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Heather Ales Grozet 2.92 523

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
5232.93/5.02.92/5.05%23.9Dimpled 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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 fonefan (11822), VestJylland, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/512/20
Nov 2, 2006  
Bottle. Golden yellow color with a very small white head. Aroma is sweet and yeasty. Some meadowsweet, gooseberries, fruitiness in the flavour.


 pootzboy (1048), Hawgville, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Oct 31, 2006  
bottle from Xmas gift pack: Poured a bright golden ale into the glass with a 3 finger rocky cap that laces well. Aromas of cracked grain and botanicals with a wonderful musty-woody tone. Primal malt spine, medium body, herbal-herbacious malty character in a mellow lagered capsule. As advertised: frontside is a montage of hard cereals, wild botanicals and a nice hop presense.....carries through and developes mid palate...finishes wet with a nice mellon-like taste. The brewer has obviously acheived their objective of mingling native Sctotish herbs/plants with traditional brews...very nice delivery.


 thewolf (5803), Kolding, Denmark
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/104/510/20
Oct 30, 2006  
Pours golden yellow. Aroma is sweet and yeasty. Some berry-like fruitiness in the flavour.


 strings (361), Sydney, Australia
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Oct 13, 2006  
Bottle. Sounds exotic but in fact tastes very boring. Not sure what gooseberries taste like but I couldn’t taste anything interesting that might have been them. Too weak and watery for my liking.


 bubbleflubber (898), Collinsville, Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 1, 2006  
Ale that pours golden straw into the glass. No retentive head, but leaves trace bubbles to the glass. The nose is of mash, sour grain and yeast. The tongue picks up sour grains, yeast, wheat, and nice blueberry on the back palate. The mouthfeel is light, but not thin or watery. It’s ok, but almost a direct cross between a Sour Flemish Ale, American Hefe, and Fruit Beer. A traditional ale, I’d call it not. Certainly ok to sample, but not one I’m going to go out and search for again.


 mjg74 (2000), La Mesa, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Sep 25, 2006  
Bottle, Liquid Solutions. Pours a light amber color with little carbonation. Subdued earthy aroma. Interesting taste of a slightly berry-like fruit along with A hint of grain. Easy to drink, but none of the flavors really jump out at you. A hint of tart towards the finish.


 pinkzambia (989), Boise, Idaho, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/510/20
Sep 21, 2006  
Bottle: Cloudy gold color with several larger white bubbles around the edge. It displays sweet aroma of ginger, wintergreen. The tastes are similar, not that good. It reminds me of one of the Sam Adams patriot brews that I didn’t like very much. I have no doubt that this copies a recipe using cereal, wild herbs and ripe fruit. It actually tastes more like some exotic herbal tea instead of beer.


 Tmoney99 (4775), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Sep 17, 2006  
Bottle, Cloudy dark amber with an average frothy white head that diminished slowly with good lacing. Moderate sweet fruity aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture. Medium fruity sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish.



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