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Brewed by Broughton
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Biggar, Scotland

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RATINGS: 89   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.96   IBU: 35   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle; Pasteurised.
This exceptional ale is brewed to the exacting standards required by Soil Association Certification Ltd. of the United Kingdom. Organic malt from the UK and organically grown New Zealand hops are blended with pure water from the Scottish Border hills.
The end result is a light golden coloured beer full of flavour and aroma.
Major ingredients are:-
Organically grown Pale Ale Malt. Hops used are organically grown English grown organic First Gold and New Zealand grown Pacific Gem.


most recent ratings

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Emil (6070) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - NOV 8, 2005
Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Hay, apricot aroma and a sweet dry hay taste. Medium body and a dry finish.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Nekronos (3184) - Xalapa, MEXICO - OCT 29, 2005
UPDATED: FEB 8, 2006 Good, but a little flavorless, ORganic beers, I have tried two so far, I guess, but they are like vegetarian food for those like me who like meat.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
DonMagi (5598) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - OCT 27, 2005
Gee man iv been having some good beers tonite, however this does rate with them. Taste is cocconut with a sort of hoppy nothingness, sweetish finish, alcohol hidden.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
YogiBeera (2435) - Hamburg, GERMANY - OCT 4, 2005
Nice orange color with a small head on top. Medium apricot nose, also cobweb and cardboard. Pepper and medium grape taste with malty intervalls. Slightly stale hops taste and finish - but all in all decent and enjoyable.

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
larsga (5325) - Oslo, NORWAY - SEP 26, 2005
Largish, coarsely laced head over golden body. Sweet, dense aroma of apples and some hops. Powerful taste of apples, some smokiness, malty sweetness, and a bitter hop finish, with some metal notes. Overall a good ale, but nothing remarkable, and the metal detracts from it a bit. (0.5l bottle.)

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
pivo (2540) - GERMANY - SEP 24, 2005
Dusty nose, sweet grain and some apricot. Deep hazy gold and a tall frothy head. Sweet doughy malt with some citrus. Papery end with a grittiness. Medium-full body. Warming alcholo touch at end. OK, but stale and musty character.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
oh6gdx (18576) - Vasa, FINLAND - SEP 16, 2005
Bottled. Golden colour with big foamy white head, lacing. Hoppy nose with metallic and hayish hints. Soft hoppy flavour, which grows a bit in finish. Quite boring and feels a bit empty with only hoppyness.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
skortila (4166) - Baarn, NETHERLANDS - SEP 13, 2005
Nose of floral hops and perhaps some fruits. Clear, golden coloured with a lasting white head. Taste is sweet, moderate bitter. Floral hoppy, some caramel. Finish is mainly hoppy. Okay brew.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
TBone (9999) - Pori, FINLAND - AUG 29, 2005
Bottled (BBE 02/2007)
Different label than in RB photo. Golden color, big foamy white head, lace. Metallic hoppy nose. Nice straightforward hoppyness but lacks on malt side - empty as sayaravai said.. Some sweetness in the finish. Bitter aftertaste.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
sayravai (4655) - Helsinki, FINLAND - AUG 25, 2005
(Bottled) Deep golden color with a smallish head and a hint of lace. Slightly acidic, initially freshly bitter-hoppy aroma with toffee hints. The aroma disappears very quickly after pouring, leaving a mild acidity and hints of hops. Nicely, smoothly but freshly aromatic-hoppy, caramely flavor with just enough balancing maltiness. Not very complex, though, and alcohol is somewhat evident. Almost medium-bodied, slicky and acidic palate with quite low carbonation. A decently hoppy brew, but feels a bit empty as a whole. Any organic product is still always good news.


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