Broughton Ales Excisemans 80/-

Excisemans 80/-

 

Broughton Ales in Broughton, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production
Score
5.88
ABV: 4.6% IBU: 35 Ticks: 45
Rich, smooth and classy; just like Robert Burns. The bittersweet blend of flavours is derived from the crystal, black and pale ale malts, and fresh, aromatic hops. Dark amber in colour and full-bodied, this is just the sort of ale Burns would have savoured during his time as an officer of the Excise.
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Cafe royale. Pours clear amber, nose is sweet malty toffee, taste is similar, dry, creamy.

Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2015 at 14:45


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Deep red color, one finger bubbly offwhite head, quiet nose. Light pale malts and roasted malts with soft english hops. Taste is light bitter. Body is thin, carbonation is soft, dry mineral finish. Simple bitter.

Tried on 01 Feb 2015 at 11:13


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the halfway house, Edinburgh. It pours clear mahogany brown with a decent off-white head. The nose is earthy, brown bread, dirt, twig and dried fruit. The taste is toasty, brown bread, earth, light caramel and leather with a dry finish. Light-medium body and soft carbonation. Could be done with a touch more body. Ok bitter.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jul 2014 at 05:11


6.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On cask at Au Bar. Appearance - dark brown with red chinks. Nice head. Nose - toffee and biscuit but you have to search. Taste - the toffee is there but astringent malt takes over. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a dry and slightly astringent finish. Overall - solid but hard going at times.

Tried from Cask on 03 May 2014 at 14:47


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Amber and hazy. Crackery character, w a slightly sweet edge. Balanced with an off-dry finish. Decent big brewery bitter.

Tried on 05 Mar 2014 at 22:35


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Clear dark caramel beer with a mild malt aroma. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit and mild hop too. Finish was slightly watery but it’s a drinkable enough beer.

Tried on 23 Dec 2013 at 09:13


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle: BBD Apr 2013. Poured into two half-pint glasses on 2013’s New Years Eve @ home. Dark brown with a red hue: on top a biege foam, looked fine. Caramel malty nose and taste, some fruitiness in there too. inbetween the sweetness there is a hop presence that just sits nicely preventing the brew to be just a sweet malty tasting sickly beer. Easy drinking with a good body feel to it: leaning towards rich and creamy but not quite getting there. This was an ideal start to our ’Drinking around Europe’ New Years Eve.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2013 at 01:13


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with some hoppy hints in the aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2011 at 07:37


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

23rd March 2008
A slightly hoppy nose but in the mouth more of a malty beer. Smooth, not bitter. Drinkable.

Tried on 15 Jan 2011 at 09:10


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the ’Grape and Grain’ beer festival, Crystal Palace. Copper colour with a white head. Malt and raisin aromas with a little smoke. Malts, light spices and a little chocolate in the flavour. Dry, light bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2010 at 09:06