Broughton Old Jock Ale (Bottle)

Brewed by Broughton
Style: English Strong Ale
Biggar, Scotland

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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UPDATED: FEB 7, 2004 Started in 1979 by David Younger of McEwan and Younger, Broughton changed hands in 1995 and has managed (somehow) to gain a reputation for decent beers. This Scottish Ale has more in common with an English Old Ale: a good strength used to add depth, and lots of complex chopped fruit embedded in a malt jelly base. Initially pleasing it soon becomes apparant that this is a beer flexing its over-inflated muscles into a parody of a sugar coated muscle builder. The result is an Arnold Schwarzenegger fruit cake dipped in rum and Fairy Liquid. Unbalanced and crude - there are better Old Ales (or English Strong Ales) around. Try Theakston Old Peculier for example, or - if you can find it - Stonehenge's Old Smokey. [2.8]
And again... White Cliffs Winter Ales Fest. Gravity. Sweet. Acidic. Not brilliant. [2.8]

Rich fruit cake and crystal malt dominated old ale. Like the brutish older brother of Fullers 1845. Enjoyable, but a little heavy handed for me. Sweet, gooey caramel comes to the fore as it warms.

Mahogny color. Very malty nose of earth, cherries, wood, chocolate. Full rounded body with ton of earthiness. Superb. Full bodied, rich. Heavy for the alchol. A true winter warmer. Full bodied, earthy, woody finish. Nice.

A fine example of the style. Drinking one out of the fridge right now, but I kept an open bottle @ room temp for a couple days and it stayed delicious on the shelf above my bed the whole time... Sign me up for a lifetime subscription!

500ml bottle from Tesco, Ayr - lovely strong fruity / barley malt aroma, clear dark brown ale with a foamy tan head, very sweet roasted malt barley flavour, fruity, smooth, excellent

500ml bottle. Dark amber with a good size fluffy head. Aroma is caramel malts, and predictably caramel also dominates the taste, along with hints of vanilla and fruit. An enjoyably sweet dessert beer, but difficult to sink a whole bottle.

From the 500 ml. bottle stamped BBE NOV 12 - L1132-14:09. The pour is a handsome dark amber chestnut brown with a gracious amount of fluffy, light tan head. The aroma is subtle but pleasant with a welcoming dark malts, raisins, and sweetness. The body is medium. The taste has an upfront sweetness with an above average bitterness at the end. Lovely.

an old bottle unfortunately, so take this with a grain of salt. water, thin kinda blah. one to try again someday.

I love this beer. Pours clear dark amber with a small head. The aroma is a ton of plums, prunes, grapes. The flavor is the same with just a touch of ho[s to keep some what of a balance. Excellent for the style.

It poured a dark amber color with a white head. The aroma was of roasted malts, cocoa and some dark fruit. The taste was very smooth with lots of roasted chocolate, malt and some dark fruit.

Bottle. Pours deep red brown with tan/beige head. Nice sweet, raisiny nose. Flavour of malt with caramel and a nod t’ward spice. Tangy aftertaste. A good strong ale.