Excisemans 80/-
Broughton Ales in Broughton, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.88
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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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6/10
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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
5.6/10
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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
6/10
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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
6.5/10
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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
6.1/10
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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
6.2/10
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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
7/10
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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
5.6/10
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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
5.9/10
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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.
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
5.9/10
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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