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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating - 500ml bottle, pours dark golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, caramel, nuts, hints of spice & hops. Medium body. Light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2025
at 09:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, spices, herbs, toffee, earth & malt. Medium body. Long finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2025
at 09:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, lemon, grass, bread, pine, pepper, honey & candy. Medium body. Dry bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2025
at 13:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cam as a Christmas present and drunk at home. Clear pale gold colour lasting white head. Light lemon aroma. It's ok. Doesn't taste of much. Not much malt. Some lemon flavour. Some bitterness on the finish. Inoffensive. It's ok. Just not a lot of flavour. Fine.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jan 2025
at 18:30
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml can from Morison's, East Kilbride. Pours a deep orange with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, spruce, herbs & hops. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jan 2025
at 20:55
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml can. Pours clear pale golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of tropical fruits, pine, bread & hops. Very enjoyable
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2025
at 09:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can 440ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. [ As Williams Brothers Juicy Joker ]. ABV: 5.0%. [20250116]. 6/3/7/3/13
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2025
at 00:51
6/10
Tried
on 17 Jan 2025
at 00:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can 500ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. [ As Williams Brothers Talking Head American Pale Ale ]. ABV: 4.4%. [20250116]. 7/3/7/3/13
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2025
at 00:43
6/10
Tried
on 17 Jan 2025
at 00:40