Heather Ales Ebulum 3.45 597

Heather Ales Ebulum

	Percentile
	85
	overall

Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Traditional Ale
Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
597	3.45/5.0	3.45/5.0	6.5%	85.7	Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

Commercial Description:
Bottled. A cask version at 5.8% is produced in October and November.
"Elderberry Black Ale"
Introduced to Scotland by Welsh druids in the 9th Century, elderberry black ale was part of the Celtic Autumn festivals when the "elders" would make this strong ale and pass the drink round the people of the village. The recipe was taken from a 16th Century record of domestic drinking in the Scottish Highlands. Elderberries were used for many natural remedies to cure sciatica, other forms of neuralgia, influenza and rhumatism as they contain tannins and fruit oils.
Ebulum is made from roasted oats, barley and wheat boiled with herbs then fermented with ripe elderberries.
A rich black ale with fruit aroma, silky soft texture,soft roasted flavour and gentle finish.
Recommended with stewed and baked foods.
Drink lightly chilled from a straight glass.

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ehhdayton (1113), USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	2/5	7/10	3/5	11/20

Oct 13, 2005

Very little aroma, some hint of malt, and pours a deep black with a small tan head. The flavor is of fruit and roasted chocolate.

bmanning (142), Arlington, Virginia, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Oct 10, 2005

Pours a jet black with a thin brown head. This is perhaps the darkest color of beer - holding the glass up to the light it’s still pitch black. Nice sweet malty aroma with a hint of berries and chocolate. Tastes very much like a stout. Very good complex flavor and ultra smooth. There is a slight bitter coffee taste that is typical of most stouts, but the texture is so creamy. There is also a hint of berries in the finish. Unique and delicous beer.

larsam (127), Southampton, Bedfordshire, England

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	7/10	2/5	13/20

Oct 9, 2005

Rated @ Stockholm beer festival. Black, sparse non-lingering head. Chocolate aroma. Thin body, metallic due to the dark malts. Fruity and fresh with hints of black currant.

Cappadonna (104), Delray Beach, Florida, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Oct 1, 2005

Pours black with dark head. Moderate aroma with hints of berries- sweet smelling. Tasted earthy, with vegetable and fruit flavors. Finished mildly bitter. Palate was appealing with lively carbonation and alcoholic texture. Interesting history behind the beer recipe.

Magicdave6 (5546), London, Greater London, England

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 12, 2005

Name? Anyway, what to expect from such a beer regarded as an elderberry black ale, is not something i can quite grasp at present. The beer: Pours darker than expected being near black with a nice mocha head. Aroma wooo infinitly different from almost anythign iv ever had before. Mint, bubblegum, coffee, smoked ham..gee this could go on. Taste well i tasted it to cold and left it to warm, lightly bitter coffee going into mint choc-chip ice cream with molasses and port. ehhh i think this might be the wierdest beer iv ever had, but heeps of goodness alround!

gearbike (418), West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	8/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Sep 6, 2005

Aroma is unmistakably berry fruit immediately after pouring. Tastes like almost like a strong stout but with a much liter easy finish.

shp555 (1687), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	12/20

Sep 1, 2005

Bottle. Pours black with a dark brown head. Very malty sweet aroma, with hints of coffee. Roasted carmel and coffe with malts kind of dissapears in the after taste with a late malty sweetness. Not bad

ontario102 (794), Boise, Idaho, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Aug 31, 2005

Refined dark fruity flavor and pleasant smooth, roasty, oaty graininess; a hint of nutmeg, and a nice oily smooth palate; not overy fruity or spiced; very good, and it cured my sciatica.

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