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Heather Ales Grozet

Score
4136
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Traditional Ale
Alloa, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 634   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.93   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottled. A cask version at 4.5% is available in August and September.
Gooseberry Wheat Ale
From the Gaelic "Groseid". Since at least the 16th century Scots monks and alewives brewed indigenous drinks from cereals, wild herbs and ripe fruits. Tibbie Shiels green Grozet was immortalised by such Scots literati as Sir Walter Scott, Jas Hogg. (The Ettrick shepherd) and Robert Burns whoconsidered it a most convivial drink.
Brewed with lager malt, wheat, bog myrtle, hops and meadowsweet then secondary fermented with ripe Scottish gooseberries.
A pale golden beer, with a refreshing fruit aroma, clean palate, fruity wheat flavour and crisp finish. Recommended with, light foods, pastas and salads.
Drink well chilled in a tall glass.


3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
ComradeK (466) - Blue Mountains, AUSTRALIA - FEB 8, 2012
330ml bottle. Pours a hazy medium gold, with a small white head, which fades quickly, leaving very little lacing. A dry, fruity, riesling-like aroma, which I assume stems from the gooseberries, dominates, backed by some light herbal and grainy wheat malt notes. Up front is the same riesling, accompanied by dry, bitter herbs. A light steeliness leads into a hefeweizen-like body, with some sweeter fruity notes. Another hefty whack of gooseberry blends with the wheat leading into the finish. An unusual beer, as would be expected from one with such odd ingredients. I am inclined to agree with the "19th-century Scots literati" of the label: this is "a most convivial drink".

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
thepegjett (905) - Cambridge (via Winnipeg), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - FEB 4, 2012
A - citrus with peppery spice A - golden amber with thin head T - sweet P - mid O - tasty

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
chrisv10 (4008) - DENMARK - JAN 31, 2012
Bottle. Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, spices, herbs and fruit. Flavour is malt, medium sweet, little bitter, herbs, fruit, berries and a little dry.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Lagerboy (287) - British Columbia, CANADA - JAN 28, 2012
Hazy orangey yellow, wispy white head. Spicy fruity aroma. Taste is fruity and wheaty, cereal malts, spicy and somewhat silky and floral. Low hopped, average carbs. Clean crisp finish. A pleasure to drink! LF (Lagerboy Friendly)

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
bax (481) - Hasselager, Aarhus, DENMARK - JAN 24, 2012
(bottle 24/01-2012) medium white head, clear light yellow color, spicy yeast aroma, medium high co2, spicy taste. BB date DEC 2012.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
swooper (1088) - Cambridge and Kladno(Czech Rep.), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - JAN 20, 2012
bottle, very interesting aroma, citrus and herb i can smellgolden, clear, white foam, medium sweetness a bit fro mthe herbs, medium bitterness from in the end esspecially. medium body, slick feel, average carbonation, long finish, Nice interesting beer, never had similar herb in there before :)

2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Phatman (103) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 7, 2012
from bottle, cloear golden pour. decidedly odd aroma, sweet hops but there;s something not right about it. Initial flavour is ok, bitter hops, but the added fruits is not my bag at all, thank goodness i was only tasting someone elses glass. Would give a wide berth in future.

2.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
pushkinwow (728) - Ontario, CANADA - DEC 30, 2011
11.2 oz bottle. Pale cloudy yellow with a quickly fading white head. This is another interesting one - I will assume the fruit I get is gooseberries, although it combines with grains, stale caramel, light malts, and floral hops to create a somewhat off-putting aroma. Moderate carbonation, mild body, slightly sweet, becomes dry and partly bitter towards the end, an odd kick at the end of spice, fruit and malt. Would not have this again.


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