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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7/10
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2025 at 14:55

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2025 at 16:19

6.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2025 at 17:02

6.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2025 at 17:00

7/10
Tried from Can on 12 Aug 2025 at 16:38

7.5/10
Tried from Can on 11 Aug 2025 at 19:28

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
6/8/2025. Cask at GBBF 2025. Worty, husky, fruity, caramel aroma. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Light bodied and quite watery. Tasted better than aroma but wasn’t a fan.
Tried from Cask on 06 Aug 2025 at 17:27

7/10
Magus, mõru, puuviljane, tsitrus, kuiv. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 06 Aug 2025 at 15:38

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Lys hazy gul med hvitt skum. Lukter sitrusfrukter. Lett og frisk. Smaker grapefrukt og sitrusskall.
Tried from Can on 23 Jul 2025 at 17:48

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Hazed deep golden pour and a small tan head.
Ok intensity in the aroma.
Decent sweetness and a mellow carbonation level.
Fruity, herbal, sherry-ish and oak
[Bottle at Aifur in Stockholm, Sweden]
Tried from Bottle at Aifur Krog & Bar on 09 Jul 2025 at 09:16