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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
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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 iowaherkeye (1832), Bakersfield, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/511/20
Apr 13, 2006  
Pours a light copper with a tiny eggshell head. Aroma of ginger, floral hops, sweet caramel malts--ginger is predominant. The taste follows the aroma into a slightly bitter finish. Nothing to write home about.


 jbrus (4835), Delft, Netherlands
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
Apr 9, 2006  
Bottled. Floral, cookie and licorice aroma. Hazy, yellow color, small white head, fair lace. Sweet malty flavor, floral - anis like - and cookie, light dry. Not bad but I’m not convinced.


 gnoff (3559), Göteborg, Sweden
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/56/102/58/20
Apr 9, 2006  
Bottle at Haket in Gothenburg, Sweden. The last bottles were sold April 8.
Light yellow color, small non-lasting white head. Sweet scent from honey and heather. Pretty thin sweet taste with very low bitterness. Heather and sweet aftertaste.


 dwyerpg (2519), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 30, 2006  
Smells pretty nice. Was told this was a Scottish ale, what makes it traditional? A dry finish is noticeable, and this isn’t too malty. I could drink this again if I had to.


 hiphops (280), caldwell, New Jersey, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 21, 2006  
eh. herby to say the least. light on the aroma and color. i dont about a white wine finish but i noticed some spice. fuck this beer 5% and all that.


 Trev (849), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/512/20
Mar 21, 2006  
Bottle: Pours hazy brownish yellow with a thin bubbly off white head. Aroma is predominantly floral with a sweet honey, and earthy maltiness. Flavour is a little flat for me, mostly flowery tasting and slightly fruity, with a dry bitterness to the finish.


 stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 20, 2006  
Pours hazy orange with a minimal white head. Aroma of citrus, sweet malts, floral and herbally notes. Flavor is smooth, carbonated, citrusy, malty, dry finish, decent brew, not a fan of this style, but this isn’t bad


 frink (467), coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/511/20
Mar 17, 2006  
Pours a hazy orange. Floral aromas, softly carbonated, mild taste of what I’m assuming is heather, as a matter of fact other than the heather there is not alot going on here. Is this stuff kegged? Maybe it’s better that way.



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