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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Bottle: Filtered
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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masonjer (563), Holt, Michigan, USA

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

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 (496), Nibe, Denmark

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

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 (953), San Salvador, El Salvador

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	6/10	3/5	4/10	3/5	12/20

May 14, 2007

Drank with Ramenen. Bottle: Very different, taste is on the sweet side, licorice, flowery, herbal. Not bad for 2000 B.C.

Maverick34 (695), New York, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	7/10	3/5	6/10	2/5	9/20

May 12, 2007

Different tasting but not really thhat great IMO - very herb/vegetabley which isn’t really a good thing. Pours light amber w/tiny head, little carbonation.

Svesse (2610), Hässelby, Sweden

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

May 5, 2007

(Bottle, White Horse, Parson’s Green, London 27 Apr) Amber colour, slightly hazy, with a short, frothy, off-white head. Fruity, floral nose dominated by heather, honey an bog myrtle. Fruity, spicy taste with heather, herbs and honey. Rather sweet, extremely herbal. Not really balanced, but definitely interesting.

pubbe (493), Højbjerg, Denmark

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	4/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Apr 25, 2007

Bottle. Cloudy amber with mostly lasting off-white head. Aroma has malt, dried fruits and a little hint of yeast. Flavor has slightly sweet malt and caramel. A bit watery on the palate. Softly carbonated - well balanced, but lacks hops.

BrewDad (2365), Olympia, Washington, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	5/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Apr 22, 2007

Bottle 1 Pint
A deep amber color with a nice head. The aroma was not bad with a little light struck. I am sure this has come al ong way to go down my gut. The flavors where light and nice but I was expecting more. This was a sweet beer but I was hoping for more spices.

lumberjack (178), Michigan, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	5/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	9/20

Apr 15, 2007

Bottle part of "Historic Ales of Scotland" pack. Semi-clear gold appearance with lasting head. Sweet, malty aroma. Taste is also quite sweet and dry, and you can taste the honey. This was far too flat and watery on the palate for my liking.

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