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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle) - Traditional Ale

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

Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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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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 nuplastikk (1157), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 13, 2008  
330ml bottle. Cloudy and thick light brown color. Full of sediment. Sweet with a mild herbal finish. Tastes mildly of honey. Very easy drinking. I had held this beer in higher regard in previous samplings, maybe this bottle is a little past it’s prime.


 joss (3630), Garching b. München, Germany
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Bottle. Wooden juniper and strawberry aroma. Hazy amber, low white head. Somewhat disappointing flavor: Light straw and cookie malt, light heather bitterness. Lightbodied, mellow. Fairly dead aftertaste.


 BitchesBrew (710), Berkeley, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Feb 6, 2008  
[WBA Styles Tasting] Clear yellow color. Very distinct flowery aroma... herbal, almost root-like. No real hop presence. Spicy, herbal flavors, very interesting-- almost like a curry spice character. Fruity apple flavors underneath. Complex and slightly tart. Finishes clean. Overall, quite tasty and interesting.


 timsilvia32 (445), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/513/20
Feb 2, 2008  
Very interesting, don’t drink too many like this one. Highly floral boquet. Mild taste, sweet, maybe a little carmel. Not my style really. If you prefer a belgian style ale maybe.


 mgoy (343), Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/55/104/514/20
Feb 1, 2008  
With its floral grassy aroma and finish, Fraoch is very smooth and easy to drink. While the aroma is full of character, the taste lacks any discernible characteristic. Interesting drink. Worth trying for its lack of hops


 Chapel (327), Levittown, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/513/20
Jan 29, 2008  
Medium amber color with a thin head. Light caramel flavor follows an almost non-existent aroma. Possibly served too cold.


 KAF (441), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 28, 2008  
Burnt caramel color with a small white head that left quickly. The aroma is sweet and malty. The flavor is much the same but there is honey in here as well as caramel.


 MaliMisho (208), East Meadow, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 28, 2008  
It had a deep golden body with out much head. It had a thin caramel flavor, but still good.



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