Broughton Ales

Microbrewery in Broughton, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Tam O'Shanter (Broughton Ales)

Established in 1979

Contact
The Sheep Station, Main Street, Broughton, ML12 6HQ, Scotland
Description
Broughton Ales is a brewery in Broughton, in the Scottish Borders. The brewery was founded in 1979 by David Younger and James Collins in Broughton village and was the first initiated Scottish microbrewery. Broughton produces traditional cask conditioned beer, bottled beer and keg beer.

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6.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Fully golden, slightly hazy ale with an impressive, huge and very stable head. Quite sweetish and aromatic with only a vey discreet bitterness. A rather surprising and different ale which is also stronger than the typical Scottish ale. And the storytelling on these Broughton bottles is simply great. 190304
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2005 at 05:07

6.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) This is not only black, this is black as hell - with a small, fine brownish head. Brewed with oats but smells like licorice. Lightly smoked notes from the black malt, but never burned. Some underlying chocolatey sweetness. Quite light body and actually rather refreshing and quenching. 240104
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2005 at 04:42

6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Oddly enough this comes in a bottle of German-/Czech-style. And to add to it’s multinationalism it’s brewed with organic hops from New Zealand! Amber-coloured, slightly hazy, decent head. Fresh and very fruity without much bitterness. Some underlying tartness. Reminds me of a good brewpub-style lager. 010104
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2005 at 04:38

5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
[At Jyske Øldage 2004, Kolding] A yellow beer with a fine head. The aroma is sweet with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty and quite perfumated.
Tried on 03 Jan 2005 at 17:41

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Looks very much like an English bitter, the aroma is gentle hops with a hint of malts, and the flavour is quite strongly dry with a sweetish finish. Overall OK.
Tried on 03 Nov 2004 at 19:58

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Deep ruby color with a quickly fading head. Some caramel and roasty aromas with a caramel malt flavor that finishes a little dry. The body is a bit thin and overall this is drinkable but not really exciting.
Tried on 15 Oct 2004 at 05:41

5.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Clear orange golden color, short head. Aroma is typical of an english bitter with its english hops. Nice soft bitter taste.
Tried on 09 Jul 2004 at 05:49

4.9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
An amber beer witha fine but collapsing beige head. The aroma is light, but with notes of caramel. The flavor is slightly burnt with notes of caramel and the body is thin. I was disappointed in this one.
Tried on 03 Jul 2004 at 16:45

4.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
An orange beer with no head. The aroma is sweet malty - quite boring. The flavor is sweet malty with hints of honey and a light hoppy end. All in all a boring beer.
Tried on 21 Jun 2004 at 15:30

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Dark quite flat looking beer with a light roasted aroma, and a weak watery coffee flavour. Overall quite a weak stout.
Tried on 15 Jun 2004 at 16:08