2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
The beer is names after an old Scottish Landlady and her pub, the rear label tells one all about it, an interesting tale.
Anyway, this review is of a 500ml brown bottle, poured into an ’Old Speckled Hen’ badged pint vase during Nov 2010.
The beer is a ruby red colour, clear and clean looking. A weak tan coloured head sat on top, the head giving some, but not much lacing.
The smell and taste was of malt molasses, too sweet for my normal palate, even though I prefer the sweeter beers.
The body wasn’t rich enough, lacking in depth to the carry off the 6%ABV, a strange brew.
Didn’t really take to it, but nothing wrong, just my tastebuds not fitting in with the brewers vision of the beers strenghts.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Stinckley B+M. Chestnut with a fat beige collar leaving whirls of lace. Malt loaf, licorice and aniseed aroma with a mildly vinous undercurrent. Full and malt-heavy with a pleasant melding of aniseedy spice and chocolate, finishing slightly warm with a marzipan-hinting finish. A dab salty in that Scottish way. Jock Doppelbock? Decent.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Cherry, caramel malt and herbal hops aroma. Dark chestnut color with small head. Sweet toffee and moderately bitter grass hops flavor. Nicely balanced - not too sweet or bitter. Very nice.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
from hypermarket in Fort William? reddish/amber colour, unstable white head. Sweet smell. Taste: sweet, dark fruits, roasted malts.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle, shared with friends. Brown beer with red shine, no foam. Aroma is metallic, grape juice and sweet. Taste is sweet and fruity (grapes). Light hops. Not much too say about this beer, except it’s a very drinkable one.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
AROMA caramel, dough, resin
APPEARANCE red, brown, clear, dark
TASTE medium sweetness
PALATE medium body, average carbonation, astringent
OVERALL more than average Scottish Ale, another nice one from Broughton
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle at home ... brown ... thin off white head ... metalic malty nose ...overfizzy ... bock like ...sweet toffee malts ... not too sweet ... but still a bit too caramised suger for me
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle 50cl. @ post Borefts BF 09 hotel tasting
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - roasted, caramel, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20091031]
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
50cl bottle from Tesco, Edinburgh. Copper with a fast fading cream head; treacle and malt aromas; strong. chewy malty flavours with a hint of nuts and toffee; the finish is dry and smoky. Very pleasant.
3.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Good dark copper colour, head is reasonable, lasts quite well. Malt dominates the nose and the palate, with a touch of hops lurking in the background. Initially, the palate was quite closed and didn’t give much away, but after a few seconds the malty flavours really came to the fore and lingered well on the finish. A good brew, not Broughtons best, but a cracker nevertheless, Haven’t been to the inn in years, must pay it a visit soon and report back!
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