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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

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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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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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 azlondon (656), Fribourg, Switzerland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Jun 27, 2008  
Appearance: Chestnut brown, very little head. Aroma: Flowery and fruity. Taste: Fruit, with hops and malt. Hint of flower. Info: 500ml bottle, 28/3-2006, 95/300, 56/500


 Frauditor (148), Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/513/20
Jun 26, 2008  
taste like flowers, enjoyed with justin and kristin. good looking bottle but not much inside. needs to grow some guts to get my approval,


 dkachur (2316), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 25, 2008  
Bottle from Market Street Wine Shop Downtown Charlottesville. Slightly hazy reddish amber pour with a big head that quickly disappears. Moderate lacing. Veru fruity, flowery aroma. Taste is the same with some more fruit (plum) and a hint of oat. Interesting. Thin body.


 shanepardue (107), Raytown, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/102/513/20
Jun 19, 2008  
Historic lightish amber heather ale. It sounds cliché that an ale brewed with flowers will taste flowery, but it does. A fruity flower. It’s alright, but I’d be interested to taste a different brewery’s take on this style ale.


 jmw141 (134), Canton, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/512/20
Jun 14, 2008  
Pours an amber-orange with normal clarity and a small head that mostly diminishes. A sweet aroma and I detect some honey, coriander and maybe clove or mint. Very unique first taste which is probably the heather or sweet gale...I like it! Very floral in flavor with a slight bitterness. Light mouthfeel with lively carbonation. I really liked this one.


 posikyle (165), Alabama, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/517/20
Jun 11, 2008  
A very interesting ale. Pours a gold/bronze color with a thick, smooth head. Aroma is very floral. Flavor is floral with some malts, and some raisins (?), very velvety. If Mel Torme’s voice was a beer, this would be it. Definitely wold buy again.


tomjr9 (11), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 3, 2008  
A nice drinkable beer. Fine head. Not bitter at all good flavor and a nice mouth feel not oily or too thin. Nice when cold.


 dmac (1419), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 31, 2008  
330ml bottle from a gift set from Christmas. Pours a mostly clear thin looking orangey copper with an average size off whtie fizzy head that disipates quickly. Initial aroma is rather sweet with lots of floral notes, the floral hints remain and lavender type scents begin to dominate. Thin bodied with light carbonation, body is a little to thin for my taste though. Flavor doesn’t have that floral aroma in it and seems basically like a slightly swee amber. Not bad but nothing to seek out.



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