Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) Brel Belgian Style IPA

Brel Belgian Style IPA

 

Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  IPA - Belgian Regular
Score
6.67
ABV: 5.7% IBU: 25 Ticks: 19
This enigmatic Belgian IPA pours copper revealing a blend of Belgian & US ale yeasts. The aggressive American hops are balanced by more delicate European varieties, enhanced by an underlying fruity character, derived from the addition of coriander & orange peel.
 

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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can from Aldi. Pours clear deep golden amber with a beige cap. Aroma: tea, earth, herbal. Taste: light sweet & moderate bitter, pale malts, orange zest Medium body with soft carbonation. OK

Tried from Can from Aldi (England) on 10 May 2022 at 22:01


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Pours a lovely looking amber brown with a frothy off-white head and a sweet, berry fruit aroma with hints of yeast going on. That yeasty sensation continues into the flavour, there's a slightly grainy feel to the mouthfeel, and you've got a mellow citrus bitterness on a fruit malt backbone

Tried on 12 Mar 2021 at 11:17


7
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Clear Amber beer, white head. Light hoppy aroma. Flavour is light zesty hop, a little breadiness, malt. Quite dry but refreshing. Not amazing but drinkable.

Tried on 07 Feb 2021 at 20:09


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

330ml can. Pours dark orangey brown with a medium head. Aroma is yeasty caramel. Taste has caramel, hedgerow fruit and spicy tea.

Tried from Can on 17 Jan 2021 at 21:05


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

18/12/2020. Can courtesy of Dan, cheers. Pours clear dark amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of toffee, malt, fruit, yeast, brown sugar, vanilla. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, light creamy texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2020 at 12:16


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Aldi. Bit of a strange combination this – the flavours of a Belgian style beer combined with the hoppiness of an IPA. Has an arokma of banana and bubblegum. Pours a rich orange brown with a generous cream head and light carbonation. In the mouth there is bitterness of green hops, contrasting with banana, orange and cereals. Finish is rather yeasty. As I said, a bit strange – but I like it !

Tried from Can on 13 Nov 2020 at 16:55


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tight off white head left a good cover on a rustic coloured still body. Sweet aroma with spices & yeast. Medium bodied, smooth on the tongue with a tingle on the back & cloying aft. Bitter/Sweet tastes of malt, spices, tea, berry & jam with tangy pepper finish. Nice but not sure about it being Belgian Style 330ml can and my first IPA- Belgium style if it truly is one. Clean amber pour, two finger off-white head, very good lacing/retention. Aroma is bread malts, spice, yeasts but not getting much orange peel or citrus; decent though. Taste is toasted malts, a surprising chocolate element, spice and the orange peel does come through now. A mild bitterness at the end. Quite smooth and low soft carbonation works well with this. Overall the best beer I've tried in Aldi to date.

Tried from Can on 31 Oct 2020 at 23:19


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

33cl can from Aldi. Medium creamy beige head. Slightly hazy amber pour. Light bitterness. Easy drinking

Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2020 at 22:48


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can at home from Aldi. Aclear reddy amber coloured pour with a fluffy beige head. Aroma is decnt toasted caramel malts, grassy hop, earthy bread, toffee, little hint of bubblegum. candied orange. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, toasted malts, earth, grass, not much Belgian Character, little apple, bubblegum notes. Pretty inoffensive. Palate is semi sweet, moderate frothy carbonation. Little alcohol bite in the finish.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2020 at 21:33


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Aldi. Deep brown in colour, with a rocky, off-white, head. Caramel, toasty malts, some berry fruits, hint of spice and Belgian yeast before a drying finish. Good.

Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2020 at 17:06