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

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RATINGS: 7   MEAN: 3.04/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.91   IBU: 45   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Occasional.
The Ghillie guides sportsmen in the art of fishing for salmon on the likes of the river Tweed which flows close by Broughton Ales in the Scottish Borders.
The Ghillie ale is a copper coloured ale bursting with hop flavours and aromas from the specially selected English and German hops used in the brewing process.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
imdownthepub (7473) - Banbury, - DEC 17, 2003
Cask conditioned at The Brittania Inn, Elterwater. Copper coloured beer with thinnish head. Richly malted beer, quite grainy and yeasty with a tangy finish.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Benjii (2396) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JUN 27, 2011
On cask at Cloisters. Pours an orange-amber colour with a thin white head. Interesting earl grey tea and cider apple nose. Very dry ale with a little caramel. Not bad.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
leaparsons (6323) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - OCT 16, 2010
Cask, Nottingham Fest ’10. Bronze with a fluffy beige foam. Aromas are toffee malts with melon and hints of kiwi. Yeasty with light spices. Flavours are dry and woody with sweet caramel malts as the base. Citrus with a peppery finish. OK.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Finn (2613) - Tromsø, NORWAY - FEB 11, 2009
Cask at Guildford Arms, Edinburgh 11 Nov 08. Golden colored. A small creamy white head. Sweet fruity aroma. Flavor even more fruity. OK but not great.

2.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Rune (4924) - Tromsø, NORWAY - DEC 18, 2008
Half pint, handpulled at Guildford Arms in Edinburgh. Lacing-head. Naked, clear amber body. Fruitlike aroma and taste – a bit like fruit cake. Underpinning bitterness, but overall quite anonymous [11.11.2008].

2.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Gr0ve (1875) - Oslo, NORWAY - OCT 12, 2006
1/2 pint cask, Guildford, Edinburgh. Light amber colour with a creamy off-white head. Crisp malty aroma. Light prickly hop bitterness when it enters the mouth. Gentle crisp amlty rich roasted flavour with a good solid hoppy and bitter background. Sourish crisp mouthfeel, especially in the finish. Very drinkable. Leaves a drying sensation in the mouth.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - JAN 17, 2006
Cask Handpump at Wilkie’s Tavern, Warrington 15/04/2002 Copper amber coloured with some sour fruitiness. Malty hop finish.


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