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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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 Marthinus (118), Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
Jan 4, 2009  
brown head, with clear taste of elderberry, and at the same time dark fruity.


 HonkeyBra (1320), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 3, 2009  
I don’t know what an elderberry is. However, for a dark beer, with fruit, this is pretty nice. Not something I’d buy, but it’s by no means a drain pour. Cool, funky, and different.


fizzban (27), whitehouse, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 27, 2008  
This was an awsome beer. totaly differnt, its the only dark beer i know of that also has fruit to it. A little odd a first but i warmed up to it fast. Starts nice and malty, then you get eddelberry. slight hints of choclolate and carmel.


 TearsforBeers (173), Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 27, 2008  
Pours a nice black that is clear and amber around the edges with a bit of off white head. Aroma is sweet, malts, elderberry The taste is very nice, not overwhelming, starts malty sweet with a bit of fruit acidity, moves into elderberry flavor, and finishes with roast at the back of the tongue. Palate is moderate, not thin or thick. I am having good luck with these heather beers!


 cyrenaica (440), Milton, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 24, 2008  
330ml bottle
6.5% ABV
I tried this beer on December 14, 2008 after purchasing a 4 pack of "Historic Scottish Ales" from one of my local LCBO outets. The beer poured an opaque blackish-brown with a very thin head. The aroma is dark roasted malt, some dark fruit, and a little earthiness. The mouthfeel is mefium bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, dark fruit, some coffee/chocolate hints, and a dryish finish.


 ilovedarkbeer (1333), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Dec 23, 2008  
The only drinkable one of this bunch of traditional ales. Pours a dark reddish purple color with a foamy light brown head that lightens as it is exposed to air. Nice lacing. Nose is roasted dark malt and dark jammy berries which I suspect are the elder berries. Mouthfeel is supple and the taste is roasted coffee and more berries. Not bad.


 ghawener (953), San Salvador, El Salvador
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/57/104/513/20
Dec 22, 2008  
Bottle: Part of the Heather sample pack, comparable to a stout / porter with a slight sweet backnote. Aroma is confusing, herbal and piney, the Ebulum is more potent than the other Heathers.


 LordCorkscrew (945), Ronco Scrivia (GE), Italy
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Awesome birra che me son bevuto je bev al Pub del Duca jerisera allotta che ne ebbi voglia per un poco del tempo in cui vissi e non la bevvi prima di quando la ho bevuta senza apostrofo per carità se no mi sballa tutto quanto. Strepitosa ale al sambuco dal colore scuro e dal tono carezzevole eppure aggressivo, una delle migliori bevute della serata (ovviamente senza contare i lambic)



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