Broughton Old Jock (Cask)

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

Cask at Tennent’s Bar, Glasgow. A dark amber beer with a thick beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel, leading to a dry and lightly bitter nutty finish.

From cask at Tennents. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Mild acidic yet also dark caramel malty aroma. Light note of overripe fruity flavours mixed with a solid caramel malty base flavour. Smooth caramel malty finish with a light bitterness showing through.

Cask at Tennent’s Bar, Glasgow. Amber colour. Aroma of fusels and raspberry esters. Medium sweet with syrupy, mushy mouthfeel,. No bitterness. Dominated by aceton and higher alcohols, which isn’t a good thing...

Cask Handpump at the White Horse, London SW6 23/11/2002 Dark brown ale strong in alcohol. A lasting malt finish.

Cask handpull at White Horse, Parson’s Green. Very deep red with thin beige head. Lovely malt fruit flavour. Bit of harsh nettle. Nice, but could be better, lacks intensity and a bit too nettley for me.

A Mes rate: Cask at Tennents Bar, Glasgow.
Darkish amber brown with a sparklered to death head. Sweet as hell. Caramel and dried fruit. Heavy tobacco and malt, tangy and sour. Some way out of condition but it’s ok if you force it through a sprakler right? No it bloody isn’t!

Clear dark caramel coloured ale covered by an off-white 1cm head. Poorly conditioned or plain bad beer as soured and rather acetic and herbal flavours dominate the aroma. This was from a Tennent’s pub mind you, so you would expect it to be in good condition. In mouth, a caramelly toastiness peaks through, but quickly, grapeyness that is not as much vinous as oxidized sherry-like dominates and leave us expecting an upcoming dryness that never comes.

Had this a while back with my father one day. Aroma is great, fruity malty beast though alcohol starts to kick in later. Taste is not as good with the malt character becomign too dominant , maybe a bit sweet with some stable character too. I think better than the bottled, though im not sure, alright anyway.