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Broughton Greenmantle Ale (Bottle)

Score
2313
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Broughton
Style: Bitter
Biggar, Scotland
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RATINGS: 85   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.7   IBU: 25   EST. CALORIES: 117   ABV: 3.9%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle: Pasteurised.
The flagship beer of Broughton Ales - first brewed in 1980.
Greenmantle takes its name from the hero of John Buchan’s eponymous novel.
Greenmantle Ale is dark coloured with a characteristic bitter / sweet flavour created with an interesting blend of malts and hops.
Major ingredients are:-
Optic Pale Ale Malt, Black Malt, Crystal Malt. Hops used are English grown Challenger, Fuggles and First Gold.


most recent ratings

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
OllieBBommel (676) - NETHERLANDS - APR 28, 2013
Bottle@tasting, 500 ml. Head: off-white. Colour: clear, amber. Aroma: some honey. flowery hops. Taste: medium bitter-sweet. Palate: bitter-sweet finish, low CO2. Overall: nice..

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Lilja (952) - Malmö, SWEDEN - APR 12, 2013
Smak och doft av malt, humle, karamell. Lätt sötma som avrundas med en enkel beska.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
flying_pig (614) - SCOTLAND - FEB 4, 2013
Bottle (£1.70 from Tesco):
Malts upfront with a bread like aroma and some sugar but not a lot. There is some darker fruits too with fig and some raisins and prunes featuring along with a bit of sweetness, all of which is quite light.
Fizzy, clear brown colour with a centimetre tall head that is foamy looking and halfs in size.
Malty upfront with some sweet, sugary malts and a lot of darker fruits including prunes and raisins from the nose. There is a bready taste as well and some sweet, earthy flavours with a light sprinkling of hops.
A thick, almost full bodied beer with a sweet and fizzy feel to the beer and a slightly dry finish that has good bitterness, a general fruity feel and strong carbonation.

Light tasting beer that is a pleasant way to start the evening without being all that strong. The majority of the taste is a malty one with some darker fruit that is pretty refreshing and goes down well with a good balance.

1.6
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
WeissGary (166) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - JAN 13, 2013
Not really into this one, really burnt malt aroma, treacly sweet taste and quite watery... Burnt malt comes back in on back of tounge. I find the taste and aroma a bit overwhelming - not a fan.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Beesbeer (349) - WALES - SEP 2, 2012
Dark inviting colour. Thin head. Flavours are mossy, oaty. Medium bodied beer with a clean bitter finish.

3.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Grzesiek79 (2359) - Radom, POLAND - JUL 20, 2012
UPDATED: FEB 22, 2013 Fajne wytrawne piwo. goryczkowe ciemnawe szkocki porządnie nachmielone piwo rodem ze szkocji. Trochę nie zrozumiały opis na butelce odnośnie producenta, ale to niewielki minus

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
justm (164) - Essex, ENGLAND - APR 12, 2012
Bottle from John Lewis. Pours a light chestnut brown with a thin off-white head. Aroma is sweet apple with a caramel maltiness. Quite thin over the tongue, a subtle sweet sugar flavour becomes quite a robust sweet maltiness which fading away abruptly leaving a sweet caramel edge to the aftertaste. A very pleasant bottled beer which would be most suited to those with a sweet tooth. Delightful.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
reebtogi (3266) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - FEB 29, 2012
500ml bottle pours brown in color with a 2 finger white head that settles down to some decent spotty lacing. Aroma is light roasted malts and floral hops with hints of citrus. Taste is caramel malty sweetness with some light roasted bitterness and a pleasant hoppy bitterness in the finish. Medium body and a very good brew considering the low ABV.

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
mr_h (1448) - Ayr, SCOTLAND - JAN 1, 2012
500ml bottle from Tesco, Ayr - poured into a jug to degas before drinking from a pint glass. Clear brown ale with fruity malt aroma. Flavour has hint of carmel. Smooth and easy to drink with a pleasant malty aftertaste.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
birrabona (175) - ITALY - DEC 12, 2011
simple exemple of scottisch ale. amber color. ginger and low bitter. good toasted malt. very easy for beginner.


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