Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Microbrewery
in
Alloa,
Clackmannanshire,
Scotland 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1988
Contact
Description
Williams Bros Brewing Company is a Scottish family-owned microbrewery, founded and operated by brothers Bruce and Scot Williams.
The Williams Bros. Brewing Co. started life in the humble ‘Glenbrew’ homebrew shop in Glasgow. The first beer brewed was the ‘Fraoch’ Heather Ale at a small 5-barrel brewery in Taynuilt, After the 2nd year of brewing in the Taynuilt brewery and with demand far out stripping supply the brothers decided to expand and also to diversify the range with five Historic Ales. These ales were produced at the new purpose built brewery and premises in Craigmill, Strathaven from 1998-2004.
In 2004 the brothers took over the ‘Forth Brewery’ at Kellibank, Alloa where Maclay’s had been contract brewing and packaging their beers since the sale of their old Alloa brewery. It was at this stage in proceedings that Heather Ale Ltd became Williams Bros. Brewing Co.
The Williams Bros. Brewing Co. started life in the humble ‘Glenbrew’ homebrew shop in Glasgow. The first beer brewed was the ‘Fraoch’ Heather Ale at a small 5-barrel brewery in Taynuilt, After the 2nd year of brewing in the Taynuilt brewery and with demand far out stripping supply the brothers decided to expand and also to diversify the range with five Historic Ales. These ales were produced at the new purpose built brewery and premises in Craigmill, Strathaven from 1998-2004.
In 2004 the brothers took over the ‘Forth Brewery’ at Kellibank, Alloa where Maclay’s had been contract brewing and packaging their beers since the sale of their old Alloa brewery. It was at this stage in proceedings that Heather Ale Ltd became Williams Bros. Brewing Co.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Nose is coffee and toast. Taste is black filter coffee, hint of fruit, leading to my toast, sour note and more coffee. Very faint catering chocolate.
Tried
on 25 May 2026
at 20:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Sainsbury's Edinburgh. Nose is pineappl, mango, slight melon. Taste is mango, pineapple, lots of lemon, slightly grassy, grain, hint of resin.
Solid campsite fare.
Solid campsite fare.
Tried
on 25 May 2026
at 18:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Can
on 15 May 2026
at 18:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 7
Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of spices, citrus fruits, hopa, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of spices, pine needles, citrus fruit, hops, and malt, leading to a bitter finish. 7/4/7/3/14
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2026
at 19:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Asda. Clear deep golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Aroma of pine, lemon and honey. Flavour of orange and white candy sticks. Medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Solid gear.
Tried
from Can
from
Asda Supermarket (Various locations)
on 09 May 2026
at 17:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
It is a regular stout, sweet but it is not at the extreme, few roasted malt, nice touch of chocolate, few hop, a bit watery at the final, 27.11.17, at Prélaz.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2026
at 21:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pours clear orange with a lingering off white head that laces well. Smells of mangoes and pine. It tastes of caramel malt, tropical fruit, and a little pine. Moderately bitter with a medium body. Quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2026
at 03:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Tesco. Hazy golden body with thin white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of minerals and orange peel. Flavour of lemon and orange pith. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A solid IPA.
Tried
from Can
from
Tesco Supermarket (Various locations)
on 29 Apr 2026
at 20:34
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from Tesco Danestone. It pours clear copper with a medium white head. The aroma is sappy, sticky, spruce, pine, toffee, resin, digestive biscuit and hint of marmalade. The taste is firmly dry, bitter, green, pine, spruce, sally, resinous, peppery spice, nip of alcohol and toffee with a drying, piney finish. Average body and carbonation. Decent enough, but don't think it would stand out in crowd.
Tried
from Can
from
Tesco Supermarket (Various locations)
on 29 Apr 2026
at 17:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Tesco, Hermiston Gait, Edinburgh. Pours near clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of peach and apricot, faint citrus. Taste is more of the same. Light bitter finish. Good stuff.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2026
at 12:33