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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Allen (1418), Switzerland

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Dec 1, 2009

Bottled 50cl. Fruity spicy aroma with gooseberry, hops, butter, caramel, honey and heather showing up. Very smooth palate. Good hop profile in the tatse. Peanuts and honey sneaking in. Hints of gooseberry. Complex. Decent bitterness. Subtle reminiscence of heather in the finish. Good. I like the taste better than the nose.

drowland (1418), Tallahassee, Florida, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Aug 3, 2009

12oz bottle into a pint glass Smells like a fruity lager and kinda tastes like one, too. The flavor is sweet and somewhat unique with a moderately dry finish.

mrkimchee (1414), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Dec 1, 2002

deep golden. head is foamy and attractive, but doesn’t last. caramelly, flowery, slightly spicy aroma. heather flowers are an interesting change as the role of hops. tasty.

Bullit (1392), Glasgow, Scotland

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

Apr 1, 2009

Bottle, The Cave. Dark golden colour, off-white head. Aroma is malty and fruity. Flavour of floral hops, spices and malts. A bit watery.

tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	8/10	4/5	6/10	2/5	14/20

Aug 21, 2007

Bottle. Very fragrant. Lots of floral notes. The heather definitely stands out. There’s also some pine, herbs and wet forest. Pours golden/copper with a nice creamy white head. Some honey, grass, hay and malt on the palate. Body starts fairly full but finishes pretty watery. A nice beer, though.

brewblackhole (1384), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

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

DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Sep 26, 2003

Nice thick head when poured that stayed for awhile and clinged to the side of the glass.Had flowery notes with some bitterness.Nothing that wowed me here

Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	2/5	6/10	2/5	13/20

Apr 17, 2005

Amber colored. Thin white head that goes away quickly. Spicey floral aroma. Malty and sweet beer. Spicy finish. Very thin mouth feel. Decent beer.

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