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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle) - Traditional Ale

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

Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottled
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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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 shoestring (187), larkhall, Scotland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 16, 2006    Updated: Sep 18, 2008
murky peaty water colour. Spritzy mouthfeel.Tangy flowery/heathery aroma and finish. Began to enjoy it more towards end of pint, as I began to adjust to it.. couldve done with another to rate further. Another bottle yesterday. Room temperature this time and I enjoyed it immensely. Head was huge, lovely and lasted. Soapy/creamy muthfeel.


 dnas2 (627), Yelverton, Devon., Devon, England
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/55/102/58/20
May 14, 2006  
Dark golden, clear with little head. Scent of bitter hops, citrusy and perfumed malts. Slight honey flavour but not much there, slightly acidic bitter aftertaste. Too creamy on the palate, but alive rather than fizzy.


 puzzl (2579), New York, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/514/20
May 9, 2006  
Very unassertive and boring aroma. Slight flowers, thats mostly it. Mostly similar taste, with a touch of corn. Really, it doesn’t taste like anything. Very drinkable and no off flavors, though.


 gunnfryd (3539), Kristiansand, Norway
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 4, 2006  
Bottled. Amber colour with white head. Ginger, malt and caramel aroma. The same is the flavour. Dry bitter finish.


 yngwie (4880), Kristiansand, Norway
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 1, 2006    Updated: Jun 29, 2009
Bottled. Golden beer with a white head. No carbonation. Spicy aroma with ginger, caramel and malt. Malty flavor with spices and caramel. Lightly dusty mouthfeel. Dry, bitter finish. Rating: 7-3-7-3-14-3.4. (060422)

Bottle. A slightly hazy golden beer with a fingerthick white head. Heathery nose with sweet pale malts and a flowery touch. A hint of ginger too maybe. Sweet malts, heather and some flowery notes. There’s some ginger-like notes in the flavor too, but without the almost soapy touch there’s to ginger. Medium body. Sweet, almost sugary towards the finish with heather, pale malts and some bitterness. Drying up in the very end. A nice and slightly quenching beer, but a bit on the sweet side. Like it. (090629)


 Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 25, 2006    Updated: Apr 26, 2006
Bottle sampled at my house with Stegosaurus. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Aroma of citrus, sweet malts, herbal. Flavor is smooth, carbonated, citrusy, malt, dry finish. The best Traditional i have sampled.


 FlagstoneHill (211), Erie, Colorado, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/512/20
Apr 23, 2006  
Bottle.. .. Hazy copper, not much head. .. .. Floral, grassy, hints of malt, piney. .. . Herby, sweet, clean finish - chamomile?. . .. . Lt body, little carbonation, watery. .. .. Interesting, herby brew. Not too bad, but I’d doubt I’d have too many more.


 paulmetzger (152), Pocatello, Idaho, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Apr 19, 2006  
Medium pale orange amber with medium carbonation. Herbal and toffee aroma. Starts sharp, slightly metallic. Strong malt flavor at the end. Smooth, but not silky smooth.



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