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Broughton: Merlin's Ale

This ESB is/was brewed by Broughton in Biggar, The Borders, Scotland. It's achieved an overall score of 47.05%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 4.20%.

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Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
5th Mar 2004 at 8:25 pm bottle The Dispensary (Renshaw Street), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 4.20 medium-golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 88.89%
Clarity: 100%
 47.053% smooth 91

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Other Beers (etc.) by Broughton

Apart from Merlin's Ale, Hop Horizons lists 19 others by Broughton. These are:
6.2 IPA
Angel Organic Lager
Black Douglas Ale
Border Gold Organic Ale
Bramling Cross
Champion Double Ale
Clipper IPA
Dark Dunter
Eighty Shilling Dark Ale (for Marks & Spencer)
Exciseman's 80/-
Greenmantle Ale
Hopo Proper IPA
Hopopotomous
Old Jock Ale
Organic Ale (for Marks & Spencer)
Organic Ale (for Waitrose)
Reiver IPA
Scottish Oatmeal Stout
The Ghillie

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