Broughton Ales Merlin's Ale

Merlin's Ale

 

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

  Pale Ale Regular
Score
5.90
ABV: 4.2% IBU: 40 Ticks: 14
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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, grapefruit, peach, toffee, honey & malt. Medium body. Dry mildly bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2025 at 15:13


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

19/7/2024. Cask at the 2024 Chelmsford Summer Beer & Cider Festival. Pours clear golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is floral, malty, fruity, orange, grass. Medium sweetness with moderate bitterness and body. Easy drinker.

Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2024 at 12:58


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Tried on 25 Feb 2023 at 05:12


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Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2018 at 08:33


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

Cask at sraf 2017. Pours golden, nose is floral, lemon, taste is similar, sweet.

Tried from Cask on 06 Jul 2017 at 14:22


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Tried on 01 Oct 2016 at 19:23


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Tried on 13 Aug 2015 at 16:31


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at the White Lady. Pours clear golden yellow with a decent white head. Subtle malt aromas, some light citrus hop notes. Taste is largely sweet. OK.

Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2013 at 15:54


4.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cask @ JDW The Standing Order, Edinburgh 250912
Amber, clear, thin white head, some lacing
Aroma - hint of pale cereal malt, very little on the nose
Taste - light bit sour pale malts, bit of barley, hint of roast, hint of pale fruit, some bitter astringent note...meh
Palate - little carb, thin, slight sour palate. Finish - Dry, quite mouth puckering, rather metallic, very dry linger
Overall - Not a pleasant beer to drink, very dry bit metallic linger, below average

Tried from Cask on 26 Sep 2012 at 07:32


5.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

On tap @ the Haymarket. Pours golden with a decent head. The nose is a little bit muted with mostly a bran note. The taste is more like wholemeal biscuits. The palate is medium bodied through out but there’s no real refreshment on the end. Overall, not worh a revisit.

Tried from Draft on 16 Aug 2012 at 02:43