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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Glasselllager
Solarc Brewing
4.5033.5703-01-2019
Brut Fruit Gruit
Swiftwater Brewing Company
8.0034.3503-09-2019
Gin Joint
The Second Wedge Brewing Company
5.0033.9108-04-2025
Heady Nettle
Dangerous Man Brewing
5.5033.8208-03-2019
The Porcupine and The Snakes
Mad Fritz
5.0034.1602-20-2026
Transe Chaman
La Source Beer Co
3.3033.8608-16-2022
Tom Yum Spiced Pale Ale
Pravda Beer Theatre
5.0033.2805-16-2025
Leaves of Achilles: Ancient Healer
Black Flannel Brewing Company
5.9033.8202-24-2024
Burma Ale
Alameda Brewing
4.8033.6606-15-2025
Oxfam Blond
Brouwerij Huyghe
7.5023.1802-22-2010
Weekapaug Gruit (Aged In Bourbon Barrels)
Magnolia Pub & Brewery
6.0024.2402-22-2011
Sidonie
Brasserie Uberach
5.2022.5911-26-2017
Toil & Trouble
Brewfinity Brewing Company
8.0023.7703-07-2014
Spring Fever Gruit
Salt Spring Island Ales
5.2023.807-17-2020
No. 41 Heather Ale
Gella's Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.
6.102306-07-2022
Temporale Alésia
Microbrasserie du Lièvre
5.0023.3305-31-2018
Barelyberry
Earth Eagle Brewings
4.5023.2904-28-2015
Su Puta Senovinis-Senolių
UAB Su Puta
6.9023.1901-22-2019
Them Bones
Earth Eagle Brewings
6.4024.210-24-2014
Samsquanch
Earth Eagle Brewings
5.6023.6412-31-2017
Auld Alliance
Standard Brewing
5.2024.0803-12-2015
Gruit
BrewLAB
5.7024.2306-12-2016
Minera Mountain
Conwy Brewery
4.3023.8704-17-2016
A Bard's Ale Fraoch Beer
Books & Brews
5.1024.1406-23-2015
BUCK WiLDTHORN
Earth Eagle Brewings
6.0023.2211-28-2015
Peary Ferale
Earth Eagle Brewings
5.7023.4111-08-2015
Gruyt Bier
Brouwerij Klein Duimpje
5.5023.1402-25-2016
Kors Øøll
Ørbæk Bryggeri
7.5023.3606-02-2026
Burmistro Sodrusis Juodasis
AB "Kauno Alus"
7.0023.3501-18-2017
Acer X
Earth Eagle Brewings
5.5024.105-21-2016
Spring Fever
Free Range Brewing
8.1023.7606-05-2016
Shampoo
Oedipus Brewing
5.0023.6211-14-2016
I Am Gruit!
Aslan Brewing Company
6.0023.8608-21-2016
Kilwinning
Boomtown Brewery
4.8023.8802-10-2017
Kanapis
Dundulis
5.3024.0104-21-2018
Arcane Wanderer
The Tap - Bloomington Brewery
5.5024.0505-16-2025
Demon Weed
Bar Hygge / Brewery Techne
7.5023.7206-02-2018
Aunt Eva's Heather Ale
Lily's Seafood & B.C.
5.5023.6108-17-2017
Green Blues
Earth Eagle Brewings
5.4023.7808-16-2018
Glacial Gruit
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
6.3024.2502-21-2018
Juodaragio
Dundulis
6.6624.0612-30-2019
Four Flower
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company
5.6024.0201-03-2019
Harvester of Yarrow
Hourglass Brewing
5.5023.9401-06-2019
Konnjøl
Nøgne Ø
6.5023.512-03-2018
Viržinis
Dundulis
5.6023.7701-13-2019
ZoniFornia
Thunder Canyon Brewery
5.5023.7802-11-2019
Sumac Tonic
Free Range Brewing
5.5023.905-07-2022
Bee Keeper’s Daughter
Scholb Premium Ales
6.2023.8810-21-2020
Sourry Not Sourry
Reverie Brewing Company
4.2023.9312-26-2020
Wuortel
Kemker Kultuur
5.6023.8601-16-2021
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