the aroma. But a very dry caramel, the sweetness is very limited. The bitterness is much more pronounced - with the hops underlying all the way through. Lots of lovely fruity esters. Nice one. 030105


 Magicdave6 (5501), London, Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
May 16, 2005  
Strange Strange aroma, like a stable that makes bread, though the flavour is excellent, not as dark as i expected but a nice bitter chocolate taste, very easy going, defo one to have again. Also a nice flavour of scotish history on the bottle, nice to see.


 drismyhero (815), Tacoma, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
May 3, 2005  
This was definitely a black ale upon pouring, although with minimal head and large carbonation. The malt here takes some wierd detours in and out of sweet and dank yeastiness, but never falls into the pattern of a typical Bitter. The malt has a kind of piney zing (but not similar to a hoppy pine flavor), there is a bready character, but I can’t shake the yeast here. This is definitely unique, even if not the best beer. I like this. It has a sort of bazarre quality I can’t quite place.


 SuIIy (1452), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Mar 31, 2005  
Caramel, very sweet, chocolate. Light, fizzy end bite. Some sourness in teh aftertaste. Dark amber color with light brown head.


 Brad (364), Berkley, Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 31, 2005  
Dark amber in color with a one inch head, off white in color and diminished failry quickly. Aromas of malts, leather, nuts, and cellar mustiness. Very smooth tasting, flavor consisting of malt, toasted bread, hardly any hops. Sweetish dry finish.


 green (187), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/513/20
Mar 30, 2005  
Temp. A truly beautiful beer, Dark amber with a silky, one finger high sustaining head. Aroma is mabey a bit peat-ish? Flavor is a quite dry and a reasonably complex, well balanced mix of mild hops and light, aromatic malts. Finishes with a touch of bitterness and lingering maltiness.



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