Williams Brothers 80/-

Cask: Unfiltered; Bottle: Filtered.

Ingredients: Water, Malted Barley, Malted Wheat, Hops, Yeast.

A traditional Scottish ale brewed with an emphasis on the malt characteristics. Lightly hopped, as is true to this style of beer, with fruity malt aromas and a toffeeish mouth feel.

3.2

216 reviews

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Community reviews

3.7 Bottle. Light peat aroma. Color is dark, but with light head, which doesn’t last. Taste is enjoyable, fresh, smoky with roasted malt notes. A very good embassador of scottish ale.

3.2 Bottle. Pours light brown, with a tan head that disappates slowly. Medium bodied, low carbonation, very fine bubbles. Aroma of malt, brown bread, copper & apricot. Taste is bittersweet malt of caramel and fruitbut a bit bland. Palate is enjoyable, soft and slightly creamy feel. Finish is soft, sweet, long and enjoyable. Taste is little bland but a very good palate and finish result in a pleasant drink.

3.5 Bottle. Light toffee malt and hay aroma. Brown with nice light tan head. Light smoke, cocoa malt, and straw flavor. Light body. Quite pleasant - finally, a Scottish Ale (aka bitter) from Scotland.

3.1 Bottle in a field in Hungary. Clear dark amber pour, creamy off-white head. Aroma of roasted malts, licorice, caramel, brown sugar and some dark fruits. Flavor is quite sweet with some spices, slightly sugary and a bit bland. Creamy texture, but a bit thin.

3.6 Bottle 50 cl from Hyperboissons - Doubs (F). Dark russet with a fleeting foam sticking to the glass. Dominant malty flavors, caramel-toffee, roasted and fruity of apricot, date. The mouth is soft, round, unctuoustacky with notes of butter caramel, stewd fruit, earth and biscuit. Finale soft, rather long, sugary and low bitter.

3.2 500ml bottle. Clear dark brown colour, foamy off-white head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, nutty, yeast. Taste is sweetish malty, earthy, fruity, yeast, with light spice and some bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry slightly tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

3.3 Bottle from Morrisons. Clear brown body with a thick beige head. Lively carbonation. Nice lacing. Aroma of nuts, copper and brown bread. Flavour of lightly roasted malt, caramel, herbal hints and elderflower. Thin body with a slightly oily texture. Soft fizz. A delicate, malty ale. Reminds me a little of Cairngorm’s Trade Winds.

4.4 Ganska mörk färg. Fint skum. Lite rostad, knäckig smak. Mild. Jag gillar den. Och lagom svag...

3.1 500ml Flasche. Ins Glas ergießt sich ein dunkel kastanienfarbenes Bier mit geringer Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig süß, blumig, leicht würzig. Geschmack röstmalzig, süß, dunkle Früchte.

2.5 Bottle 50cl. Deep red with a minimal offwhite head. Malt and dark fruits aroma. Light bittersweet taste with no head.

3.4 Bottle. Pours clear chestnut coulour with small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, nuts with some apple and citrus notes. Sweet, caramel taste with fruity, dry finish. Light roastiness. Nice, sessionable, balanced beer.

2.7 Not complex and too sweet... I think, could be good during a meal... But not disgutsting at all

3.4 Bottle. Floral and citrus hop aroma, light toasted, nutty malt, notes of peat, fruit and tea. Complex and yet easy quaffable brew, maybe a tad watery but it gets more nutty and peaty as it warms. Interesting and tasty.

2.3 Week aroma, nothing much to note. Dark chestnut color, thin cream colored head. Very watery body. Balanced flavor, maybe leaning a little towards the malt side, with a slight roasted smoky aftertaste.

3.1 Bottle at Mia Restaurant, Edinburgh. Clear chestnut brown pour, no real head to speak of. Malty toffee aromas, light hop background. More sweet malt on the taste, if a tad on the watery side. Decent version of the style.

3.0 Bottle from Kokkens Vinhus. Dark amber colour with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of malt, caramel, fruit, hops, spice and bread.

2.9 Bottle. Lightly hazy brown colour. Aroma caramel, toffee, stale hops. Taste is mostly malty, caramel, toffee. Light ambiguous bitterness. Light light citrus fruitiness in the beginning. Thin body, but drinks well.

2.4 Bottle. Pours brown color, small white head. Aroma is caramel, roasted malt, lightly hoppy. Taste is watery, caramel, roasted malt, toffee, hints of herbs. Style #67.

2.5 Bottle, shared by MisoW,, many thanks. Red brown color with small off-white head. Roasted malt, caramel, red fruit. Caramel malt, burned sugar, light citrus hops.

3.5 (Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 24 Nov 2013) Reddish brown colour with brief head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of caramel, dark fruit and toasty malt. Malty, fruity taste with caramel, red fruit, toffee and a gentle spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty beer in excellent balance. Nice one.

3.0 Cask at White Horse. It pours clear deep brown with a tiny white head. The nose is brown bread, earth, toast and wood. The taste is smooth, wood, earth, rather savoury, light toast, brown bread and light smoke with a dry finish. Light-medium body and fine carbonation. No real depth and touch thin for my liking. Fairly inoffensive.

2.6 Bottle. Aroma is rather weak, with caramel, slight smoke, clove and hops. Black colour, small white head, quickly disappearing. Light sweetness, lightly bitter. Light body, thin watery texture, flat carbonation. A bit boring.

3.3 Brown btl abv 4.2, purchased at Kilpishalli Kilpisjärvi Finland. Very nice look, with its moderate vanilla-white head on a red-wine-coloured body, towards red-brown. Beautiful scents of roasted malts plus dark chocolate. Tastes roasted malts, sweet licorice, flourish feel, some bitter too. Good in the mouth with its well balanced but distinct bitterness. Much lacing inside the mug. At the end chocolate, roasted malts. Overall very tasty and enjoyable. Enjoyed 2013-10-24 at RateMeet with Rune.

3.4 Mørk brun med beige skum. Lukter karamel og noe røklukt. smaker mindre enn det lukter. Noe bitter.

3.8 0.5l bottle. Dark ruby body, beige head. Aroma of caramel, grapes, elderberry, minimal chocolate and grassy hops. Taste of toast, chocolate, caramel, orange juice and grassy hops. Light-medium body. Very nice.

3.3 Aroma is toffee, light caramel, fruit and very mild vinous notes. The flavor is fruit, earthy malts, very mild scotch notes, mild tartness and a dry finish.

2.6 Bottle. Low fluffy offw-white and quickly disappearing head. Hazy amber body. Malt caramel light fruity aroma. Roasted malts, little hosp bitterness, low carbonation, short finish, just a bit of fruithesse.

3.6 A very dark brown with some reddish colour, a head is almost medium and beige. Aroma is succesfully and quite complex, roastiness, chocolate, some toffee, wood, earthy aroma. Taste is quit esimilat than aroma, slightly roasted, wood, balanced and low toffeeish sweetness, a little bit of fruits and herbs. Medium- bodied, smooth carbonation, easy to enjoy. The positive surprise with the same earthy nunacees that could be found from many Haandbryggeriet’s beers. Complex and tastefull beer.

3.4 God og forfriskende Ale. Passe bitterhet og beskhet, og en deilig forfriskende smak. God tørstedrikke og koseøl. --- For norwegian readers...

3.4 Pours dark ruby brown with a creamy tan head. Caramel malt aroma.....plum? Taste is sweet, heavily malted caramel. Dark fruits....chocolate hints. Very good.