Salt Spring Island Ales Heather Ale

Heather Ale

 

Salt Spring Island Ales in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Herbal Regular
Score
5.82
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 10
Infused with local heather flowers, this has a mild floral and honey aroma, cider-like character and very light hop notes to produce a dry wine-like finish.
 
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RennyDoig (5686) reviewed
Heather Ale from Salt Spring Island Ales
2 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
473mL can. Pours deep amber with minimal white head. Aroma is pretty simple; some caramel-ish malts and some floral notes. Flavour is also light sweet malts and some light floral tones, presumably from the heather. Fairly simple, but not bad.
Tried from Can on 13 Apr 2024 at 07:25
pictoman (10167) reviewed
Heather Ale from Salt Spring Island Ales
2 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Poured from the tap. Clear amber brown with small white head. Pale English malt, mild floral hops. Okay.
Tried from Draft on 07 Oct 2023 at 23:39
Deanf (9779) reviewed
Heather Ale from Salt Spring Island Ales
7 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap. Has an aroma of sweet honey, some malt, and a good cloudy orange body with very modest white foam. Flavour is good sweet carrot mixed with malty grain. Mouthfeel is full enough. I do like what they did here, very drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 05 Apr 2019 at 04:39
DSG (26002) reviewed
Heather Ale from Salt Spring Island Ales
7 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Tom L. Clear golden, white head. Spicy, malt, a bit of honey, sweetish, light sourish hint, bitterish finish, medium-bodied.
Tried from Can on 01 Dec 2018 at 18:56
theplanck (7492) reviewed
Heather Ale from Salt Spring Island Ales
9 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Interesting, unique beer. A slight sourness up from is the highlight of this beer. However, after that it's a little boring. Bottle in office.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2017 at 14:43
Ferris (26019) reviewed
Heather Ale from Salt Spring Island Ales
10 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft - Sweet and some orange notes. Clear gold with decent white head. Light malts and some orange notes. Decent.
Tried from Draft on 10 Sep 2016 at 15:19
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Heather Ale from Salt Spring Island Ales
10 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at VCBW Festival 2016, pours a hazy copper golden with a small white head. Aroma is pretty light, with only subtle notes of heather. Flavour is along the same lines: really light, with mild spiciness from the heather and a little biscuity malt. Not much going on here. Meh.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2016 at 21:24
RichTigers (5280) reviewed
Heather Ale from Salt Spring Island Ales
14 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft@Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island. Golden beer with a strongish head. The aroma is lightly hopped and dry, quite watery. The flavour is dry and yeasty with some malty roasted’ness. Overall a basic flavoured lager like beer, yeasty dry, watery, but not enough hops ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Draft on 16 Sep 2012 at 08:16
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
Heather Ale from Salt Spring Island Ales
16 years ago
4.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, as Salt Spring Heatherdale
Hazy deep blond color; creamy head. Light aroma. Weak body, watery mouthfeel, light corny and papery flavor. Low bitterness. A very poor Lager.
Tried on 20 Jun 2010 at 15:13
Oakes (34715) reviewed
Heather Ale from Salt Spring Island Ales
19 years ago
4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Beige colour with slight haze. Fruity aroma - raspberry and heather notes. Sour, with hints of heather and pale bready malt. I can’t fault the tartness because these ancient ales can be interpreted that way, but in this case it was a bit too much given the subtlety of the heather signature.
Tried from Can on 11 Sep 2007 at 21:56