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.
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
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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
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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
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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]
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