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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.


3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
thb (439) - Alberta, CANADA - NOV 8, 2011
Pours bubbly clear yellow with little head. Aroma is subtle, to put it politely. Grains, touch of an unusual fruitiness. Taste is much more bold - there’s a very cereal-heavy, quite sweet malty backbone. There’s an unusual fruity, berry-ish lingering finish - that’s the gooseberry I assume. Quite original, quite pleasant.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
stravale (387) - Inverness, SCOTLAND - NOV 8, 2011
Bottle from Sainsbury’s Nairn.
Amber, clear, thin frothy white head, minimal lacing.
Aroma of light malts, slight grain, bit of spicy and citrus hop, some herbal / floral notes.
Taste of citrus hops, some light grain malts, citrus fruits..sour lime, hint of herbs.
Palate - soft carb, thin body, plain finish - light bitter with some sour fruit.
Overall - A sort of flavoured lager. A bit dull to be honest. Not much going on here.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Maris (466) - Canberra, AUSTRALIA - OCT 29, 2011
From a 330ml bottle on 29/10/2011. Pours a cloudy pale golden with almost no head. Has a very slight grassy, bready, fruity aroma.The flavour is primarily of sweet fruit (berries), with just a touch of spiciness. Finishes with a modest bitterness. This is unusual and moderately interesting, but not very beer like. I doubt I’ll have another.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
deanso (1302) - the Hague, NETHERLANDS - OCT 21, 2011
50cl bottle. Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Very drinkable but could do with more flavour (although I do have a cold)

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
HenrikSoegaard (7231) - Randers, DENMARK - OCT 12, 2011
Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Some citrus notes. Gooseberries very week present. Moderate bitter nice flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Berries only detectable. Oily palate. Fresh but nothing special.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Leighton (3598) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - OCT 6, 2011
Bottle at home in NH, shared with siblings. Pours slightly hazy with bits of sediment. Sweet berry character with medium bitterness, some wood. Sweet flavor. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Almost some ginger notes, and a bit of faint earth in the finish. Alright.

2.7
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
toffsbury (44) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - SEP 16, 2011
Brought over for a tasting by my cousin, kevinsenn. no head to speak of. just about no aroma either... Not offensive, just not there. The malt flavor is just about nonexistent, but the gooseberries and spice come through nicely. It’s not bad, not special. ...It’s GOOD, but it’s not really what I think of when I’m thinking of beer. I guess that’s the idea, though - an ancient Scottish beer, pre-hops.

2.1
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
kevinsenn (183) - Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA - SEP 16, 2011
Pours pale yellow and cloudy. Not much aroma to speak of. Almost no malt flavour, but plenty of delicate spice. Not bad, but not what you want if you want a beer.


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