Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)

Microbrewery in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1988

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New Alloa Brewery, Kelliebank, Alloa, FK10 1NT, Scotland
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.

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottl.e Nutmeg and ginger aroma. Orange amber color with slight head. Slightly sweet ginger-nutmeg flavor - very similar to eggnog . Tastes like a draught except for some light carbonation. A very enjoyable beer.
Tried on 19 Dec 2005 at 07:45

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
A slightly hazy red beer with a huge light brown head. The aroma is sweet and very fruity combined with notes of citrus and pine forest. The flavor is very sweet with strong notes of caramel combined with a citrus/pine note giving it a spicy note. The citrus/pine gives a really good balance to the sweet caramel. The end is dry and quite spicy again with the pine coming thru.
Tried on 15 Dec 2005 at 16:04

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear amber with a small, off-white head. Lovely fruity almost floral aroma. Pleasant notes of caramel and a touch of nuts. Soft, lightly bitter finish. A nice brew indeed. 301005
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2005 at 16:07

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
A hazy orange beer with a huge off-white head. The aroma is quite spicy with lots of herbs, as well as notes of chocolate. The flavor is sweet with quite powerful notes of honey, but also notes of flowers, I seem to pick up roses, and herbs, but also some heather. The end is dry with the spicy honey lingering. I like this - I would have enjoyed living 4000 years ago, if this was what I was drinking.
Tried on 23 Oct 2005 at 18:15

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
[At Stockholm Beer Festival 2005] A pale orange beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy with light notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel, giving it a sticky mouthfeel. The end is slightly hoppy and dry.
Tried on 09 Oct 2005 at 11:40

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Pale amber, small head. Sweet and lightly soapy with notes of orangey hops. Medium bodied with quite soft mouthfeel. Some late resiny hops provide the bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2005 at 08:23

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Dark golden beer with a nice medium head. Malt aroma with herbs, obviously mostly heather. Weak flavour with a little earth and some bitterness at the end. OK, but not spectacular.
Tried on 24 Sep 2005 at 13:36

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber brown with no head. Smells of earthy spices... some dried flowers, some dirt, some slightly cinnamonlike aroma that isn’t quite cinnamon. Flavor... ooh it’s a strange one. A bit of earthiness to it as well. Dirtiness, some dried flowers, slight pepper- kinda like "poor-man’s pepper" in the finish. Decent tasting, but not something I’m crazy about. Definitely gets a point for originality and for bring back an old style that nobody else does. Addendum: the further into the glass i get, the more I enjoy it.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2005 at 16:06

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Excellent mostly lasting head, wonderfull red/yellow!!!! colour. Fantastic aroma like roses, (hybenroser). Very good flavour, long duration, a very good beer indeed.
Tried on 10 Sep 2005 at 01:59

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Slightly hazy golden color, short white head. Aroma of sharp gooseberry, some hop, barnyard. Taste is sweet, bit spicy and fruity, some wheat. Not my kind of beer.
Tried on 01 Sep 2005 at 11:35