Heather Ales Ebulum

NIc eone, a little strong, and getting me very drunk byt then. BUt crafty and very good.

From the Scottish Highlands come this dark and earthy ale with an enticing name that rivals the mystery of the fog capped land it calls home. That is to say, I haven’t a clue what Ebulum means, but I do have some idea what it tastes like. After finishing the glass at a quicker-than-usual pace, I have to say I’m more impressed with Scottish industriousness and warrior code of conduct than with this beer. It pours a very dark black (I thought of cobalt at the time), and maintains a very simple smell of dark berries, presumably of the elder variety. Blackberry and black currants also feature heavily. Like most blackish beers, Ebulum builds on top of an over-bearing malts foundation and adds something of a unique twist. In this case, the elderberries are a welcome fruity topping to the thuggish chocolate and coffee flavors, but I would have preferred the berries to take something more a center stage role. Maybe a tolerably dark beer for those disinclined to the ways of malts.

black app. with minimal medium brown head..aroma of roasted malts (bitter chocolate, coffee, and dark berries)...flavor is quite similar, with a more of a berry bite...palate was a tad thin

Very little aroma, some hint of malt, and pours a deep black with a small tan head. The flavor is of fruit and roasted chocolate.

Pours a jet black with a thin brown head. This is perhaps the darkest color of beer - holding the glass up to the light it’s still pitch black. Nice sweet malty aroma with a hint of berries and chocolate. Tastes very much like a stout. Very good complex flavor and ultra smooth. There is a slight bitter coffee taste that is typical of most stouts, but the texture is so creamy. There is also a hint of berries in the finish. Unique and delicous beer.

Rated @ Stockholm beer festival. Black, sparse non-lingering head. Chocolate aroma. Thin body, metallic due to the dark malts. Fruity and fresh with hints of black currant.

Pours black with dark head. Moderate aroma with hints of berries- sweet smelling. Tasted earthy, with vegetable and fruit flavors. Finished mildly bitter. Palate was appealing with lively carbonation and alcoholic texture. Interesting history behind the beer recipe.

Name? Anyway, what to expect from such a beer regarded as an elderberry black ale, is not something i can quite grasp at present. The beer: Pours darker than expected being near black with a nice mocha head. Aroma wooo infinitly different from almost anythign iv ever had before. Mint, bubblegum, coffee, smoked ham..gee this could go on. Taste well i tasted it to cold and left it to warm, lightly bitter coffee going into mint choc-chip ice cream with molasses and port. ehhh i think this might be the wierdest beer iv ever had, but heeps of goodness alround!