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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

Percentile
66
overall
Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Traditional Ale

Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8303.21/5.03.2/5.05%51.5Dimpled 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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 molassesfan (201), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/512/20
Feb 7, 2007  
Pours dark gold with little head to speak of. Malty with a large heather influence in taste and aroma. Palate is balanced but mouthfeel is a bit thick. Dry finish. A nice, if costly, diversion from normal beer.


 Aquilo (257), California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/104/515/20
Feb 7, 2007  
Honey-colored with some bubbles, but no head. Apple-cinnamon aroma. Malty flavor without much complexity. Finishes smooth and dry. Enjoyable overall.


 Braudog (3748), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/515/20
Feb 6, 2007  
This poured from the 11.2oz bottle with a pleasant warm orange color and a well-former white topping of white bubbles. There’s a nice little flowery aroma that you’d expect from a beer made with heather. The flavors are bolder and brighter than I might expect ... very much flowery, almost mulchy! Herbal and green, I feel like yelling some William Wallace quote. Beauty. (#2687, 2/6/2007)


 jblendy (518), Midland Park, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 4, 2007  
From memory earlier tonight. Light floral bitternsess, a bit spicy, and some light sweetenss. Very easy going down. Well-balanced, but minimal complexity.


 Bockyhorsey (2507), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 1, 2007  
500 ml bottle. Flowery aroma along with some malt notes present. Dark golden body with decent white head. A decent malted caramel flavor in this beer gives it some balance over the spicey start. Easy drinkable beer and filling.


rothycat (2), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Jan 24, 2007  
One of my top 5 favorite beer! It only comes in "gift pack" here in Ottawa (Canada). I love both Fraoch and Grozet.


 TaktikMTL (2758), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jan 24, 2007  
Bouteille de 330 ml achetée à la LCBO (Ottawa, ONT). Arôme: Odeur de malt et d’houblon floral. Apparence: La couleur est blonde orangée voilée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de pin et d’agrumes avec une pointe d’épices. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’agrumes en arrière goût. (Rating #843)


 vanvenlo (794), Glen Iris, Australia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 21, 2007  
22 May 2006 - Sweet light roasted choc malt with spiceness. Murky brown-orange colour, poor head and reasonable lacing. Sweet spicy licorice malt hop flavour. Finishes with sweet spicy malt .



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