7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Co-op, Burntisland.
A: hazy dark amber, stable, foamy, tan head.
A: toast, burnt caramel, milk chocolate, hazelnut.
T: sweet fig, milk chocolate, caramel, toast, hazelnut, tea leaves.
F: herbal hops, bitter toast & burnt caramel.
P: medium body, oily texture, average carbonation.
This was the typical supermarket bottle in a foreign country that contained a pleasant surprise. Classic, clean, drinkable Ale.

7

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

Bottle @ home. Clear brownish amber body under a small, fast disappearing tan head. Aroma of malt, bead and dry fruit. Taste is sweet caramel malt, some bread, hint of toast, some dry fruit and moderate bitterness. Balanced body with a sweet, malt based aftertaste. Not particular complex, but solid and well made, classic Scottish ale. Rather easy drinkable actually.

6.8

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

[50cl bottle from the Co-op, Bearsden.] A dark chestnut brown pour with a ring of white head; fruity malt aroma with a little spice; sweet malty taste with some raisins and dates to finish. An old-school heavy.

7

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Light roast, sugary,
Dark clear brown, chest, low offwhite creamy, chewy, sugar roast, chewy, roast dark chocolate.

6.8

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

500ml bottle - Pours a clear chestnut brown colour with a small, diminishing, beige head. Aroma is caramel, sweet malts, light fruit and floral hops. A sweetish and light bitter taste, sweet malts, caramel, plum, raisins and fruity hop flavours with a light bitterness in a bittersweet finish.

6.8

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

Bottle from Systembolaget. Malt, light liquorice aroma. Mahogany colour. Reasonable bitterness. On edge of scotch ale and Butch ESB. Easy drinking.

8

Bottle from my local grocery store ‘Loco’. Pours a clear dark brown almost mahogany colour with a medium sized thick creamy beige head. Aromas of dry dark fruits, plums, fruit cake, caramel and a little brown sugar. Taste has more of the dark fruits, raisins, figs, more plums fruit cake and caramel, added hints of liquorice and a sweetish brown sugar finish which is not overly so and has decent balance. Full body, low carbonation and very smooth mouthfeel. I will be getting more of these to enjoy in the winter months and over Christmas. Excellent beer.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Flasche 0,5l: Kupfer, Rubin, glasklar, stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; fruchtige + sehr würzige Nase, kräftige Süße, leichte florale Hopfennoten, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, kräftig Malz, Getreide, Getreidemaische, kräftig Karamell, leichte Hefearomen, malzig-würzige Bitterkeit; fruchtiger + würziger Körper, kräftige Süße, trockene florale Hopfenaromen, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, Pflaumen, Brombeeren, Gewürze, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, Getreide, cremig, deutliche Kohlensäure, Hefearomen; kräftiger fruchtig-würziger Nachgang

7

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

500ml. bottle. @Edinburgh, Edinburgh (Scotland). 30/07/2023 [#6.613 Global - #156 Scotland - #1 Broughton Ales (My Scottish brewery #46)] Pours deep dark brown to amber with a creamy off-white head. Aroma: plums, toffee and burnt caramelly malts. Taste: caramel malts, some plums, intense toffee, demerara, liquorice and bit smoke. Next one please!