Notch Brewing Heather Ale

Heather Ale

 

Notch Brewing in Salem, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: Kennebunkport Brewing Co
  Traditional Beer Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.63
ABV: 4.3% IBU: - Ticks: 9
The Heather Ale combines the malt profile of a Scottish Ale with the hop flavor of a British Bitter, and balances these elements with a background of Heather aroma and flavor. A pound of heather per barrel was used in the brewing of the beer, but the Heather provides a subtle complexity. Heather provides a tea like aroma that balance the Amber malt, and the herbal flavor of Heather balances with the British hop flavor.

The Heather Ale is unfiltered, yet with great clarity, and has a light chestnut color. The heather tips were grown and harvested in Scotland, and used as a late kettle and hop back addition. And at 4.3% ABV, a wonderful Scottish inspired session ale.

Malt: British Pale, Amber, Crystal, Munich, Oats

Hops: Kent Goldings, Willamette

Yeast: British Ale
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

cask at GBBF ... copper ... bubbly white head ... dry toffeee malts ... soft fruits nose ... sweet frutis ... light grape tones ... soft malts ... barest hint of heather

Tried from Cask on 01 Jan 2012 at 02:04


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the GBBF 2011. Golden with a small white head. Malty aroma with dried apricot and floral notes. Sweet malty flavour with fruit and herbs

Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2011 at 12:41


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask gravity @ GBBF 2011. Pours a pale amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty heather aroma. Fruity sweetish malty heather flavor. has a fruity sweetish heather finish.

Tried from Cask on 17 Oct 2011 at 07:34


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

2nd August 2011
GBBF Cask. Hazy gold beer. Little white head. Semi dry palate. Nice citrus hop. Orange, grapefruit and a little skunky Nelson. Nicely joined up. Pretty dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 10 Sep 2011 at 09:04


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Gravicask, 1/3 pint at USA Cask Beer bar, GBBF ’11. Amber coloured body with a slight haze. Initial low, off-white hue. Aroma of lightly perfumed flowers. Hoppy taste profile of grass, hay, leafs and flowers. Herbal dry ending. Likable without greater excitements (London, 02.08.2011)

Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2011 at 06:07


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium amber colour with a small, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, moderate hoppy, earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110802]

Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2011 at 13:24


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask@GBBF2011. Amber colour, no head. Aroma is caramel and crystal malts with some fruits, wood and mild nutty notes. Flavour is sweet malts, some spruce, mild floral and spicy notes as well. Balanced and pleasant.

Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2011 at 00:58


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

From cask. Pours cloudy dark orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and slight caramelish. Bitter, dark malty and caramelish. Dry and toasted caramelish malty finish. Ends dry and toasted.

Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2011 at 07:22


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

Cask at GBBF 2011. It pours golden yellow/orange, with a thin white head. The nose is tangerine, zesty orange, mango, apricot, floral and herbal. The taste is orange pith, lemon, marmalade, resin, hay, grass and subtle heather, with a citrus fruit finish. Light body and low carbonation. Refreshing and drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2011 at 13:13