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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

on tap
unknown

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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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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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 theshocker (329), Marietta, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 11, 2006  
Burnt orange, small off white head. Sour citrus aroma. The flavor is sour instead of bitter, herbal and flowery. Refreshing, easy to drink. Kinda tastes like 7-up. By the end I was sick of it.


 nimbleprop (819), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/104/514/20
Nov 10, 2006  
Poured a clear, grapefruit like color with a thin, whispy white head. Interesting and unique floral aroma a little like incense. Initial flavor is malty, sweet but also a tad soapy. Finish was watery and sweet with floral notes and honey. Pleasant and refreshing for the most part.


 markas101 (541), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Nov 9, 2006  
33 cl bottle, Shelburne. Cloudy yellow pour. Malty floral aroma. spicy ginger at the back of the throat. Sharp but quick finish, very refreshing, close to a ginger-beer.


beedman (53), Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/105/515/20
Nov 6, 2006  
330ml bottle pours a orange-yellow colour with an aroma of heather and malt. Taste is quite an experience. Malty at first with a bit of sourness, some strong floral notes give way to a spicy, herbal sensation on the palate, which lingers for a bit. Ends with some earthy herbal flavors and spice, semi-sweet malt lingering. Different, traditional. Glad I bought a four pack.


 mgermani (862), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 6, 2006  
Pours a pale yellow with a nice white head which sticks around for a while. A nice, slightly sour aroma, floral. A rather astringent taste, light, mild malting and floral "hopping" from the Heather. Carbonation is appropriate. A very drinkable beer, a great alternative to American light beers.


 brianprentiss (473), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 3, 2006  
Very interesting, well-crafted ale. Very distinct, flowery and spicy at the same time. Little honey flavor, finishes well


 tomthompson89 (1453), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/56/103/517/20
Nov 2, 2006  
flowery, sweet some spice, like nutmeg cloves and honey. hazy orange colour, lotsa earthy aroma, nice smooth aftertaste.


 pootzboy (1031), Hawgville, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 1, 2006  
Bottle: Brilliant amber ale with a rocky-sticky 3 finger cap that laces the supreme hell out of the glass sides! Looks great...Lottsa malt! Siganture aromas for this brewer: floral wild botanicals with a musty-woody herbaceous decernment, some clover honey-like sweetness. Rigid primal malt spine, medium body, floral-herbal-grainy character Up front a rush a solid coarse ground bready malts just as they begin to sweeten, a flood of herbal-botanical flavors rush in to keep them from cloying...nice herbal-musk mellon tastes devlop...finish is mellow, soft and accentuated with a nice herbacious heather-like taste that lingers as lightly bittering aftertaste with the hopping. I’m really impressed with the ales from this brewer....consistantly malt-herbal tasting and infinitely mellow with a soft mineral mouth.



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