Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

	Percentile
	66
	overall

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
830	3.21/5.0	3.2/5.0	5%	51.5	Dimpled 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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Chapel (330), Levittown, New York, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	4/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

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
3.2	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

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 (215), East Meadow, New York, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Jan 28, 2008

It had a deep golden body with out much head. It had a thin caramel flavor, but still good.

turbo (1254), Arizona, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

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
3.5	8/10	3/5	8/10	2/5	14/20

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
2.7	5/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

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 (426), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA

1.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.8	10/10	4/5	1/10	1/5	2/20

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 (776), Washington, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	2/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

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.

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