 nickd717 (1265), Palo Alto, California, USA
Oct 6, 2009 On tap at GABF 2009. Clear medium amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma is caramel malt, herbs, spices, and floral hops. Flavor is very herbal, spicy, and floral, not really like your typical Scottish ale at all, with caramel and mild roast. Body is medium with lively carbonation and a somewhat dry finish. Pretty good overall.
DaSilky1 (1924), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 27, 2009 GABF 2009: Strong herbal, spicy heather notes lift from this clear yellow concoction. The head atop is of the white variety. The flavors are all leafy, herbal heather and not much else.
DJMonarch (5966), Northwich, Cheshire, England
Aug 27, 2009 From the Jug at the GABF Colorado Convention Center, Denver 11/10/2008 (As Heather Ale)
Floral heather aroma. Clear golden coloured and fresh with a crisp fruity lime flavour. Slightly dry in the finish.
Beerlando (2280), Orlando, Florida, USA
Sep 23, 2008 Draft at the brewpub. Is this really supposed to be a Scottish Ale? Hmm. Could have fooled me. The body is a medium-dark amber color. A small, quick, off-white head leaves virtually no lacing behind. Aromas include a fairly neutral caramel base, with spicing that includes spruce trees, heather, lavender, pine, and ginger. There is an indiscernible nuttiness present as well. Flavors take on a very "evergreen forest" sort of feel, with pine and spruce featured prominently. Minty ginger and perfumy lavender come through again, though the nutty notes featured in the nose are replaced with a pungent, vegetal element. Medium bodied, with lively carbonation, the herbal, almost medicinal finish is a bit off-putting. Simply put, this is not my cup of tea.
Ungstrup (14723), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Aug 9, 2008 Hand-bottled. A light amber beer with a thin white head. The aroma is very spicy with notes of nutmeg, heather, and lavender, as well as a slight acidity. The flavor is slighlty acidic with strong notes of spices; heather, lavender, and milfoil (rølikke), leading to a very dry finish.
Theis (3617), Denmark
Aug 7, 2008 Bottle at NB - ølsymposium. Clear golden - white head. High spicy, cinnamon, heather (lyng), lavender, light honey, roasted, cookies, dryness, no nops, no bitterness, light sourness - nice, light thin finish. Very nice and good drinkability. Very nice aroma.
joergen (8429), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jul 23, 2008 Bottled (probably handbottled from tap).
Clear amber coloured with a small white head.
Spicy and flowery aroma of heather, lavender and honey.
Spicy and fruity flavour of heather and lavender with an acidic touch.
Dry flowery finish.
BeerandBlues2 (3190), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Jan 16, 2008 8th Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines. Pours clear amber with a small, fizzy, off-white head, diminishing with spare lacing. Aroma is average malt (bread, grain), average hops (herbs, grass), average yeast (earth) with notes of heather and apple. Light bodied, thin texture, flat carbonation, and a metallic finish. Average duration, moderate sweetness, light acidity and bitterness.
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