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Heather Ales - Grozet Gooseberry & Wheat Ale
Submitted by Bruce Ticknor on Tue, 11/23/2010 - 19:37
Brewery Name:
Beer Style:
Flavoured Wheat Beer
Serving Style.:
330 ML Bottle
Alcohol Content:
5.0% ABV
Where Purchased?:
L.C.B.O
Heather Ales - Grozet Gooseberry & Wheat Ale
Pours a slightly hazy pale yellow with a light greenish tinge. A full and lasting white head.
Aroma of berries, quite faint.
Feel is nicely full and creamy.
Taste has a distinct earthiness to it, some berries and dried hay with a light flowery bitterness to finish. The dry earthiness stands out and, although it makes the beer a bit refreshing, it detracts from the flavour in my mind.
Of the four 'Heather Ales' I have tried recently, this is my least favourite. Might have something to do with the 'Bogmyrtle' used as a bittering ingredient. I guess I am just not used to that.
Other reviews of this Beer
Other reviews of this Beer
Fullers London Pride
Click on the Title to Comment on this review.| reviewed by: John H.  | Serving Style: 20 ounce glass Where Purchased: The Crows' Nest Beer Rating: |
Pleasant smoky aroma. Have never come across a smell like that in an ale. Flowery with a bit of citrus flavor. Nice clean bitter after taste. Another great blend of hops and malt, (or bitter and sweet). All in all another great beer, not quite as good a blend as the Fullers ESB.
This is what Fuller's has to say about this beer:
"London Pride is a smooth and astonishingly complex beer, which has a distinctive malty base complemented by a rich balance of well developed hop flavours from the target, challenger and northdown varieties in the brew. At 4.1% a.b.v in cask (4.7% a.b.v in bottles)London Pride is an ideal session-strength premium ale."
