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Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Special|
Score
6.76
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Festive Spruce Ale.We have brewed this special festive ale using malted barley, a variety of high impact specialist hops and hand picked spruce tips which are only ripe for picking during a two week window in the spring. The resiny sweetness of the spruce and malt is countered by a huge hop character, which is just delicious.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at BrewDog Camden. It pours clear deep amber with a medium yellow-white head. The nose is fresh pine, orange peel, Parma Violets, Tums and marmalade. The taste is nicely bitter, wood, caramel, Tums, chalk, Parma violets, resin, leather soft fruit and citrus peel. Medium body and fine carbonation. Interesting, good depth of flavour and balance.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2013
at 07:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
(bottle, 100cl) Hazy, almost cloudy, dark amber colour with a massive and tanned foamy head. Mildly toasted malty aroma with resiny, grassy notes of pine needles, as well as fruity notes of citrus and a tinge of caramel. Sweet and delicately bitter flavour, medium bodied at most with a well-carbonated mouthfeel. Mildly toasted (cara-)malt character with resiny and a bit chlorophyll-like sprucy notes, well-combined by fruity hops; sweet and mildly bitter hoppy finish, again with resiny, almost a bit ethereally notes of spruce. I definitely would order a second one. 26.XII.12
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2013
at 12:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bucket(1000ml): Hazy, amber, big and very lacy off-white head, distinctive aromatic-hoppy and fruity nose, shy woody and port-vinos traces underneath; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, medium bodied, soft; sweet malty finish, supported by a delicate hoppy touch. Well balanced, well drinkable x-mas stuffβ¦
Tried
on 08 Jan 2013
at 12:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
1000ml bottle. Cloudy amber colour with average to huge, frothy, fairly lasting, moderately lacing, beige head. Herbal and hoppy aroma has notes of grapefruit and citrus, resin, honey, spruce. Taste is minimally sweet, has notes of resin, honey, an earthy touch of moss, spruce, hints of citrus; bitter finish. A walk in the wood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2012
at 11:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg @ Southern, Edinburgh 191212
Golden amber, clear, thin white head
Aroma is very fruity, rich quite intense berry aromas, not a whiff of booze, mellow intense fruits, great aroma
Taste as aroma, getting soft pine but its main very berry fruity, sweet mellow and intense, sweet resinous, not a very complex beer but very nice, some light soft toffee caramel malts in the background
Palate - Medium carb and body. The keg dispense is working here, that bit of fizz stopping it from being cloying. Finish as main flavour, a little dry, touch of bitterness
Overall - Seems to get mixed reviews here. I did like it a lot more than I thought I was going to.
Golden amber, clear, thin white head
Aroma is very fruity, rich quite intense berry aromas, not a whiff of booze, mellow intense fruits, great aroma
Taste as aroma, getting soft pine but its main very berry fruity, sweet mellow and intense, sweet resinous, not a very complex beer but very nice, some light soft toffee caramel malts in the background
Palate - Medium carb and body. The keg dispense is working here, that bit of fizz stopping it from being cloying. Finish as main flavour, a little dry, touch of bitterness
Overall - Seems to get mixed reviews here. I did like it a lot more than I thought I was going to.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2012
at 06:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 100 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a cloudy amber with a lacing off-white head. Heavy spruce aroma. Medium body, sweet candy-like, perfumy, again massive perfumy spruce flavours with a solid bitterness. 270812
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2012
at 11:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
1 L bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild floral to fruity. Fruity, dry and herbal. Bitter, spiced and light sweetness. Sweet initially, light fruity to herbal and ends bone dry bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2012
at 11:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
1l bottle @ vPBF
Pours dark orange with a foamy white head. Spicy aroma with herbal notes, caramely malts, notes of ginger. Taste is spicy and malty with herbal and hoppy notes. Herbal and spicy finish with spruce and some off-flavors. Okay, quite spicy ale.
Pours dark orange with a foamy white head. Spicy aroma with herbal notes, caramely malts, notes of ginger. Taste is spicy and malty with herbal and hoppy notes. Herbal and spicy finish with spruce and some off-flavors. Okay, quite spicy ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2012
at 13:08