Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle) 3.2 842

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
842	3.2/5.0	3.2/5.0	5%	53.1	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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estoppel (1028), Buffalo, New York, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	9/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Apr 13, 2002

I think I ruined my bottle - I had put it in the freezer to cool it down a little, then my girlfriend showed up, and two days later I discovered it all frozen in a puddle of beer slush. Rather than toss it, I let it thaw and tried it out, and I rather liked it despite the abuse it took.

pintbypint (1026), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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

Dec 4, 2004

341ml brown bottle. Flowery, herbal aroma with fruity malt notes, maybe some honey. Cloudy golden orange hue, just a wisp of white head. Starts fruity and sweet with dark caramel, nice matiness throughout.

Lunkie (1020), Glen Iris, Australia

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	5/10	4/5	2/10	3/5	11/20

Jan 12, 2007

Hop malt aroma with smokey finish. Murky red amber colour no no head or lacing. Hop malt aroma with smokey finish. Smooth palate.

fidel (1015), Livermore, California, USA

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

Jan 28, 2009

Pours dark golden, citrus, grainy, floral, malty, little honey, slight spice, dry finish.

matt7215 (1000), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

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

Jan 9, 2008

330 ml bottle from a historic ales of scotland gift pack. pours golden with a small white head. floral aromas with some malt sweetness and earthy graininess. floral flavours with grainy feel and a bit a malt backbone. interesting but not a fav of mine.

blank (998), Washington, Washington DC, USA

2.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.4	3/10	3/5	5/10	4/5	9/20

Jun 30, 2004

From the Sharp Edge Beerfest smelled like a crap lager, but only tasted like a average lager... nothing special at all.....ack

Panzuriel (995), Westerville, Ohio, USA

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

Sep 16, 2002

Hmmmm, Heather Ale. Ummmm, different. Very different. Full flavor. Nice Malt. Dry floral tasting/smelling. Different. Very different.

rosenbergh (990), Helsinki, Finland

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

Dec 26, 2008

500 ml bottle. Finland. Definitely interesting beer. Some floral/herbal notes in aroma as well as in flavour.

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