Heather Ales Grozet

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

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Pours golden with white head and foamy lacing. Pleasant notes of wheat and honey. Well balanced taste; there is a hint of fruit, but not like a fruit beer. Crisp and sessionable.

Bottle. very clear, golden in color. slightly fruity, tart, and honey taste. Mainly a BMC taste at the middle and end. very carbonated. not my cup of tea (or beer)

A light, diluted honey color. Medium size white head that drops to a thin veil which lasts the entire drink. Carbonation keeps bubbling up from the nether. Spicy mixed with a honey undertone. Smells really sweet. The aroma is almost pleasing and off-putting at the same time. Not sure if I am going to enjoy the taste. But here goes... Tastes a bit on the artificial side. Almost like a red licorice taste to it, but more like Twizzler’s. It’s not bad, but not what I expected. And certainly would not prompt me to drink more than I need to for this review. I’ll give the wife back her glass in a moment. Creamy and smooth. Not as much carbonation making it into the drink for some strange reason. It should, the stuff just keeps bubbling. The spiciness does not stay in the mouth as long as I thought it would. No thanks. Too much of a weird spiciness that should really not be in a beer.

One of the more average beers from this pack. they cold have done so much better.

Golden, clear, no head. Lots of sediment in the bottle, easily left behind. Has the taste of a light scottish ale with a slightly sweeter aftertaste and a medicinal flavor when first poured that soon departs. No hop aroma, enough bitterness to balance, though barely. The aftertaste develops from being simply medicinal to having a slight berry and herb complexity. Not sure how old this bottle is, I imagine it may be better young. Still pretty decent.

500ml bottle. Pours light gold with a medium head. Aroma is lager malt, some wheat and light berries. Lagery start and light fruity malt finish. Would be cracking in the summer.

Barely noticeable gooseberries, whatever red fruit it’s suppose to taste. Medium body, more than decent head, wheat, without being too present. Herbs add some twist to it. Interesting!

This is supposed to be a wheat ale. Sorry, but where’s the wheat. Eventough, this is descent beer.

Pours light golden, almost no head, dissipates very quickly. Not much nose, maybe some pineapple or cantaloupe in the distance. Taste is sweet with the faintest hint of unripe black berries to give it a touch of acidity, just enough to keep it from being cloying. Light bodied and refreshing, medium carbonation, simple and straight forward, quick finish with no new flavors developing. Very little wheat characteristics. Not great, but certainly drinkable.

11.2 oz bottle into dimpled mug. Bought the Historical Ales of Scotland gift pack at a convenience store in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho at a bargain(Fairway for those who know the area). Aroma is floral, Sour Patch Kids (that may be the gooseberries--not sure what they smell like!), melon--all a little subdued, but still nice. Pours a hazy gold with a fast diminishing head. Leaves a little lace. Taste is almost all sweet with a touch of sour. Towards the end of the glass some bittering hops become apparant in the finish. Fairly bland, but there are some unique flavors here. I definitely taste some kind of fruit (gooseberries?), floral notes, wheat. Highly carbonated with a medium-light body. Refreshing and easy to drink.