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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle) - Traditional Ale

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

Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

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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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 Blackbarrel (116), new york, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/513/20
Jan 13, 2007  
Unique. I got the feeling this was not meant to be served refridgerator cold, which makes sense. A wine-ish aroma and taste, flowers, reminded me aof kava. Smoke, hops, alcahol, dish water. Historical interest rather than a regular quaff.


 lowg (123), Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 12, 2007  
Second beer from the Historic Ales of Scotland gift pack. This one poured a thick cloudy golden amber with practically no head. Aroma was malty with a hint of citrus. Flavour was a mostly fruity/citrusy with a tiny bit of malt here and there. Pretty good, but was kinda expected more.


 Lunkie (1020), Glen Iris, Australia
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/52/103/511/20
Jan 12, 2007  
Hop malt aroma with smokey finish. Murky red amber colour no no head or lacing. Hop malt aroma with smokey finish. Smooth palate.


 shintriad (698), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/101/58/20
Dec 31, 2006  
I found this very weak and insipid. A one-dimensional herbal flavour dominates, not much of a malt or hop backbone to hold it up. Very flat and watery to boot. I’m not hugely impressed by this offering.


AFrost (6), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/101/57/20
Dec 29, 2006  
Bottle, 500ml, 5%alc., purchased at BCLDB. Colour was a cloudy golden with a thin head. Floral nose. Refreshing but uninspiring taste. Was worth the experience but likely won’t try it again.


 STEPHENDR (478), California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 28, 2006  
12 oz. bottle- color of golden orange, with thin white quickly departing head - nose of malts , cobwebs , hopps , floral , and hay – taste of oak barrels , spices , earthy , mild hopps and malts - body thin , and crisp – aftertaste of hopps and short


 Glouglouburp (2778), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/54/103/55/20
Dec 26, 2006  
Partly cloudy golden body topped by a little white ring of foam. Smell is horrible. The due date is 8 months from now so it cannot be because it is past due date. Plus there’s no typical signs of infection. It just stinks. Like rotting fruits and vegetables left in a hot humid sunny room for a week. Gross. Oh, and some malt caramel too. After pinching my nose I realized the taste was “fortunately” just boring. The attack is thin/watery, then it develops flavours of cereals and ripe peaches. Average carbonation, medium body. I would rate it as just a boring English ale but the smell was just atrocious. I hope there was something wrong with my bottle. They brag about “Heather ale is probably the oldest style of ale still produced in the world”, well, my bottle smelled like if it was part of the first batch.


 coldbrewky (716), Saugerties, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Dec 22, 2006  
33o ml bottle Room temp. A light critter that reminds me of mountain fields. Cloudy at the pour and light head that fades gently. Thin to med body. flowery aroma blends nicely with mouthfeel. Nice even finish. Don’t chill this brew too much the nuances will be lost quickly. I wish I could get this on tap. Kind of like a Magic hat #4.25.



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