Old Skool
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.70
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A classic West Coast IPA that pours pale gold with floral aromas with hits of pine and citrus. Big upfront bitterness is balanced by subtle malt sweetness, leading to a clean, dry finish. Bold, bright, and bitter - This is IPA as it was meant to be—pure, punchy, and unapologetically Old Skool.
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
440ml can from Aldi - clear gold, thick white head. Good robust mouthfeel, lots of tropical fruit taste, easy going tang at the end.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Can on 19th February 2026 from Aldi, Kentish Town. Pours slightly hazy amber with shallow, quickly collapsing off-white foam and scant lacing. Earthy, pungent notes, tangy fruits and nutty malts in aroma. Pines, resins and peels in-mouth. Berry fruits, sharp spices and sweet malts dominate the finish. Medium bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
[44cl can from my local Aldi.] A pale amber pour with a slight haze and a loose white head; aroma of pine and citrus; soft and creamy in the mouth with a citrus taste and some caramel malts; then a building resinous bittterness with some grapefruit zest. Pleasant enough, but needs to be crisper.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Loose white head on a chill hazed golden coloured body
Malt, resinous aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a lightly carbonated cloying back.
Orange, resinous, pine, metallic & stone fruit tastes with a bitterly hopped finish.
Great for the style.
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Olut (22183) reviewed Old Skool from Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Aldi Exclusive Cans Night At Home Beers #2 of 3. Golden in colour, traditional within its style, although not too 'old skool' compared to what wasn't being made at the turn of the century. Hoppy-sweet in design, not quite feeling its strength but a decent enough body.
Deanso (15822) reviewed Old Skool from Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
44cl can from Aldi.
Medium creamy white head. Slightly hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Scopey (25220) ticked Old Skool from Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Can from Aldi Inverurie. It pours fairly clear yellowy - gold with a white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, juicy, tangy grapefruit vibes, touch of lemon curd, marmalade sandwich, touch green, piney and sone toasty grains. The taste is crisp, quite firm, dry, reasonable level of bitterness, pithy, zesty, grapefruit, weak lemon, pomelo, grass, pine, slightly herbal and some candied fruits. Finish is firmly dry and bitter. Average body and moderate carbonation. Decent enough, but not quite up there with some of their other new releases at Aldi. Drinkable and great value nonetheless.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A slightly opalescent, golden beer with a large white head. Aromas of citrus and pine. The taste is syrupy sweetness, citrus, resinous pine, and a medium, resinous, slightly stem-like bitterness. A bit of spice from the rye. Not particularly typical, but drinkable.