Broughton Old Jock (Bottle)

Brewed by Broughton
Style: Old Ale
Biggar, The Borders, Scotland

Brougthon brought me home. Drack denna fantastiska öl på Bishops i Umeå, det var i särklass den bästa ölen jag har smakat. Stilren flaska och en fyllig och välsmakande öl, fantastisk smak.

This is a superb Scotch ale. Not too sweet with a very rich, malty flavor. The hint of licorice is an added bonus. Let it warm and you will love it.

This was a very mellow flavored ale. However It had a slight bitterness to it at first, but I really enjoyed the flavor and overall characteristics.

Rich smoky aroma. Sweet caramel malt and BBQed meats in the nose as well. Something else is in there too, something sweet, like maybe chocolate-covered cherries. Dark red-brown, large creamy stiff head. Good retention. Rich dark malt flavor, light smokiness, earthy hops under all of it. A little chocolate. Extra smooth. Nice balance. Thick sheets of lace.

Poured almost opaque amber hue with reddish tint when held to light. Thick, quickly disapating head. Nice lacing. Aroma of smoky malt. Nice warmth and smoothness on the palate with a lingering mild sweetness. Smooth finish. Great brew. Very impressed.

Malty, peaty, one of the best Sctoch ales going. Worth every penny.

This beer mega-kung fu rocks the house! Crystal clear, lovely deep amber hue. Small, creamy, khaki head. Slowly, but mostly diminishing with poor lacing. The aroma is vineous and tart. Tawny port and red wine vinegar come to mind. Notes of purple grapes, American White Oak, butter and grapefruit. Caramel notes surface as the ale nears room temperature. The flavor has vineous (tawny port) blasts with lightly sweet bursts of dark fruit and lightly pungent hints of buttermilk up front. Well-balanced with a nice hop addition and tart on the tongue on the backside of the flavor. A whisper of warm alcohol creeps its way down into the abdomen. Medium-bodied with a very creamy mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Long, fizzy, dry finish. This beer is a great example of why Scottish Ales are my favorites.

Deep ruby with an incredible styrofoam head. Aroma and flavor reminded me of cranberries. Malty and toffee-ish. Very sweet, with a bit of a tart/bitter finish. Wish that I had not been sitting in a smokey bar when trying to do the notes.