Willams Bros Brewing Co - Kelpie
I picked this beer up at the shop because it says it's a seaweed ale. And that sounds like a good idea for a beer.
This came out of the bottle a lot darker than I expected. I gave it a whiff before pouring and thought it was quite light smelling. Sadly it's not got any seaweed flavours, and it's not even slightly briney!
That doesn't actually bother me that much, it's a little disappointing - but this beer is really nice to drink. I suspect that it might taste briney if the other flavours weren't so strong (and good).
According to the brewers website, in the mid 19th century Scottish coastal brewers used seaweed to fertilise their malts, which rubbed off on the taste of the barley. These days they put seaweed in the mash tun. I don't imagine the effect is the same.
Tasty beverage!
37/42
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