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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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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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 altonbrownd (1862), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 22, 2009  
Bottle at home. Orange body with very thin head. Strong herbal nose. Spicy taste. Also sweet with caramel and malts. Watery texture. Decent.


 Vertical Bacon Strips (874), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 22, 2009  
Bright slight clear orange brew, nice off white cap with good retention and lots of ropy lacing. The aroma was strong, herbal , spcy, floral, a bit Christmasy and peat moss. The taste seems fresh with lots of spice...in fact the flavour is mainly spice with orange peel, pepper and no alcohol at all. Comes across a bit too carbonated and foamy...a touch watery. Finishes with an aftertaste very similar to the flavour.


 brewblackhole (1366), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 20, 2009  
Aroma wa flowery for a little bit,got some kind of metallic thing,very light and clear,taste was a pleasant surprise,almost reminded me of a slightly sweet jasmine tea,malting all very light ,as was the hopping,taste is soft and strangely pleasant,i think this Heather dominates . A cute little surprise


xs2500 (90), Mississippi, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/54/102/512/20
Jun 11, 2009  
Pours a hazey yellowish color with a thin head that grows then dissipates. Aroma is nice, but taste is salty with hints of yeast and floral like flavor. Maybe I just got a bad bottle, but I was not impressed


 nate2g (1034), Brisbane, Australia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Bottle. Pours ruby with a small, white head. The aroma is spice, earth, pine needles and herbal notes. The flavour takes on the same character with the malt balancing the beer out nicely. Medium bodied and it’s actually quite hoppy, finishing in a sweet bitterness. Something different but drinkable, it’s fantastic to see the traditional ales after all this time alive and well. Great beer.


 FishManLA (284), Abita Springs, Louisiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/513/20
Jun 6, 2009  
Pours a bright brass color with a small white head. Nose is sweet, yeasty, and slightly floral. Taste is sweet, slightly tart, with subtle caramel and piney, herbal notes. Finish consists of the lingering herbal components of the flavor and some slight tartness.


 Cirrhosis (607), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/57/102/510/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Yet an other expired beer, from my Scottish multi pack. Looks like shyte, nasty looking grey flakes in a light brown cloudy body, with no head or carbonation showing. Smell was sweet coffee mixed flowers, ok smelling but bland. Taste was all right roasted malts coffee, flowers and a nuttiness, taste better then I thought it would. Mouth fell is thin and flat most likely due to the expired bottle. This beer was vile but I had it before and enjoyed it, so if you can find a non expired bottle drink it if its past its prime let it go


 l1br4r14n (274), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 3, 2009  
Aroma of sweet malt and honey. Pours cloudy dark yellow with a head that completely disappears. Flavor is spice, a little citrus, grassy bitterness, honey, all over a malt backbone. Interesting beer.



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