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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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5893.45/5.03.45/5.06.5%85.3Dimpled 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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 jake65 (1698), Williston, North Dakota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Sep 18, 2006  
Bottle: pours a dark and murky brown with a tanned head. Taste was fruity, malty, and earthy. Some bittersweetness in the finish, but very smooth and easy to drink. I couldn’t distinguish elderberries from the basic fruity tones, but overall it was well balanced and quite pleasant.


 Tmoney99 (4702), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 9, 2006  
Bottle. Poured dark reddish brown with an average frothy brown head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate roasted malt, tart citrus and earthy aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture. Medium tart earthy sweet flavor with a medium sour finish of long duration. This is a very complex and one of a kind beer.


 Rastacouere (5552), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 31, 2006  
BB dec 2005, thanks Oakes. Close to black, very dark, opaque, bottle-conditioned and wearing an initially large collar which recedes to a beige ring. Indeed a most interesting product with plenty of idiosyncratic character. Rather gentle, cohesive nose comprising dark cereals, soft alcohol sweetness, ink, prunes and blackberries flavors. Good malty body, firm and adequately irrigated by firm natural carbonation. May have thinned out a bit, but it still displays an interesting roundness. Tobacco suggestions emanate as the finish approaches. Surprising citric bite to the tannic fruits. Gentle roastiness never approaches the extremes, just pushing the fruitiness to further levels, with charcoal grains and ashey undertones.


 Sigmund (2274), Hafrsfjord, Norway
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Aug 30, 2006  
Bottle, at Haket, Göteborg. Black colour, moderate but lasting creamy head. Strong aroma of roast malts, chocolate and elderberries. Flavour is mellow and rounded with chocolate and elderberries, surprisingly well balanced.


 Arnie (272), Chicagoland, IL, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 27, 2006  
Bottled. Dark brown, with a think malty and chocolatey nose. Bitter, think and malty in the mouth with some yeast on the finish. An interesting flavor, just a bit expensive for what it is.


 thomat (666), Göteborg, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 25, 2006  
Dark color with a nice foam. Very smooth and fruity taste with some bitterness in the aftertaste.


 fonefan (11019), VestJylland, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 23, 2006  
Bottle. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of burned malt with elderberry and some tobacco undertones. Malty flavor with elderberries. Dry bitter finish with some alcohol presence.


 harrisoni (6771), Ashford, Kent, England
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 21, 2006  
Bottle. Black beer with thin pale beige head. Good well rounded aroma, lots of dark fruit aroma, some vanilla, blue cheese too. Good deep mouthfeel, velvety, but a bit edgey too. Bit of charcoal. Dark fruits in mouth (damson, plums, dark cherry), juicy. Not a huge finish but the velvety choc and fruit flavours are excelletn.



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