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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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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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 turbo (1254), Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Poured a dirty caramel color with the aroma and flavor of sweet mallts, flowers, yeast, caramel and wheat. Not bad.


 pforei (338), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/102/514/20
Jan 24, 2008  
Straw gold color with small head. Malty/caramel/honey, herbal/floral, and gourd/pumpkin aroma. Spicy/galangal note apparent upon taste. Body is thin. I guess life before hops wasn’t that bad.


 WillieV (191), Maryland, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Jan 22, 2008  
12oz bottle: Poured a light brown with a quickly dissipating white head. Tastes a bit watered down. Mild finish. Doesn’t really make you want to come back for more.


 MrRain (415), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/51/101/52/20
Jan 21, 2008  
I saw all of the good comments and had to add my own. It smelled great, it looked great, it tasted like a flower. That’s not a compliment. The after-taste just about killed me. I hated this beer. Maybe it’s heather beers in general. It’s the only one I’ve ever had.


 fakepurseninja (773), Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/514/20
Jan 20, 2008  
Light, straw body with a medium malt body that is suprisingly rich and full of character. Some sweet fruit essence. Slightly grassy and flowery with a nice sweet finish. Suprisingly refreshing and satisfying. As always, like the bottle art - adds to the experience.


 Scauca (408), Lovere, Italy
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Jan 16, 2008  
Very light golden colour with a rocky thick white head. Flowery, sweet, bit spicy. Didn’t like it.


 DownsouthGav (602), Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 15, 2008  
Nose of herbs, spices and other vegetation gives this beer a wonderful bouquet surpassing many other beers for its sheer distinctiveness. Pours a golden colour beer with a small head. Taste is hoppy, with herbs and spcies (must be the heather) being present. Not much malt is present. All in all another really enjoyable beer from Williams.


 JohnBarleycorn (390), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/52/102/56/20
Jan 11, 2008  
Bottle. Bright gold appearance. Mild spice could make the aroma profile a distant second-cousin to a wheat beer. However, this is much soapier than a wheat, with a sharp floral quality that builds as you head towards the finish. Sort of like getting a mouthful of shampoo while rinsing your hair in the shower. No sodium laureth sulphate on the ingredients list – and that’s the best thing you can say about this one.



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