Broughton Black Douglas (Cask)

Brewed by Broughton
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Biggar, Scotland

Serve in English pint

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First tasted this in the Brewery Tap, Glasgow in December 1995. Cask, handpump dispense. Dull black in colour with a thin white head. Slight metallic tang of blackcurrant fruit in the short aroma. Thin mouthfeel and poor lacing. Dark malt complex gives a rather thin base considering the 5.2 ABV. Light maltloaf with hints of raisins and dark plum. Bitter almonds present in the sharp hoppy aftertaste. Thin finish with sweet berry fruit barely detectable. A bit weak and watery overall. Disappointed with BD and really expected more from this old ale. Butterknowle Black Diamond was of a simlair style & taste and was slightly superior to Broughtons effort in my opinion.

UPDATED: JAN 2, 2010 Dark ruby in colour. Fairly strong, fruity and and malty. Sweetish throughout. Cask (handpump), The Speaker, London SW1, May 2003

Sampled cask conditioned. Dark. Rather full bodied and buttery with low bitterness, and Broughton’s typical sweetish-fruity house character.