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

Commercial Description:
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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AmazonMatt (284), Panama

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	9/10	5/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 29, 2006

I really liked this beer, and it could be a great everyday beer. In fact, I think that I could drink it all day long, like iced tea. Aroma of honey, wildflowers, spice and a hint of licorice. Tasted a bit like iced tea beer. You notice that it has no hops. Special thanks to my wife, Peggy, aka Quillaraymi, for bringing this beer down from Atlanta.

pinkzambia (989), Boise, Idaho, USA

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	6/10	3/5	4/10	3/5	10/20

Sep 27, 2006

Bottle:Cloudy gold with a small white head. Sweet and fruity herbal tea aromas abound in this "traditional" brew. The taste is equally sweet with a herbal malty finish. I also notice some peppermint, peat moss and ginger. It’s a nice idea to get back to the ancient brewing practices, but let me just say that I am glad to be alive in 2006 in the Northwest where hoppy IPA’s abound. I don’t know how someone could drink stuff like this on a regular basis.

Quillaraymi (88), USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	5/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 25, 2006

This beer has a kind of ice tea, hoey flowery spice favor. Very nice beer that could be drink anytime with anything.

TheBeerOrg (1563), Kentucky, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Sep 20, 2006

Pours hazy dark orangish golden with a thin, off-white head. Aroma of flowers, candied pine sap, heather, and lavender. Mouthfeel is thin bodied and dry with very soft carbonation.

oh6gdx (8840), Vasa, Finland

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	7/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Sep 12, 2006

Bottled. Dark orangeish colour, small white head. Aroma is nails from conifer along with hops and malts. Flavour is malty and spicy with some harsh hoppiness in finish. Not very pleasant flavour.

TBone (6738), Pori, Finland

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

Sep 10, 2006

Bottled (BB 10/2007). Dark honey golden color, small white head. Herbal aroma: birch leaves, pinewood. Light spicey, peppery flavor, dry. A bit similar to some Belgian ales.

gws57 (1136), Saint Charles, Illinois, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 9, 2006

Had this one bottled (thanks Arnie!). Deep golden straw pour with a lacy white head, sweet bread in the nose, quite sweet with notes of clover honey and gin. Not great, but not bad.

fonefan (11003), VestJylland, Denmark

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 9, 2006

Bottle. Pours a golden colour with a small white head. Fruity spicy aroma. Sweet malty spicy flavor with some herbal hints. Sweet malty finish.

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