Kelpie
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Traditional Beer Regular|
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6.56
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Seaweed Ale
Prior to the 1850's Scottish coastal alehouses brewed with malted barley, grown in fields fertilised by seaweed. This environment gave the barley a very specific flavour which we recreate by the inclusion of fresh seaweed in the mash tun. A rich dark chocolate ale, which has the aroma of a fresh Scottish sea breeze and a distinctive malty texture.
Prior to the 1850's Scottish coastal alehouses brewed with malted barley, grown in fields fertilised by seaweed. This environment gave the barley a very specific flavour which we recreate by the inclusion of fresh seaweed in the mash tun. A rich dark chocolate ale, which has the aroma of a fresh Scottish sea breeze and a distinctive malty texture.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Lukt: Frukter, kaffe, lakris og karamell.
Utseende: Mørk brun, nesten sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Kaffe, malt, lakris.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Det Gode Brygg, Sandnes, Nydt@Hjemme.
Medium: Flaske@500ml, ABV@4,4%, Når@07.07.2015
Drukket Som Alias@Kelpie Seaweed Ale.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2015
at 15:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Caoba, casi negra. Espuma ocre cremosa tipo guinness. Aroma a bizcocho, café, chocolate,... Estilo gruit (sustituye lupulos por hierbas...) aunque en este caso lleva lúpulos, mezclados eso sí con algas. Las algas dan un ligero toque salado a una cerveza muy potente de sabor (con predominiomde chocolate y café) y a la vez muy suave de beber. Notable.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2015
at 12:33
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Pours dark amber with green shades. Rapidly disappearing ivory head. Aroma is rich espresso coffee. Seaweed not noticeable. Fresh and light, with intense flavor of coffee beans.
Tried
on 07 May 2015
at 14:16
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
500 ml bottle shared by Wilrunforbeer in a cellar clean out afternoon. Dark brown color thin white head, no lace or retention at all. Aroma is light roasted malt, caramel and hints of ash. The flavor shows me ash, old malts, light vegetal with a light hint of salt in the finish. The body is thin but maybe that is a good thing for this. The finish has a mild off putting vegetal note in a porter like brew. On the strange side for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2015
at 10:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Ship in a Zbottle, west Kirby. Deep brown colour with a tan head. Aroma is like rock pools on the beach. The taste sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2015
at 13:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Aroma sweetish, caramel, toasted, toffee. Clear darker ruby brown colour. Taste is caramel driven as well, but well balanced, also light chocolate/roasted notes. Lightly salty. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2015
at 03:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours dark red/brown with a small off-white head. Malts, roasted malts, seaweed and some chocolate in the aroma. Medium sweetness, somewhat bitter and slightly salty. Interesting beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2015
at 15:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cheers Liquor Store, Todmorden. Dark reddish-brown with next to no head. Includes some lovely dark malts, some roasted and some sweet and the seaweed influence although light, is evident.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2015
at 14:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Stockbridge tap. Pours deep brown, nose is chocolate, little funk, herbal, taste is sweet, fruity, dry.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jan 2015
at 13:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Clachaig Inn, Scotland. Pours dark red brown with small off white head. Chocolate malty aroma. Light chocolate flavor, roasted, spicy, sour. Drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Clachaig Inn
on 03 Nov 2014
at 11:49