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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andrewtroth (25), Eagan, Minnesota, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Mar 15, 2007

Cloudy amber, very little head. A smooth sipper with a citrusy finish. Nice enough, but nothing special.

crushinat0r (227), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	6/10	2/5	6/10	2/5	12/20

Mar 11, 2007

Pale yellow in colour. Absolutely no head. Sweet smelling, hints of white grape, passion fruit, or something similar. Taste is sweet and refreshing with a nice light touch of honey.

larsga (2958), Oslo, Norway

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 7, 2007

Medium shiny offwhite head. Bronze body. Strange sweetish aroma of unidentifiable herbs, probably heather. Taste is light sweetish herbal with honey notes. Aftertaste is dry and metallic. Very interesting, and quite nice. (0.5l bottle.)

durkahdurkah (15), Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	6/10	2/5	4/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 3, 2007

Pours a light amber color with a small thin white head. Very pleasant floral aroma, but the taste was a bit thin. I’m glad i tried this beer, as I’d never had a heather ale before, but I was not overly impressed. Maybe this just isn’t my kind of beer.

VikingHammer (362), Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA

2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2	4/10	2/5	4/10	2/5	8/20

Mar 2, 2007

Pours a light clear brown with no head. A strange flower aroma. Tastes of slight sweetness with a thin water like finish. Wasn’t impressed. Cool bottle though.

DruncanVeasey (2710), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England

2.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.4	5/10	3/5	4/10	3/5	9/20

Mar 1, 2007

Parsnip sweet snout. Deep gold pour with white froth. Chewy maltiness drinking way beyond its strength, a bit like a full-bodied Biere Du garde. Revolting. Nose becoming more sappy and perfumey as it warms. No, it’s waxy, leathery and resinous and I just don’t like it. Where’s the flowers?

faroeviking (6024), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands

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

Feb 26, 2007

Nice golden colour with an ok white head. Flowery aroma which is also found in the flavour along with some spicyness ending with a nice dry aftertaste. A good Scottish ale I must say.

Poperinge (359), Cowtown, Alberta, Canada

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Feb 19, 2007

A nice piece of history and a interesting beer. I should revisit this some time. Page 172 of Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide only 406 out 500 Classic Brews to go.

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