Broken Dial
Harviestoun in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.60
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This gloriously amber-coloured ale is made with what is often considered to be the finest hop on earth, Simcoe. The result is a fantastically fruity finish with distinctly malty undertones.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at the "couldn’t be arsed to do anything else on a Wednesday tasting @ ABC Beers". Poured a clear medium amber with a frothy broken white head. The aroma is resin wood hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a smooth resin nettle hop, pine needle palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2014
at 10:36
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared thanks to Deanso. Pours clear Amber with a thin off white head. Aroma caramel, malt, fruits, grapefruit and piney hops. Flavour is moderate sweet and over moderate bitter. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2014
at 10:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
bottle from De Molen shop. Thin creamy white head. Clear light amber pour. Nice bitterness. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2014
at 10:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ de Molen, small sample. Slight hazy amber color, short head. Aroma is hoppy, some pine and grapefruit, english caramel malts, toffee, slight hint of raisin. Quite bitter in taste, but quite malty as well with some toffee and caramel. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2014
at 01:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home in London. Pours mostly clear gold with a frothy, off-white head. Simple grainy toasted malt aroma with touches of grass and pine. Light-medium sweet flavor with more basic brown bread, bitter grain husk, orange rind, dry pine. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Strong bitterness on the finish, further grass, grain husk, orange rind, more dry bread, some wood, biscuits. So so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2014
at 15:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. @ home on the terrace. [ As Harviestoun Broken Dial ].Clear medium red - orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, light hoppy, flowers, fruity, light wood. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, fruity hops, flowers, caramel. As it warms up i get some plastic - smoke notes ;( Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140731]
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2014
at 01:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Clear amber colour, foam white head leaving some and aroma of malt, grain, spice, citrus. Taste is malty, grain, with fruity, spice, and citrusy earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dry spicy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2014
at 14:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Slightly unclear orange to lightly amber color, average sized off-white head. Aroma is malts, hops, slightly buttery. Taste malts, a hint of caramel, hops. Average to medium body and carbonation. Quite decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2014
at 09:52
6/10
Tried
on 31 Jul 2014
at 10:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. A very hoppy amber with heavy notes of pine needles and grapefruit. A bit dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2014
at 16:03