Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle) 3.2 840

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
840	3.21/5.0	3.2/5.0	5%	52.5	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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pilsnerrogge (1792), Finspång, Sweden

2.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.2	4/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	9/20

Nov 17, 2002

Pine aroma. Stinging, reisiny flavour. Sweet and unbalanced finish. Just because it tastes "different" doesn’t mean that it is good!

Geiserich (1790), Vienna, Austria

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Mar 1, 2005 Updated: Jun 7, 2009

Bottle: Aroma with notes of ginger and herbs. Light sweet flavor with ginger notes. Iin the end especially herbs. Pleasant brew.

rudolf (1784), Buffalo, New York, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Feb 21, 2005

Nose reminds me of a mead my cousin made for my sister’s wedding. Honey, sweet malt, bubblegum, violet. Really strange flavors here - violet, toasted malt, strong sour/bitter/violet finish. Odd stuff. I wouldn’t buy it again.

daniele (1748), Italy

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Nov 21, 2008

ambrata buona schiouma piuttosto persistente note erbacee maltate spezia in bocca malto spezie erbaceo un tocco di dolce

DavidP (1743), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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

Mar 22, 2003

This beer looks OK in the glass and smells good, but it came off as being a little weak in the flavor department. The main thrust of the flavor had a watered-down leathery taste that detracted from the beer.

21iceman40 (1731), vienna, West Virginia, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	13/20

Feb 23, 2003

A dirty yellow color bordering on orange. Fairly strong aroma of flower. Not to hoppy, but still noticable. A light burnt malt flavor, that has hints of skunk. Average beer.

blipp (1730), Newark, New Jersey, USA

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

Apr 17, 2009

Bottle. Pours gold with a white head. Huge floral aroma with some spices and lemony citrus. Floral notes also dominate the flavor, with lemony, and herbal notes. Pretty tasty. Certainly worth trying.

joet (1709), Fulton, California, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Dec 26, 2001

Delicate mild grassy and mineral aromas/flavors hauntingly akin to Coors. Dry, soft bitter flavors stretch into the finish. Enjoyable.

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