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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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating from 28/10/14 - 330ml bottle, gift from friends. Pours a dark red with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, red fruits, cereal & malt. Medium body. Long medium bitter. Enjoyable red ale
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2025 at 20:59

5.5/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Lys gul klar med hvitt skum. Lukter guava og lyst brød. Lett. Smaker sirup, guava og noe lyst brød. Kort.
Tried from Can on 14 Jun 2025 at 13:46

5.3/10 Appearance 3 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 6
Can. Nose yeasty, apricot, lemon. Taste lemony, yeasty, slight minerality, more lemon hint of thin orange juice.

I didn't understand this at all.
Tried on 09 Jun 2025 at 19:07

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating from 17-04-16 - 330ml bottle. Pours a deep reddish colour with a off white head. Aromas of nuts, syrup, wood & pine. Tastes of caramel, wood, nuts, pine & sweet malt. Aftertaste is of a crisp caramel woody bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2025 at 17:47

7/10
Can at the lade inn. Pours clear golden, nose is citrus, toffee, bubblegum, taste is sweet toffee, fruity, light bitterness. 7
Tried from Can on 01 Jun 2025 at 12:44

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can from Aldi. Hazy golden body with a white head that slowly fades. Steady carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of orange barley, lemon and ginger. Flavour of sugar, ginger and a squeeze of grapefruit. Thin body with a slick texture. Light fizz. This is tasty and less fiery/intense than the orange version (which I also liked).
Tried from Can on 31 May 2025 at 09:21

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Draft from the Bow bar. A bit sweet with a nice golden look to her. Not exciting but sessonable.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 00:56

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Different tasting but not really thhat great IMO - very herb/vegetabley which isn’t really a good thing. Pours light amber w/tiny head, little carbonation.
Tried on 20 May 2025 at 00:44

6.8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle. Opaque deep brown to black ale. Modest beige head. Nose: roasted malts, coffee, cream. Light to medium body. Relatively dry taste. Roasted malts. Cream and vanilla. Lightly smoked. Light bitterness. Not bad.
Tried on 16 May 2025 at 18:57

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can from Aldi and drunk at home. Hazy pale gold colour lasting white head. Tropical fruit aroma and flavour. Mango guava. Moderate bitterness on the finish. Yes flavours are good. I rather liked it.
Tried from Can from Aldi (England) on 12 May 2025 at 18:16