Heather Ales Alba

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

Bottle LCBO Gift Pack Pours clear light amber with small white head. Traces of resin in aroma, not overwhelming. Quite light bodied. Sweet malts with a slight resin overlay. Nothing in the finish. Quite disappointing.

Poured into an English pint. Appearance is an amber color with a thin beige head. Aroma is pine and fruits. Taste is an interesting Berry flavor that stays on the tongue long after the swallow. Medium bodied beer that really reminds me of a berry beer. I like this one a lot.

Pours amber into the glass, with a light soapy head that leaves trace soapy lace. The nose is of spruce, pine and light artificial scents. Flavors are sweet, with pine additions on top of an abundance of caramel malt. Unfortunately, the finish doesn’t counter the sweetness of the brew, and keeps seeping doses of diacetyl butter, butter rum and caramel. It’s just this side of cloying, and would almost be in the category of an English Barleywine or Harvest Ale. There is some toffee pronounced after the finish has concluded, but is missing out on either the diversity of a cleaner finish for the traditional ale, or a thicker complex body for a substantive (English) barleywine. As it stands, the body is not quite established, as the carbonation cuts through too harshly to balance the lighter mouthfeel. Tons of potential here, though, and honestly, a really nice sipper as it warms. I do indeed enjoy it, and wish that there were just a minor tweak or two to take it to the next level.

Same bottle as pictured. Sweet aroma. First sip was really sweet but the rest went down much easier.

Very interesting beer unlike any other I can think of. It has a very sweet flavour and a sweet aroma. Recommended a taste

330ml bottle. Pours dark amber with a small head. Aroma is dull raisin and caramel. Very sweet, with a sweet raisin,slightly dry finish. Not too full in the mouth.

Bottle. The listing here is a bit confusing/hard to find. Pours a hazy amber copper color with a small white head that took an aggressive pour to build. Fades quickly. But I might have an old ass bottle. Smells of nothing but sweet malt... almost like a British old ale. The flavor is quite nice actually, and not overly sweet. Brown sugar candi upfront with a very short finish. All sweet, but not overly sweet (and I HATE sweet beers). Medium body with low carbonation. Overall: damn interesting and tasty. The alcohol is hiden very well!

A clear golden colored beer with a thick foamy off white head. The aroma of sweet fruits, apricot with pine. There are malts with some spices. The taste is mostly sweet of fruits with hints of bitter and some spices. A little sticky. Aftertaste is mostly sweet.