Heather Ales Ebulum

	Percentile
	85
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
589	3.45/5.0	3.45/5.0	6.5%	85.3	Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

Commercial Description:
Bottled. A cask version at 5.8% is produced in October and November.
"Elderberry Black Ale"
Introduced to Scotland by Welsh druids in the 9th Century, elderberry black ale was part of the Celtic Autumn festivals when the "elders" would make this strong ale and pass the drink round the people of the village. The recipe was taken from a 16th Century record of domestic drinking in the Scottish Highlands. Elderberries were used for many natural remedies to cure sciatica, other forms of neuralgia, influenza and rhumatism as they contain tannins and fruit oils.
Ebulum is made from roasted oats, barley and wheat boiled with herbs then fermented with ripe elderberries.
A rich black ale with fruit aroma, silky soft texture,soft roasted flavour and gentle finish.
Recommended with stewed and baked foods.
Drink lightly chilled from a straight glass.

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fakepurseninja (777), Washington, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 28, 2008

very deep, black body with a decent sized creamy mocha colored head. Lots of porter coffee bean flavor with a light hint of blackberry and other soft fruit notes. Very roasted malt base.

hughie (3048), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	4/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Sep 28, 2008

Very dark brown, near black. Beige head. Faint aroma, rather vegetal with just a suggestion of a roasted malt and perhaps some sweetness. The taste is surprisingly bland. A little ash and some unidentified fruit. Rather porter-like. Some late dryness. It wasn’t bad, but I wouldn’t bother to buy it again.

Beerman6686 (1280), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Sep 27, 2008

Pours a dark brown color with an off white head. Aroma was very sweet, with a fruitness I could not detect, i gues elderberries. Flavor was also sweet, too sweet for my liking. Elderberries shining through the most.

beerchugger (293), Colorado, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	9/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Sep 18, 2008

Pours a rather black color with a decent head that laces the glass rather nicely. Aromas contain smells of sweet berries, roasted malts, and slightly hoppy. Flavor involves the taste of the sweet elderberries mixed wonderfully with the malts. Hops are balanced well. This is really nice after dinner beer. Very well done.

k4df4l (154), DTown, Pennsylvania, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Aug 28, 2008

pours a deep brown with ruby highlights and light tan foam. Aroma of sweet malt, light coffee and fruit. Flavor is light roast & sweet malt with sulfury molasses with some interesting earthy components followed by a nice dark berry/fruity tang on the finish. Fairly thin body with moderately low carb.

Bullit (1334), Glasgow, Scotland

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 24, 2008

Brown colour, small tan head. Aroma has caramel malts. Flavour has roasty and caramel malts, molasses and some fruits. Interesting.

Lubiere (4480), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 21, 2008

A deep dark ale with a creamy thick moka head. Afruity burned caramel malt in aroma, light coffee notes. In mouth, a good coffee malt, light roasted notes, sweet chocolate, medium bodied. Overall, vey akin to a good porter, LCBO gift set 2006. BB Apr 2007. Enjoyed August 20, 2008.

Fin (3406), Merton, Oxfordshire, England

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 12, 2008

Bottle that had been passed onto me by Craig, cheers mate, consumed in a field at Cropredy Festival 08 Pours dark brown with light tan head. Tastes quite rich also little bit sticky, some nice dried dark fruits and the elderberries give this a nice slightly sour twist. Tasty beer, I also get some dark chutney and molasses.

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