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Heather Ales Grozet 2.92 526

Heather Ales Grozet

Percentile
38
overall
Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Traditional Ale

Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5262.93/5.02.92/5.05%23.8Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
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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 Pawola22 (789), 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 (615), , 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 (242), 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 (1181), 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 (2354), 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 (943), 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.


 drowland (1433), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 18, 2009  
Hmm... it’s okay. Tastes like chocolate malt, but the berry flavor isn’t very apparent!


 berkshirejohn (1836), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 16, 2009  
50cl bottle from Sainsburys, Edinburgh. Amber gold with a thin white head; spicy fruit aroma; sweet fruit flavours, possibly gooseberry, with a dry finish. Refreshing.



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