Broughton Clipper I.P.A.

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

First tasted this in Gabriels, Paisley in June 1997. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear gold in colour with a thin white head. Zesty lemon rind in the short aroma. Thin mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give a weak biscuit base laced with citrus fruit notes of lime, lemon and grapefruit. Dry lemony hops compliment the malt in the sharp aftertaste. Good bitter sweet balance with light marmalde notes. An ok session IPA, better than Caley IPA!

Cask-conditioned at the State Bar, Glasgow 9/06/2011. Golden coloured with a slight white head. Light aroma of citrus and sweetish malts. Easy drinking, with more fruit, cereal malts and a dryish finish. Fine.

Half, cask at Golden Rule in Edinburgh. Clear golden body with a tiny white head. Citric fruits to the nose. Fruity taste with hop resin added by notes of dried fruits. Lighter endnotes of bitterness, Very ordinary, 29.11.2010.

Cask @ Guildford Arms. Golden colour, white head. Aroma is light hoppy, a bit soapy, malty. Flavour is light malted, sweet lemonade, followed by biscuit. Slightly sweet and bitter finish. Light bodied.

Cask @ The Bon Accord. Very mild fruity aroma. Golden brown colour. Mild glue resin flavour. Bitter aftertaste. An average blonde ale.

@ Abbotsford, Edinburgh. Golden amber. Not much aroma. Light toasty with some stale tobacco notes, maybe a mineral accent. Dryish beer but otherwise nothing special. Some juicy notes late help out.

Cask @ Abbotsford, Edinburgh. Amber with lasting head. Very fresh wort in the aroma. Not necessarily hoppy as one would think. Is thirst quenching and quaffable. Is leafy with great minerals in the body too. Oh so balanced! Perfect balance of malt and hop.

Cask, Loughborough Fest 10. Golden with a thin foam. Aromas are roast and lemon with light spices. Slightly damp. Flavours are biscuit malts with grapefruit. Some lemon marmalade. Boring.