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Heather Ales Ebulum

Heather Ales Ebulum  - Traditional Ale

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 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 
5843.46/5.03.45/5.06.5%85.1Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
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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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 gearbike (413), West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 6, 2005  
Aroma is unmistakably berry fruit immediately after pouring. Tastes like almost like a strong stout but with a much liter easy finish.


 shp555 (1677), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/512/20
Sep 1, 2005  
Bottle. Pours black with a dark brown head. Very malty sweet aroma, with hints of coffee. Roasted carmel and coffe with malts kind of dissapears in the after taste with a late malty sweetness. Not bad


 ontario102 (794), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 31, 2005  
Refined dark fruity flavor and pleasant smooth, roasty, oaty graininess; a hint of nutmeg, and a nice oily smooth palate; not overy fruity or spiced; very good, and it cured my sciatica.


 lamas (709), Adams Morgan, Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Aug 27, 2005  
11.2 oz. bottle. Best before end: 04/06. A VERY dark mahogany pour with virtually no head. Roasty aroma that features some malts, chocolate, coffee and dark berries. Sweet, malty body that’s a little roasty. Some dark berries are present throughout. Decent body. A little grainy and oaty. Almost stout-ish. A pleasant surprise.


 MrWalker (927), Stockholm, Sweden
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/56/20
Aug 23, 2005  
Bottle @ Medelhavspärlan, Stockholm Backlog 17 Aug 2005
Burned bacon aroma. Black colour with off white head. Tastes of stout and dish water detergent. A realy off putting combination. Artifical and strange. An experiment gone completely wrong?


 roder60 (1019), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 19, 2005  
Pours a jet black color with a small amount of quickly dissapating whitish head. Very nice coffee, roasted sweet aroma. Flavor is bittersweet, jamish, coffee with a dry finish. Overall, definitely my favorite of the scotish ales set.


 scotty (828), Scotland
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Aug 19, 2005  
VERY dark, off white head fades quite fast.Lovely roast barley nose with fruit in the background ( this becomes more pronounced as the beer opens up) Remarkably smooth palate, with a good stout-like flavour, the fruit creeps up on the long lasting finish. Really didn’t know what to expect with this...it’s unique(as far as I know!) and delicious.


 Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Aug 17, 2005  
This is the first beer I ever had that the aroma overpowers the flavors, a fantastic aroma of coffee and Jam. Palate is a wee bit thin for the style this represents. coffee and a mild fruity flavor. Very enjoyable though



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