Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

From a 500 ml bottle this poured a light brown with an off-white head and light lacing Nose is as its name implies, heather. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor is floral and full of the heather notes. Dry finish. Interesting and quite drinkable brew.

Pours a lightly hazy orange with a tiny head. Aroma is floral (heather?) Flavor is much the same with a hint of malty sweetness.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 11.2oz or 330ml bottle into a pint glass. The back label has a very clear best before date (month and year) notched out. The date notched was Feb. 2010 and it was sampled on 6-10-09. Appearance: It has a golden honey colored body with a lightly hazy appearance. There is not much of head, just a small light foamy covering that fades out to nothing quickly. There is no lacing to mention at all. Smell: The aroma has an interesting full floral bouquet with some honey like sweetness, some light grain notes and fresh salty sea air. Taste/Mouth: There is an odd dry grain with a hint of mineral flavor like sea air and a solid floral character throughout. Underneath there are some sweeter malt, honey and buttery notes that mix with the floral heather notes. The floral notes build up to the finish and add a pleasant bitterness and dryness to it. The palate is slick and smooth with light carbonation and a light to medium body. Notes: This is a very interesting flavored beer with a very interesting history to the style of the beer.

Nose is all heather and touches of honey. Flavor is the heather again - smells dead on like the thistles around the ranch. Floral and grainy, with a pleasant dryness and crisp finish. Pretty good.

I love hops but this was a nice surprise. A gruit ale with no hops. Nice looking honey colored beer. Cloudy. Head doesn’t last. Well-carbonated. The malt is slightly sweet (pale malt), with a little caramel taste. The heather gives an immediate but "mellow" bitterness. Balanced. Very little aftertaste. Excellent beer.

I was intrigued by this beer, mostly from what it said on it’s label. When I poured it, it wasn’t anything too special. Had the look of a heavier lager, slight hazy yellow with a large amount of carbonation. The head was tall, but the density was light, yet lasted. The aroma of the heather was obvious, and I had some trepidation as a rule, I don’t like the smell of heather. The taste was light and not over powering. The flowery smell and flavor was obvious but not so much it killed. A nice out of the ordinary brew.

12oz bottle into a pint glass Smells like a fruity lager and kinda tastes like one, too. The flavor is sweet and somewhat unique with a moderately dry finish.

Dark yeallow color with a large but quickly disappearing offwhite head. Aroma: Flowers, spices, fruit, malt. Taste: the spicy, flowery taste from heather is dominant. High carbonation. I like it really much but you have to like heather to like it.