Kelpie

**WhiteLightning** · February 24th, 2007, 09:49 PM

I think I may have gone too far in my tasting of new beers...

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At least four hundred years ago, the coastal & Island farmers of Scotland used seaweed beds to grow their cereal crops. This barley produced very interesting flavours in the ale and whiskey they produced. Including bladderwrack seaweed in the mash tun along with organic barley gives this wholesome dark ale a distinctive flavour.

Rich chocolate ale with an aroma of sea breeze, a distinctive roast flavour and a crisp salty finish. Perfect with seafood and breads.

http://www.fraoch.com/historicales.htm

**Joey** · February 24th, 2007, 10:55 PM

I would try it. Looks like they have a few interesting beers on that page.

**WhiteLightning** · February 25th, 2007, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeyZeppelin

I would try it.

It wasn't terrible...but it wasn't great either.

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Originally Posted by JoeyZeppelin

Looks like they have a few interesting beers on that page.

True. I would try their other brews, I'm just not sure the Seaweed Ale is for me.

**Booger** · February 27th, 2007, 01:47 AM

elaborate a little more on the taste/aroma if you could.

**WhiteLightning** · February 28th, 2007, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Booger

elaborate a little more on the taste/aroma if you could.

I'll try...it was sort of an odd one.

What stands out most in my mind was the aftertaste; it had a somewhat unpleasant bitter aftertaste...but it is hard to describe. If it were a skit on The Simpsons, Lenny would say "...wow - you really can taste the seaweed!" And Homer would say "...ewwwwww...seaweed!"