Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Traditional Ale
Alloa, Central, Scotland

Pours decent deep golden with an off white halo of a head. The nose is solid with some citrus, malt and corn like grain along with floral notes. The flavor is very much the same with less complexity, but an interesting honey influence there as well.

11.2 oz brown bottle with freshness date notched on label (Aug 09). Appearance: Clear, pale golden with hues leaning more amber. Slight carbonation, large bubbles, and almost no head. Just a slight white ring around the edge. Nose: Sweet maltiness, orchids or some large wet flowers, clover honey, sweet rolls. Palate: Very soft carbonation, and an initial tartness. Hot crossed buns come to mind, at a kitchen table set with a floral bouquet. I imagine this tastes like heather (never experienced heather on it’s own), and I get that clover honey note again. There is an odd maltiness, odd only because there’s not much heft to the body, but the malt shows through in a large flavor way. Notes: All in all, a very interesting and enjoyable beer. A warm Spring day in the sun having an outdoor lunch would be the ideal setting for this beer. In a dark dreary pub in the dead of winter, this beer would be out of place. A food beer, maybe with camembert or better yet, Shy Brothers Farm Hannahbells...!

it is earthy and has good flavors though the components of herbs and heather are light flavor, as i find it. herbal and spicy indeed and a hop character that is just about hidden as it would be. still quite pleasant with peat (more of a thought) than a strong flavor this is good refreshing beer and possibly the water gives it that memorable clean and sweet component.

Slight hazy yellow-orange with a lasting white cover. Big floral, dry aroma. Taste is lots of honey, more florals, a bit cloying.

A 0.5L bottle from Alko shop. Pale head. Pale golden yellow colour. Slightly sour flowery taste. Some fruitiness. Average carbonation. Malty and winelike tatse. Some bitterness at the end.

bottle. slightly hazy yellow brown with no head. the heather isn’t overpowering. it adds an herbal, earthy, slightly floral aroma, but doesn’t distract from the flavor of the beer. crisp palate. this one went down quick. i was pleasantly surprised. the only downside - i think the heather oils kill the head.

Bottle from Tbone, thanks! Orange color. Slightly earthy aroma with a hint of orange. Earthy grassy flavor with vennel. Just a bit thin. Hints of orange and honey. Unimpressive.

Bottle. Tight white head on top of a goldish brown body. Aroma is a floral, honey thing with some peppery spice. The flavor is more honey up front with ginger and light caramel. I like the earthiness of this. I’ve had a few gruits and this isn’t as good as those.