Musselburgh Broke
Knops in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.28
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A delightful Scottish beer inspired by a brewing book from 1847 where there is a story about a beer that is “clear and very brisk, and, consequently, very agreeable to the palate." - see opposite.
Our modern interpretation of this beer uses four different malts (Pale Ale, Crystal, Chocolate and Roast Barley).
Hops are added in small quantities in two stages to ensure that the malt character typical of Scottish ales is not overwhelmed.
Our modern interpretation of this beer uses four different malts (Pale Ale, Crystal, Chocolate and Roast Barley).
Hops are added in small quantities in two stages to ensure that the malt character typical of Scottish ales is not overwhelmed.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Appearance- clear, dark brown, not much head at all- just some slightly off-white bubbles. Aroma- lots of toffee going on, bit of malt, hint of chocolate, bit of fruit cake. Nice smelling. Taste- quite full and deep, rich flavours, caramel and toffee, hint of treacle, brown bread, definitely some yeastiness there. Medium to full bodied, not too much bitterness, finish lasts for a bit. Very nice.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2014
at 10:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at Three Judges, Glasgow - Chestnut brown body with a lacing white head. The nose is a malty treacle, coffee and chocolate aroma. Medium bodied with a malty chocolate style taste, one for a session I’d say.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2014
at 03:16
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle on the train from Inverness to Plockton, from Tomlinsons of the Ness 19/10/13. Clear chestnut brown with a moderate light tan covering. Nose is malt forward, fruit tang, mildew, apple akin. Taste is musty, rotten apple notes, bready malt, sprucey, herbal tang. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry climax with bitter herbal notes. Bit of a mess!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2013
at 12:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Clear, dark amber beer. Malt and strong caramel in the aroma. Taste is also a malt/caramel mix and a toasty edge, but not as strong as I expected from the flavour. It’s almost refreshing though a touch "thin" for want of a better word. Quite drinkable though.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2013
at 14:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Alesela
Dark caramel brown, clear, thin off-white head, some lacing
Aroma - Dark caramel malts, soft dark toffee, dark sugars, hint of sherry, sweet dark malts, hint of chocolate Taste - as main flavour...rich caramel malts....soft dark toffee....bit of yeast.....some earthy bitter hops in the background....quite simple but good malty flavour
Palate - soft carb...thin to medium body...smooth sweet malts. Finish as main flavour, clears off palate
Overall - Gentle soft malty ale - nothing complex but pleasant to drink
Dark caramel brown, clear, thin off-white head, some lacing
Aroma - Dark caramel malts, soft dark toffee, dark sugars, hint of sherry, sweet dark malts, hint of chocolate Taste - as main flavour...rich caramel malts....soft dark toffee....bit of yeast.....some earthy bitter hops in the background....quite simple but good malty flavour
Palate - soft carb...thin to medium body...smooth sweet malts. Finish as main flavour, clears off palate
Overall - Gentle soft malty ale - nothing complex but pleasant to drink
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2012
at 15:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Cask and Barrel, 115 Broughton Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 3RZ.Clear dark amber colour with a average to large, creamy to frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, roasted, caramel, fruity, light earthy - damp stain - fusty - mold. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a long to average duration, earthy - fusty malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20101031]
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jun 2011
at 14:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl bottle. Pours a chestnut colour with some bubbles and a good head which fades slowly but still retains some good lace. The nose has treacle, coffee and chocolate against a background of malt. The taste has some good chocolate notes in the middle within a general malty body. The palate is medium bodied with a nice creamy texture and an elegant finish which gradually fades off. Overall, a lovely rich beer which is also sessionable, so generally balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2011
at 14:45
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml bottle, trade with Craig, thanks. Noisy pour creating a quickly diminishing, beige hue and a clear, dark brown body. Aroma dispenses roasted malts with a herbal touch. Dark caramel malts in flavour with peaty hints to it. Bittering malts to the ending. Foamy on the swallow. In the direction of a brown ale. Alright (hotel room, Edinburgh 01.12.2010).
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2010
at 11:55
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle courtesy of Craig, cheers mate. Consumed 17.11.10 Pours brown head which sharply disappeared. Malty nose with a touch of brown sugar. Tastes a little thin, but some brown sugar again, malts and more water, hops are virtually non-existent, some tangy fruits. A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov12 2.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2010
at 12:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask. Pours clear and deep amber golden with a small yet creamy dense yet head. Aroma is roasted malty and caramelish. Sweet caramelish and fruity. Slight butterish and caramelish sweet. Roasted and malty. Light fruity.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2010
at 13:29