Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale

Learn more about the Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale style of beer.

A historical style brewed in the same way beer was most likely made during the Middle Ages in Continental Europe, Gruit is bittered with herbs and spices rather than hops, most often sweet gale (Myrica gale), yarrow (Achillea millefolium), and wild rosemary (Ledum palustre). Other herbs, spices, and berries might be used to create interesting and pleasant aromas and flavors of green and herbal teas. Other ancient ales were made with ingredients like heather, seaweed, pine, spruce, etc.

ABV: 4.0-6.0% | IBU: 0-0 | Glassware: Tulip

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Fraoch Heather Ale
Williams Brothers Brewing Company
5.001,1853.7502-26-2024
Alba Scots Pine Ale
Williams Brothers Brewing Company
7.507023.7802-27-2024
Kvasir
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
10.006693.7403-23-2023
Ebulum Elderberry Black Ale
Williams Brothers Brewing Company
6.505473.802-29-2024
Grozet
Williams Brothers Brewing Company
5.004693.5411-24-2023
Kelpie Seaweed Ale
Williams Brothers Brewing Company
4.404233.6212-10-2023
13th Century Grut Bier
Professor Fritz Briem
4.603053.8409-07-2021
Posca Rustica
Brasserie Dupont sprl
8.002514.0202-26-2019
Special Herbs (Seasonal)
Upright Brewing Company
5.702074.3907-07-2023
Koyt
Jopen Bier BV Haarlem
8.501423.9304-15-2023
Viking Fraoch
D9 Brewing Company
5.001064.1601-08-2021
Dandelion Ginger Tonic
Scratch Brewing Company
4.40614.2511-26-2023
A River Runs Gruit
Rock Art Brewery
5.20573.6507-31-2022
Sacred Gruit Ale
Mountain Town Brewing Co.
5.80553.3610-01-2023
Gruut Blond
Gentse Gruut Brouwerij
5.50523.6810-18-2023
Working For Tips
Moonlight Brewing Company
5.50454.0710-22-2023
Single Tree: Hickory
Scratch Brewing Company
6.60434.1803-13-2023
St. Luke's Verse (Lavender Gruit)
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
5.70423.6312-29-2017
MaddAddamites NooBroo
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
5.20373.4608-23-2016
Gruut Bruin
Gentse Gruut Brouwerij
8.00343.6603-04-2024
Peach Gruit
Mountain Town Brewing Co.
5.80343.712-26-2021
Blackberry And Lavender
Scratch Brewing Company
5.50314.3608-23-2023
Våronna
Fox Farm Brewery
5.50254.2512-03-2023
Mumm
Scratch Brewing Company
5.60234.1909-24-2022
Wild Oats Series No. 8 - Bog Father Eastern Ontario Gruit
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
8.50233.7804-11-2016
Beann Gulban Irish Heather Ale
The White Hag Irish Brewing Company
7.50223.5911-25-2019
Buenos Dias
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
4.50223.7202-26-2019
Heatherdale Ale
Salt Spring Island Ales
5.00213.5706-03-2019
Plaid To The Bone
Picaroons Traditional Ales
4.50193.2709-13-2016
Ancient Gruit Ale
The Beer Diviner
9.00173.6912-13-2019
Wild Oats Series No. 51 - O.G. (Original Gruit)
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
6.30153.6312-28-2016
Groot
Oliphant Brewing
6.20144.0108-24-2021
Wild Oats Series No. 61 - Tyrannosaurus Gruit
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
5.80143.5206-10-2018
Scandinavian Spruce Ale
Eskilstuna Ölkultur
5.60133.0912-17-2017
Vargdricka
Brewery Becker
6.20113.8607-23-2023
Exhilaration
Earth Eagle Brewings
5.6093.8607-31-2022
Chaga Groove
Earth Eagle Brewings
8.0094.0408-19-2017
Mols Øl
WinterCoat
6.4093.7201-30-2022
La Clef Des Champs
Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!
5.0093.5412-14-2014
Grewit Barrel-aged Old World Ale
Propolis Brewing
7.5093.8409-23-2019
Gothic Ale
Triumph Brewing Company
4.8093.6407-22-2014
Andromeda Heather Ale
Dragonmead Microbrewery
4.6093.8710-29-2018
Scruit
Big Thorn Farm & Brewery
5.0093.9111-30-2021
Garden Party
Zero Gravity Craft Brewery
4.1083.6308-04-2014
Love Potion #9
Earth Eagle Brewings
8.3083.6402-10-2017
Gritty Young Thing
Jopen Bier BV Haarlem
7.5083.9909-25-2022
Heather Ale
North Country Brewing
5.9083.6506-21-2015
White Light
Earth Eagle Brewings
5.1083.8408-21-2017
Most Wonderful Time For A Beer
Brouwerij het Uiltje
10.0073.8106-13-2020
Bloomers
Earth Eagle Brewings
4.0073.7808-01-2015
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