Broughton Greenmantle Ale

Brewed by Broughton
Style: Bitter
Biggar, The Borders, Scotland

Bottle 50cl.
Clear medium amber red color with a small to average, frothy, good lancing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, raisin. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average duration. Fruit hoppy bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (180508)

Appearance: Dark redish brown. Nice amount of head. Aroma: Honey and hops. Taste: Hopsy, honey again. A bit boring. Malt in aftertaste, also hops. Info: 500ml bottle, 25/1-2007, 136/500

Bottle, 3.9% at ÅBF08. Weak green apple aroma. Plastic flavour. Clear amber colour. Very small white head.

Århus2008. 50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep orange with a lacing lighb brown head. Vague fruity hops aroma. Flavour is initially medium spiced and malty with a light spice note lasting towards the finish. Mild acidic touch towards the finish and mixed with a subdued spice note into the finish.

Dark amber with tiny head. Sweet fruity with caramel, floral hops and malty notes. Ends mild bitter.

Bottled@Poirotti’s Skotoberfest 2007. Nutbrown colour with mediumsized white bubbly head which vanishes quite quickly. ’Sweet malts along with some fruity hoppy notes. Flavour is sweet malts along with some grassy bitter hops. Also some slight sour wooden notes in it. A bit watery.

500ml bottle (Poirotti, Helsinki, Skotoberfest 2007) Hazel colour, short-lived white head. Sweet and sour malty tastes, a little watery perhaps, but simple malt fills the gaps. Sightly woody nutty finish is welcome. Tasty, but needs more.

Appearance: nice dark copper color. Medium head, beige color, persistent and a few rocky. Aroma: sweet malty, fruity and candy. Enough hoppy and floral. Flavor: malty and sweet start; candy. Finish with medium bitterness of hops, persistent. Palate: Light body with watery texture. Low carbonation. Discrete beer.