Kelpie Seaweed Ale - Williams Brothers Brewing Company

CBFanWish

New York

3.88/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Who the hell had ever heard of seaweed beer? Not me, at least not until recently. Boy, was I surprised.
The pour was a dark brown, mahogony colour that was almost black. The head was moderate and light tan.
The smell was mostly chocolate and coffee and was perfectly mirrored by the taste. There were only slight hints of seaweed, which seems to be the point of this beer, moreso than an overwhelming seaweed taste, which could have been either too much or a little borring.
In all, it is a fun beer that I rather enjoyed and will buy again on occation.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2005 21:41:38 | More by CBFanWish

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.9%

05-25-2013 13:08:29 | More by Slatetank

magnusdave

New York

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-20-2013 03:04:57 | More by magnusdave

seinfeldette

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-16-2013 20:19:23 | More by seinfeldette

Murrhey

Montana

2.4/5  rDev -34.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25

Poured from a standard pressure-cap 500ml bottle into a conic pint glass in high elevation Libby, Mont. Reviewed live.

A- Half-finger off-white head with low retention. Limited spotty lacing. Dark chocolate color, very little light permeates.

S- Caramel, toffee, funky-earthy smell. Slight salinity in the nose, along with a very distinct fun that must be the seaweed. Very hard to describe.

T- Earthy, slightly watery, funky. Caramel, toasted malts, some vegetation.

M- Very watery. Not a very nice feel.

O- Swing and a miss.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 02:18:15 | More by Murrhey

lenbert

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

05-05-2013 01:08:27 | More by lenbert

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

04-30-2013 20:00:30 | More by blknikon

TheRevMatt

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev +3%

04-28-2013 16:27:41 | More by TheRevMatt

BDeibs

Colorado

2/5  rDev -45.1%

04-27-2013 00:48:59 | More by BDeibs

weaselchew

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

04-25-2013 03:48:33 | More by weaselchew

schoolboy

Ohio

3.76/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Alright, here is something very out of the ordinary for me. And unique works for me most of the time - this not being an exception.

It looks great in the glass with a firm head. The aroma is a typical English malty with a hint of freshness from herbs (seaweed?).

The flavor is lightly roasty, slightly bitter, a little bit herbal, all nicely balanced into a very palatable beverage. This was a cool treat.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 20:54:08 | More by schoolboy

SadMachine

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +3%

03-22-2013 04:39:33 | More by SadMachine

spycow

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

03-11-2013 04:21:51 | More by spycow

Arborescence

Finland

3.9/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Dark, but not pitch black. Pours a nice, fairly creamy and persistent one finger head.

Aroma: Malty, but with some fresh & salty sea aromas. Somewhat mild aroma.

Taste: A little sharp at first, with a citrus-like bitterness. Quickly settles to a nice malty flavour though, with a salty aftertaste, probably due to the seaweed.

Mouthfeel: Quite thick and smooth, medium to heavy body.

Overall: This is an old acquaintance, one of the Scottish druid / ancient recipe ales that I quite like. For me, they deserve points for originality (even if the recipes are ancient!). Many contemporary attempts at herbed or spiced ales don't produce similar results.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2013 16:55:07 | More by Arborescence

Beerstorian

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

02-16-2013 14:05:46 | More by Beerstorian

DmanGTR

New York

3.75/5  rDev +3%

02-10-2013 16:16:18 | More by DmanGTR

Nachos4two

Illinois

2/5  rDev -45.1%

02-07-2013 21:31:36 | More by Nachos4two

matjack85

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

02-02-2013 06:47:51 | More by matjack85

JackRB

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -24.5%

01-31-2013 02:17:38 | More by JackRB

wonothesane42

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

01-25-2013 00:01:48 | More by wonothesane42

Thorivan

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

01-24-2013 05:38:19 | More by Thorivan

Casterbridge

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +3%

01-04-2013 21:18:59 | More by Casterbridge

seymourbottoms

2.1/5  rDev -42.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Ok, here it goes. Long-time crafty drinker, first-time reviewer.

Pours very dark and quite uneventful. Even with a heavy pour, there is minimal head and little more than a dense and dark looking brew here. Carbonation looks to be somewhat minimal, however will be addressed later.

Smell is not surprising with this style, so neither a disappointment or a surprise, just merely, and mostly, non-existent.

On to the taste. We have a beer that uses seaweed as its primary highlight and it shows here. This is definitely the saltiest beer that I have had, and the salt is well balanced. However, I get very minimal accompanying flavors. If you are into very straightforward taste in your beer, then this could pique your interest.

On to the only surprise that i had with this beer. While I saw very minimal head, and little signs of carbonation with this beer, it does have quite a bit of soda-like carbonation on the tongue while drinking. Still a relatively light feel, and somehow it reminded me of drinking a coke if i took all of the sugars out and replaced it with a bit of salt.

There it is... my personal breakdown of this somewhat mediocre beer. At least in this advocate's eyes.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2013 02:26:17 | More by seymourbottoms

dog-ear

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

12-22-2012 06:42:33 | More by dog-ear

stereosforgeeks

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +3%

12-17-2012 15:36:13 | More by stereosforgeeks