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Black Douglas Ale
Broughton Ales Ltd
- From:
- Broughton Ales Ltd
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Scottish Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 9.41%
- Reviews:
- 96
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 24, 2016
- Added:
- Nov 07, 2001
- Wants:
- 28
- Gots:
- 2
No description / notes.
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Ratings by clayrock81:
Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida
3.8/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a ruby tinted seethru brown w/ well-carbonated one-finger tan head that quickly died. A floral, earthy hop aroma with minor fruit notes and a subdued bread malt sensation w/ hints of caramel (and hints of some roasted malts as well). A little heavy but mostly medium-bodied and smooth. Has a molasses stickiness feeling on the sides, and finishes slightly dry from roasted malts. Comprised of some minor malt sweetness and is a little buttery, and also contains some dark druit tastes and maybe figs. A balanced beer that I could relax with anytime.
Mar 23, 2009More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.21/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.21/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Comes in the earthy mixture of red and brown tones. Head in the 1/5" range. Off white. Doesn't provide much in terms of lace or retention. The aroma is fairly muted.
Taste was a blend of all those earthy genre styles. Brown ale, scotch ale, red ale, amber ale. All those things, brown malt, peat, minimal bitterness or hops, woodiness, smoke, dirt, earth, moss.
Weird format and seemingly a marketing novelty for its artwork.
Oct 24, 2016Taste was a blend of all those earthy genre styles. Brown ale, scotch ale, red ale, amber ale. All those things, brown malt, peat, minimal bitterness or hops, woodiness, smoke, dirt, earth, moss.
Weird format and seemingly a marketing novelty for its artwork.
Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
L:
-pours a clear ruby with a medium,foamy,beige head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-caramel,toffee,blueberries,blackberries,spicy,zesty,fruitcake
T:
-very spicy,grassy,pine,caramel,blueberries,coffee
-high,lingering bitterniss for the style
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
Another winner from Broughton
Jul 06, 2016-pours a clear ruby with a medium,foamy,beige head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-caramel,toffee,blueberries,blackberries,spicy,zesty,fruitcake
T:
-very spicy,grassy,pine,caramel,blueberries,coffee
-high,lingering bitterniss for the style
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
Another winner from Broughton
Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
3.84/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Got this one from the wine shop down the road. First beer bought in Maarssen at our new place.
From a 50cl bottle into a pint glass.
APPEARANCE: Pours a large, three finger, medium looking, fluffy, creamy, off-white head with great retention. Dark copper red color, perfectly clear, with robust carbonation. Head slowly fades to a thick, creamy, cap and clings to the sides of the glass. Full cap remains leaving some good lacing down the glass. Looks really good.
SMELL: Caramel, some toffee notes, floral hops and light grassy notes. Nice but a little too mild to be memorable.
TASTE: Caramel and light melon flavors up front with a nice dose of toffee, butterscotch, melon flavors, floral hops and some bubble gum at the finish. Bold and lingering aftertaste of bitter hops, melon, butterscotch and toffee sweetness. Very flavorful and enjoyable; much more impressive than the nose had lead on.
PALATE: Medium-full body and a touch lower levels of carbonation. Quite creamy on the palate, goes down smooth and finishes just a touch dry. Some bitterness lingers.
OVERALL: Really good brew. Scotch ales are usually a preferred style of mine and this one did not disappoint. Lots of sweet malt flavor with a good dose of bitter, floral hops to balance it out. Plenty flavorful and a nice feel to boot. If the nose were a little more forthcoming, this would have been a real winner. In any case, this is definitely one worth visiting again. Happy to see the wine store down the road branching out to find beers like this. Recommended.
Oct 23, 2015From a 50cl bottle into a pint glass.
APPEARANCE: Pours a large, three finger, medium looking, fluffy, creamy, off-white head with great retention. Dark copper red color, perfectly clear, with robust carbonation. Head slowly fades to a thick, creamy, cap and clings to the sides of the glass. Full cap remains leaving some good lacing down the glass. Looks really good.
SMELL: Caramel, some toffee notes, floral hops and light grassy notes. Nice but a little too mild to be memorable.
TASTE: Caramel and light melon flavors up front with a nice dose of toffee, butterscotch, melon flavors, floral hops and some bubble gum at the finish. Bold and lingering aftertaste of bitter hops, melon, butterscotch and toffee sweetness. Very flavorful and enjoyable; much more impressive than the nose had lead on.
PALATE: Medium-full body and a touch lower levels of carbonation. Quite creamy on the palate, goes down smooth and finishes just a touch dry. Some bitterness lingers.
OVERALL: Really good brew. Scotch ales are usually a preferred style of mine and this one did not disappoint. Lots of sweet malt flavor with a good dose of bitter, floral hops to balance it out. Plenty flavorful and a nice feel to boot. If the nose were a little more forthcoming, this would have been a real winner. In any case, this is definitely one worth visiting again. Happy to see the wine store down the road branching out to find beers like this. Recommended.
Reviewed by MarkoNm from Slovenia
3.61/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.61/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Pours a light brown color, completely clear, with some reddish undertone. About two fingers of white head quickly settles to just a miniature brim around the edge.
The aroma is extremely pleasant - chocolatey smell is complemented by some roasted malts and just a little coffee.
The creamy taste has the initial bitter kick, but is followed by moderate bitterness and some roastiness as well.
There is another bitter kick in the finish.
Jan 23, 2014The aroma is extremely pleasant - chocolatey smell is complemented by some roasted malts and just a little coffee.
The creamy taste has the initial bitter kick, but is followed by moderate bitterness and some roastiness as well.
There is another bitter kick in the finish.
Reviewed by scotorum from Massachusetts
3.83/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from the 16.9 oz. bottle into a Samuel Smith English tulip glass.
a: Clear dark ruby topped by a two inch tan head which receded slowly tro heavy surface foam and dense lacing.
s: Caramel malt with slight dark ripe fruit undertones.
t: Mild dark fruit sourness over caramel malt base. Sour aftertaste lingers. Had I drunk this blindfolded without knowing what it was supposed to be I might have thought it was a Belgian Dubbel or some sort of weak barleywine.
m: Surprisingly light body.
o: Sourness masks some of the malt flavor. Admittedly an old bottle bought on sale last summer and saved for colder weather. In my experience there is no guarantee any particular style will age well, and this is another instance where perhaps it did not.
Dec 08, 2013a: Clear dark ruby topped by a two inch tan head which receded slowly tro heavy surface foam and dense lacing.
s: Caramel malt with slight dark ripe fruit undertones.
t: Mild dark fruit sourness over caramel malt base. Sour aftertaste lingers. Had I drunk this blindfolded without knowing what it was supposed to be I might have thought it was a Belgian Dubbel or some sort of weak barleywine.
m: Surprisingly light body.
o: Sourness masks some of the malt flavor. Admittedly an old bottle bought on sale last summer and saved for colder weather. In my experience there is no guarantee any particular style will age well, and this is another instance where perhaps it did not.
Reviewed by mick303 from Canada (ON)
3.68/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.68/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A- a caramel ruby colour, slight head with some decent lacing.
S- sweet toffee, caramel malt, fruity apple note, quite a bit of barley malt, mildly roasty.
T- sweet caramel, vegetal notes, toasty malt, cinnamon and some spice, and some zesty citrus but there doesn't seem to be much holding it all together. Finish has some caramel sugar, dry barley finish.
M- mild body, soft carbonation, a bit watery then dry and a bit bitter tannic tannic on finish, drinkable.
Not a particularly remarkable or memorable ale, easy enough to drink, and some decent malty notes coming through, but not much complexity. Develops nicely though, good session ale.
Mar 28, 2013S- sweet toffee, caramel malt, fruity apple note, quite a bit of barley malt, mildly roasty.
T- sweet caramel, vegetal notes, toasty malt, cinnamon and some spice, and some zesty citrus but there doesn't seem to be much holding it all together. Finish has some caramel sugar, dry barley finish.
M- mild body, soft carbonation, a bit watery then dry and a bit bitter tannic tannic on finish, drinkable.
Not a particularly remarkable or memorable ale, easy enough to drink, and some decent malty notes coming through, but not much complexity. Develops nicely though, good session ale.
Reviewed by Minkybut from Virginia
3.24/5 rDev -17.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.24/5 rDev -17.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I poured this okay beer into my tumbler at 45 degrees. The beer was co-cola colored pouring a pretty big head that had really bid bubbles. I guess that is why they did not last very long either. The beer smelled really good. It had a rich caramelly hazel nut smell that I thought was going to be yummy. It was not though and in fact the beer was fruity tasting with a bitter finish. I will not buy again.
Oct 18, 2012
Black Douglas Ale from Broughton Ales Ltd
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
118 ratings
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