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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

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

Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8303.21/5.03.2/5.05%51.5Dimpled 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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 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 20, 2008  
(Bottle). Sweet honey aroma. Hazy golden body, small white head. Flavor is different, as should be expected. Honey, earthiness, well balanced. Mild but flavorful. A nice brew.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Crushed with Jakebra. This is a total Fraoch of a beer. Honey or something (heather?) on the nose or something. Fruity, sweet flavor and gives a nice, dry finish. Pretty aight.


 austone (1036), Turku; Pori, Finland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Nov 16, 2008  
Sparkling copper, foaming soapy pale head. Slightly metallic, pizza dough-like aroma, reminds me of a martini, mild funky sourness, feels quite thin. Same funk in the flavor, along with peppery herbs, little metallic maltiness. Lingering herbal & toffeeish finish. Light bodied, average bulky palate. Sourish and light brew, but manages to be somewhat interesting. I had a small piece of flora in my bottle, so I guess that could have caused some of that funk.


 TearsforBeers (172), Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/57/102/516/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Aroma - This is the best smelling beer I’ve ever encountered. Other beers smell good, but this one is unique and glorious. It smells like the spices in sausage, flowers, evergreens, most of all, like Thomas Hardy’s Egdon Heath. Appearance - clear pumpkin with moderate white head taste - pine, heath, slightly bitter, bitterness similar to hops, but with more warmth on the back of the tongue palate - thin, watery


 dirt55 (155), Washington, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/58/20
Oct 30, 2008  
bottled, poured dark yellow with medium white head, very light aroma...nothing stands out, very light malt aroma, watery palate, again nothing really standing out


 daknole (2882), Plantation, Florida, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/103/56/20
Oct 18, 2008  
Yuck. Cloudy gold color. Aroma is very weak and not interesting. I know they used some cool ingredients in this one, but it doesnt smell or taste like it. Flavor is very boring and I don’t find it pleasant. Taste is grainy and odd and just poor.


 illidurit (872), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 17, 2008  
500 mL bottle poured into a mug. Slightly hazed goldenrod color with a very weak off-white head. Even with vigor this beer produces hardly any foam, and what little is there collapses within a minute. Aroma strikes of rosemary and doughy malt. Reminds me precisely of rosemary sourdough bread dipped in olive oil. Lightly malty with a honey sweetness and a dose of semi-bitter rosemary. Well-balanced. Carbonation is moderate, body is medium-thin, finish is bone dry and short. Quite drinkable but lacks complexity and doesn’t keep my interest very long.


 Rciesla (3565), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/103/511/20
Oct 14, 2008  
Wow crazy artwork, are they compensating? Pours a hazy golden body with a big floral aroma. Some burnt malt, spice of pepper and cinnamon, and the floral herbal finish playing a huge role. Something different but not for me.



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