Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

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

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.

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.

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.

Have been putting off drinking this for a long while now, wanted to make sure I could get it fresh. Bottle. Laid back aroma isn’t sweet, but has shiny pale malts and a handful of herbs and spices, ans some light pepper. Clear golden body with a creamy white head. Good malt base, lots and lots of heather give a lovely, distinctive taste. Dry and very faintly yeasty, with rounding spice in the back and really pleasing notes of gale, the quality of which I haven’t tasted since Heavyweight was still making gruit. Just a touch of bread, very faint, and a blend of whisky and honey. Very well balanced and enjoyable in both large and small quantities. Sustaining, vinous medium body. Gorgeous floral treat!

(Scotland) Coutesy of the Capt. Well, This brew had a golden amber color with a thin white head. Had a spicy / flowery aroma with citrus / grainy taste. Not very impressed but but drinkable.

Very interesting. Pours with a frothy, dissipating head. Sunny amber, zesty orange, festive appearance with carbonation clinging to the glass. Aroma is very sweet and flowery, with perfume, figs, raspberries and bready malt, finishing with a mossy earthiness. Taste is very velvety smooth, gentle and easygoing on the palate. The lack of hop bitterness is noticeable by a lack of "backbone" in the body, yet there is still a refreshing bitterness from a source I cannot figure out. Ginger, pears, cider apples, heather and sassafrass mingle on the tongue with robust buttery malt, and prepare you for the drying yet sweet and pleasing winey finish.

Bottle from set of four samplers from the Williams Brothers brewery - shared with the Devonshire Knights. Hazy amber pour with a simmering head. Spiced hopped citrus infusion, earthy and a little strange. Interesting session beer not a favorite.

330 ml bottle. Pours a hazey orange or amber. Slight pumpkin or spice to the nose. I do like this beer although it is my least favorite of the Scottish Sampler pack. Still good though.