Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

	Percentile
	66
	overall

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
836	3.21/5.0	3.2/5.0	5%	51.7	Dimpled 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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Oakes (8093), gone rambling, Vietnam

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Jun 30, 2000

Interestingly enough, this isn’t even the best heather ale I’ve had. That was Burghead Pictish Ale from Alameda in Portland, OR. Still, this is a great beer.

fiulijn (7200), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	4/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Jan 13, 2002

Amber misty ale. Light floreal aroma. Herbal, the heather outstands. Hop-like final. I will not look for it.

KimJohansen (7060), Copenhagen V, Denmark

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

May 12, 2008 Updated: May 22, 2008

Clear golden with medium off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with ginger notes. Flavor likeswise with caramel notes.

argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	7/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	9/20

May 14, 2002

Nice earthy aroma, but a bland flavor. I don’t see what the appeal is.

harrisoni (6802), Ashford, Kent, England

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	2/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 21, 2005

bottle. copper colour slightly hazy white head heather aroma quite bitter and spicey finish. nice and fragrant with heather and honey

TBone (6790), 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.

Maria (6265), Thisted, Denmark

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Apr 1, 2007

Dark golden, hazy, beautiful and lasting head. The aroma is malty and sweetish. The flavour is completely it’s own. Initially I think it’s a bit thin, but after a while it gets more body. The malt is dominant, but the heater flowers are very clear too, and enhances the brew with exciting spice. The heather honey is there too. The bittereness is low. A nice and fun beer, a bit on the perhaps too sweet side...

faroeviking (6083), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Feb 26, 2007

Nice golden colour with an ok white head. Flowery aroma which is also found in the flavour along with some spicyness ending with a nice dry aftertaste. A good Scottish ale I must say.

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