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Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Bitter
Alloa, Scotland
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 43   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.17   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 123   ABV: 4.1%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle; filtered In Scotland we welcome the return of the sun whenever it deigns to shower us with its warm ray... the cloud and rain will jsut have to get over it. A light amber beer with lovely citrus aroma, slightly sweet and fruity.


Finwe's rating

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Finwe (334) - Grankulla, - DEC 11, 2012
500ml bottle @ Geronimo, Tapiola. Pours reddish amber with a thin, white head. Floral, fruity aroma with lots of honey. The flavour is malty, grainy, floral and fruity with quite a lot of honey like in the aroma. Floral finish with a slight hint of bitterness.


most recent ratings

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
pivnizub (8046) - Bochum, Porúří, GERMANY - JUN 14, 2013
Bottle: Copper coloured, a bit unclear, small off-white head, sweetish citrussy and slightly honeyish nose with a delicate bitter touch; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, light bodied and soft; mild but lingering herbal and fruity finish. O.K., no doubt…

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Beerheart65 (691) - Pori, FINLAND - JUN 13, 2013
Clear amber with one finger off-white head. Aroma is fruity with bit tropical fruits and citrus, caramel mating also. Light body, fruity sweet, light body, fruity finish, soft carbonation and yes..bit flowers and nuts. Tasty and easy to drink.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
gunnar (3729) - Sandnes, NORWAY - MAY 29, 2013
Bottle from Bierzwerg, Greven. Pours clear amber with a big creamy off-white head. Aroma of nutty malts and flowery hops. Taste is light sweet, caramel, dries up towards the finish with some nice flowery and herbal hops. Nice beer.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
lusikka (4124) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAY 15, 2013
500 ml bottle.
Pours a dark copper colour with a ruby hue and a large white head. Aroma of biscuity malts, some berries, grass, fruity bitterness and hay. Flavour of biscuity malts, floral hops, tangy citrus, caramel, bread and hay. Some slightly tart berries as well. Sweet caramel finish with soft carbonation

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
jeverszeuge (464) - GERMANY - MAY 7, 2013
Williams Brothers Prodigal Sun # 3296 ersma: aus der brauerei kommen so leckere sachen wie das fraoch heather ale. und auch ansonsten sehr fleißige brauer, mehrere dutzend sorten sind im angebot. rötlich-kupferfarben mit mäßiger verschäumung. der geruch ist dezent bitte und süßlich. der antrunk ist bitter und fruchtig mit malzigem körper. aromen von zitrus, kirsche und etwas süßlich-kräuterigem. das sind wohl die fichtennadeln, die mit drin sind. die mitte wird süßlicher, fichtennadeliger, so richtung kirsche oder erdbeere, aber kräuteriger. der abgang ist kaum noch bitter, dafür röstmalzige aromen, etwas karamell. die flasche ist ansehnlich. fazit: sehr ungewöhnlich und daher spannend. und rundum gelungen ist es auch noch. probierenswert. 8,11,11,11,12,11 - 10,75

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
liinis (1343) - Helsinki, FINLAND - MAR 29, 2013
Not too great a beer this one. Trying to create a nice image in the description maybe because of the beer itself is quite poor.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
olio (4156) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAR 13, 2013
50 cl bottle.
Pours clear copper color with a small head. Aroma of mandarin, some pine needles, mild hops, citrus fruits, grass and caramel malts. Flavor of lemon, mandarin, some hay and caramel. Decent.
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3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BlackHaddock (2432) - Shropshire, ENGLAND - MAR 10, 2013
500ml Bottle: BBD of Jan 2014. Poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home on 10 Mar 2013. Nice looking brew: pale amber with a creamy head of off-white foam. Nose and taste ruled by fruity hop notes with semi-sweet maltiness just below the surface. Nicely balanced beer with enough going on to excite the taste buds and leave you wanting another bottle. it was snowing outside when I had this: no Sun to be seen!

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
rosenbergh (4762) - Helsinki, FINLAND - FEB 15, 2013
500 ml bottle. BB Feb 2014. (K-Citymarket) Espoo, Finland.
Clear amber colour with a small to average sized off-white head. The aroma is floral hops, fruits, dry wood and malt. And the flavour is... hmmm... it’s like a candy. I just can’t recall which... Very familiar flavour. Caramel sweetness, woody and nutty dryness, lots of malt and candy hops in the flavour. Tasty.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Marduk (1326) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - FEB 11, 2013
500ml bottle (shared by FatPhil, thanks). Clear hazelnut color. Thin white head, stays. Good lacing. Donuts glaze, aromatic hops, sky blue color in aroma. Perfume, delicious, slightly grainy and fresh notes in flavor. It is so aromatic and fresh smelling that I consider start using it as an aftershave!


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