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Heather Ales Grozet

Heather Ales Grozet  - Traditional Ale

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39
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Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Traditional Ale

Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5122.93/5.02.93/5.05%24.6Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
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Commercial Description:
Bottled. A cask version at 4.5% is available in August and September.
Gooseberry Wheat Ale
From the Gaelic "Groseid". Since at least the 16th century Scots monks and alewives brewed indigenous drinks from cereals, wild herbs and ripe fruits. Tibbie Shiels green Grozet was immortalised by such Scots literati as Sir Walter Scott, Jas Hogg. (The Ettrick shepherd) and Robert Burns whoconsidered it a most convivial drink.
Brewed with lager malt, wheat, bog myrtle, hops and meadowsweet then secondary fermented with ripe Scottish gooseberries.
A pale golden beer, with a refreshing fruit aroma, clean palate, fruity wheat flavour and crisp finish. Recommended with, light foods, pastas and salads.
Drink well chilled in a tall glass.
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OntBeerDrinker (17), Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/56/103/517/20
Nov 7, 2009  
It’s different. Kinda a little greeny yellowpiss like color but in a nice looking way. What are goosberry’d? I dunno,but as most ingredeances in it I dunno what they are,so i taste stuff and belive it’s goosberry’s for the most part. A light bodied 5% that is siped on for a long while as is all craft beer’s. Interesteing. If it’s the last thing in yer mouth for the whole day you spend the night not feeling the % much but a fruity sour(ish)taste last long on tonge and is interesting. Next to no headfoam)if any. Not something you’d drink offten but I will have it again,sice I picked up more gift packs and might get more. 2 of 4 down now. This one and the heather ale. Youtube video 2 come at some point. Having trouble getting my red barron viseo up. If anyone know’show I can try as many of this william brother’s ale’s as possable in Ontario CANADA plz hit me up.


 DarkSong (101), Dacula, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 21, 2009  
11.2 oz bottle. Pours a cloudy golden color with a small white quickly disappearing head. It has a pleasant fruit aroma. Tastes of cereal, herbs, flowers and something I can’t quiet place with a very nice berry aftertaste. This is a nice, interesting and refreshing beer.


 Pawola22 (676), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 12, 2009  
11.2oz bottle. Pours a mostly clear, orange-golden body with a finger-width, fizzy, white head that dissipates quickly and leaves a moderate lacing on the surface and light lacing on the glass. Aroma is spiced honey, wheat, and almost a pumpkin kind of cereal grain. Some berries and herbs in there too along with a touch of grapefruit, but mostly spiced malts. Flavor is thinner and crisper malts with a light sweetness. Some obvious wheats, cereal grains, a nice berry-citrus fruit, and a crisp/light hop bitterness at the finish. Definitely has a lager-yeast taste to it, but the wheat-fruits stand out more. Short to medium length aftertaste of sweeter wheats and a light, crisp fruit. Light bodied, smooth, and crisp. Overall, a clean and tasty beer. Not the most complex all-around, but flavorful and satisfying. Not bad at all.


 BroSpud (583), , Massachusetts, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 7, 2009  
12oz bottle. This one has been sitting in the fridge for awhile cause I didn’t really expect much from it. And I was right as I didn’t get much. It wasn’t bad but just not much to it. Pours pale golden and tastes on the light side. No goose nor berry was detected.


 demdeac40 (238), Etowah, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 7, 2009  
Pours a cloudy golden color with a small, quickly receding white head. The nose has a dirty, earthy and fruity quality. While not really nice it is interesting. Fruit and grain dominate the flavor and that earthiness is still there. The fruit stays around in the finish. I would probably like it a whole lot more if I was drinking it in Scotland.


 Tranquillity (1165), Espoo, Finland
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/102/510/20
Sep 30, 2009  
Weak aroma, some herbs and menthe. Quite good, with a non-disturbing extra taste that I can’t quite put my finger on. Herby. Looks a bit more full than a standard lager.


 Bragesnak (2223), Aarhus, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Tasting at DØE, Aarhus Syd, DK. Bottled, 200909. Yellow with white head. Aroma of wheat and fruit. Flavor is with notes of bog myrtle.


 topherh (878), Kearney, Missouri, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 24, 2009  
Pours a slightly hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is sweet and fruity. Flavor is light malt sweetness and a slightly tart finish.



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