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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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 GandGKevin (183), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/104/512/20
Jun 3, 2007  
Floral aromas with an almost grassiness to the taste. Finishes smooth and dry. Very interesting.


 mj (4975), Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 2, 2007  
12oz bottle. Orange and clear color. Weird, strange ginger nose, spicy peat and mint as well. Spicy ginger ale flavor, watery and mild over the middle. Light textured cereal grains in the finish, husky and spicy, the ginger thing is weird.


 garthicus (1216), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Jun 1, 2007  
Bottle - Golden colour. Small head. Wonderful Sweet, hoppy, grassy, hay-corn aroma. A ’Juicy’ flavour with again grass and hops, enjoyable & drinkable,will buy again. Refreshing.


 BigBeer45 (676), Troy, Michigan, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
May 30, 2007  
Pours a medium amber gold, has a few white bubbles that leaves a lot of sticky lacing on the glass, earthy and fruit-berry flower fragrance, sweet and malt and aromas, light malt taste with a soft bitterness on the palate, has a faint herbal spice flavor, little sweetness in the sip, has a medium or more dry finish, very faint alcohol as the ale warms, very little carbonation but light on the palate.


 doubelknv3 (559), Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 19, 2007  
Cloudy dark orange / amber. Floral with sweet pleasant malt aroma. Great balance of malts & hops, which made if very smooth start to finish. Notes of spices, herbs, flowers, and honey.


 masonjer (560), Holt, Michigan, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
May 18, 2007  
I read the label on this and it looked interesting. Despite it being drinkable, it seems to be devoid of flavor. Poured a gold color with a minimal head. Tiny bits of floral, malt and spice. Quite thin overall. I probably wouldn’t buy this again.


 rane (493), Nibe, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 15, 2007  
Amber colour with medium head. Nice aroma wiht notes of honey and flowers. Taste as well dominated by honey and flowers. A special beer if you like the style.


 ghawener (952), San Salvador, El Salvador
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/512/20
May 14, 2007  
Drank with Ramenen. Bottle: Very different, taste is on the sweet side, licorice, flowery, herbal. Not bad for 2000 B.C.



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