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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle) - Traditional Ale

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66
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Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Traditional Ale

Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8273.2/5.03.2/5.05%51.9Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
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Bottle: Filtered
Brewed in Scotland since 2000 B.C. heather ale is probably the oldest style of ale still produced in the world. From an ancient Gaelic recipe for "leann fraoich" (heather ale) it has been revived and reintroduced to the Scottish culture.
Into the boiling bree of malted barley, sweet gale and flowering heather are added, then after cooling slightly the hot ale is poured into a vat of fresh heather flowers where it infuses for an hour before being fermented.
A light amber ale with floral peaty aroma, full malt charachter, a spicy herbal flavour and dry wine like finish.
Recommended with rich and Spicy foods.
Drink slightly chilled from a fluted glass.
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 ilovedarkbeer (1326), Dallas, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Pours an orangey color with a soapy tiny white head. Nose is skunky german hops and oxidized beer with a faint hint of clover honey. Taste is like watery grassy clover. Ever ate one of those pink flowers in the middle of a field? Thats exactly what this tastes like. Watery mouthfeel and a short finish. Id rather get drunk on fermented sewage than this set of heather ales from the williams brothers. Drain poured the entire set except ebolum.


 ILduce (133), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Dec 15, 2008  
bottle from LCBO: Hazy orange with small head. Shows spices, flowers and malts in the nose. Nice sweet/herbal taste with ginger and mint. Well-balanced. Quite obviously unique and quaffable.


 Tranquillity (1165), Espoo, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 15, 2008  
Bottled. Wheat, malt, some meak berries in the aroma. Taste full and enjoyable, very balanced. Hoppy with heather. Hazy brown/orange, huge thick-bubbled white head.


 bconley (351), Fern Park, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 10, 2008  
11.2 oz bottle. golden and light cloudiness, white head. Floral and malty smells. Sweet like honey. Carbonated like soda. Not a strong aftertaste. I kinda like this.


 PaulHegedus (458), Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 7, 2008  
330ml bottle, served cellar temperature, golden in a goblet with a thick, full white head. I smell dandelion, honey, some grass, bread and butter, lots of flowers, pomegranate. The mouthfeel is a little thin and fairly flat, but this thing has great head retention and decent lacing. The flavour starts out a bit like soda, sprite, then the heather hits: very floral, light, grassy, with bitter fruit, cranberry, some nuts, lemon.


 mikkopen (250), Oulu, Finland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 7, 2008  
500 ml bottle. Clear yellow-orange colur, thin white head. Sweet malts, flowers and fruits in the aroma. Sweet caramel malty flavour, with fruits and nuts. A little thin on the palate, but the carbonation is nice and smooth. Mildly spicy finish.


 mullet2007 (198), St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/56/103/514/20
Dec 5, 2008  
Pours a slightly hazy bronzy orange colour with no head. Nose is a little bit piney with plenty of sweet malts there too. A little bit of hay, and some flowery notes. Nice. Flavour is similar, very sweet, lots of sugary malts, and some light fruits. There is a bit of the pine in the finish, but not very much and it is somewhat flowery. It is a bit watery, but the carbonation is right on.


 BeerBunker (601), Burbank, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Pours golden with a fizzy white head. Super heavy aroma. Aroma is of weak malt, citrus, floral notes, and bubblegum. Taste is very weak malt, with notes of bubblegum, honey, lemon zest, and a light hoppiness. Very light mouthfeel. Not an outstanding beer at all, but it is very drinkable and the price was right.



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