400 plus years ago, cereal crops in parts of Scotland were grown in Bladderwrack seaweed beds, which lent grains like barley a unique flavor. Now Strathaven Ales and the Craighill Brewery are trying to recapture that uniqueness in their Kelpie Seaweed Ale. They add seaweed and organic barley to the mash tun, and create a Scottish gruit beer. It turns out the beer is very good and easy to drink, but any unique flavor from the seaweed is just a bit too subdued.
