Grozet - Williams Brothers Brewing Company

CharlesRiver

Connecticut

3.88/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a cloudy straw color with no head at all. A slightly fruity smell but no very powerful. The name is kind of fooling as you would think that it would be more fruity. Starts out sweet and ends a tiny bit sour in the finish, but still refreshing. I don't believe that I have ever had anything like this. I still think this is worth trying if you have never had it.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2002 17:44:50 | More by CharlesRiver

mzwolinski

California

3.85/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Fairly hazy, light orange in color, with very low carbonation. No head at all to speak of from the bottle I poured. Tart, citrusy and very acidic aroma. The flavor is much sweeter than it would lead you to expect. Fruity and berry-like, with perhaps a hint of banana lingering in the background. The wheat flavors balance the beer out nicely, though, and prevent it from being cloying. Light-bodied, with a lightly sweet finish, with a mild berry aftertaste. Quite drinkable and refreshing. Good summer ale.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2002 17:11:39 | More by mzwolinski

johnrobe

Tennessee

3.85/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer is straw colored and a bit hazy with a thin white head that quickly dissipates. It has a slightly herbaceous aroma (gooseberries I guess. I've never tasted one before). A light-bodied brew, the grape sweet tart flavors are obvious but do not overwhelm...balanced by crisp, dry grain. Carbonation is tight, almost champagne-like. This would make a good summer quencher.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2002 21:25:32 | More by johnrobe

the42ndtourist

Ontario (Canada)

4.2/5  rDev +19.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a pale golden colour, slightly hazy due to the chill. Nose is fairly sweet and tart. The flavour had gooseberries, I'll agree, but I detected something of a more sprucey flavour. Strange really. We'll blame it on my stuffed nose due to the cold weather recently. Still, I liked it. And I'll have to try it again later. I'm most intrigued by the bogmyrtle and meadowsweet which are listed in the ingredients....

Serving type: bottle

10-30-2002 19:24:20 | More by the42ndtourist

StevieW

Florida

1.53/5  rDev -56.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Small brown bottle with September '03 expiration date. Pours a cloudy, pale, nearly peach color. Smell was somewhat metallic, and harsh. Very different. Taste was very oddly tart, overly tart, and highly acidic, to the point where my eyes nearly bugged out of my head. There is a point when tastes fade from subtle to non-existant. This is such a case. Other than drinking a sweet-tart with seltzer water, I can't even describe this. Very thin, watery, oddly metallic finish. Sorry I couldn't finish this one. It may be a bad batch, I read the article before drinking it, but just not for me. A horrible concoction never again to be sipped.

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2002 16:21:43 | More by StevieW

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I'm not sure if I like this beer... ... or I love it! Definitely unique. I wasn't sure about it at first. It needs to grow on you. Tawny golden color with a thin, lightly lingering head. I'm not sure of the aroma - I guess it's the gooseberry that's supposedly included. However, there's more of a citrusy side to it. It's not unpleasant, but curious. The body is light/medium and a slight tartness combined with moderate carbonation gives it a somewhat thin appearance on the palate. The flavor opens up much more than the aroma indicates with an odd, juicy, subtly tart character that is compelling. Soft and well balanced. Finishes with a lingering fruity dryness. Quite refreshing once you get past it's quirkiness. Not real complex, but memorable. A sleeper.

Serving type: bottle

08-09-2002 17:57:09 | More by NeroFiddled

aracauna

Georgia

2.48/5  rDev -29.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

I was less than impressed with this beer. The aroma was a little sour and overall not appealing and first sip reminded me vaguely of water (maybe because of it's lack of taste?) The second sip got better as did the following sips as I started to pick up more of the gooseberry flavor. Very little malt presence (says it's a wheat ale on the label)and the berry flavor dominates the flavor profile. After I had hit the halfway point, this beer becaem harder and harder to drink. Maybe I'm just not that big of a fan of gooseberries. Maybe I just don't like kool-aid mixed with my beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2002 15:40:01 | More by aracauna

John

New York

3.53/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Another interesting brew from Heather Ale Ltd. This one too follows the ancient style revival theme that other Heather brews do. Appearance is hazy gold with a dense head, suspended and precipitated yeasties. Lemon grassy, wheat aroma. Taste is very tart, crisp. I'm not sure I'd recognize the taste of a gooseberry, but the fruit seems to impart a sour, tarty flavor. Mellows a little when it warms. I can see this as a good warm weather brew.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2002 06:09:09 | More by John

jdhilt

New Hampshire

3.9/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thick, long lasting, creamy head - pour slow. Tart but good. Brewer puts it as a wheat ale with gooseberries but I couldn't taste the wheat. I have no idea what bog myrtle and meadowsweet are or what they taste like. Seems like it would be a good hot summer day drink. The ABV is 5.0%.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2002 14:31:39 | More by jdhilt

Jason

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Presentation: 33cl brown bottle, brown label with an odd Medieval symbol. Best before Aug 1999 clearly marked.

Appearance: Straw in colour with chill haze. Pours as frothy as a champagne, that leaves a two finger chunky white head in its wake.

Smell: Slight wine aroma, herbal; perfume-like.

Taste: Tea-like, but, more herbal with grape flavours which dry. Malt characteristics are light, adding some mouth-feel to the brew. The aftertaste is slightly tannic with some dextrin sweetness and grainy-feel.

Notes: Another age old recipe brewed by monks and alewives since at least the 16th century. This is a complex, refreshing brew, with its mixed fruit characteristics. A "must try" for beer enthusiasts. "Grozet" is Auld Scots for "gooseberry." Brewed with lager malt, wheat, bog myrtle, hops and meadowsweet, then secondary fermented with ripe Scottish gooseberries.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2002 10:46:33 | More by Jason

mattmaples

Oregon

3/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Not bad, pale yellow, little malt character, a little sourness from the berries. Not excatly my favorite from the Heather Ale Company.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2001 23:02:56 | More by mattmaples