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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

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8403.21/5.03.2/5.05%52.5Dimpled 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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 BeerVirgin72 (814), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 5, 2009  
Bottle shared at Muckfest 2009. Sweet flowery aroma. Nice flavor of sweet caramel, with a smokey back taste. Very nice.


 Cybercat (812), Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Jun 11, 2007  
I got this in a four-pack of historic Scottish beers, which was just too much for me to resist. Aroma is strong, malty, and very pleasant. It pours out an orange-amber, rather than yellowish or brownish, with a thick head. Taste is a tad thin, but pleasantly malty with a nice bitter kick. A refreshing and smooth ale - I can see, or rather taste, why it has lasted for four millennia.


 Heathen (810), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/102/511/20
Dec 28, 2007  
THOUGHTS: Had this one skunked about a year ago so I never rated it. Fresh, it is a much different beer. It was definitely better fresh, but of the four varieties that I had skunked in a variety four pack, this one was hurt by the skunking the least. What I mean is. That the beer didn’t taste, look or smell anything like what it was supposed to, but the beer created by the skunking was still a drinkable beer. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, medium gold with a small, white head that mostly diminished and left virtually no head. The aroma was light malt, some flower, perfume, herbs, and grass (but not like those found in hops) and even more herbs. The initial flavor was moderately sweet, while the finish was moderately sweet, lightly bitter and very lightly sour like lemons with an average duration. The flavor was very herbal and a little lemony. The light to medium body was slightly dry, but a little syrupy with fizzy carbonation and a dry finish.


 screwball (802), Motala, Sweden
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/513/20
May 31, 2005  
Hazy yello body. Taste from lime. A soure taste. Not much co2. Almost like a soda...


 beachbum25 (800), Powellville, Maryland, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/58/20
Aug 15, 2007  
Bottle-Cloudy amber color w/a white head. Sweet floral aroma. Sweet malt flavor of fruit w/some traces of pine, grass, honey, & peat. Dry finish. Drinkable, but unspectacular. Just not much to it.


 wyzzywyz22 (795), Wirral, Merseyside, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Bottle, Barleycorns, Nantwich. Poured a hazy golden colour with a small white head. Fruity fragrant aroma. Smooth mouthfeel. Flavour was on the sweet side with vague herb, spice and malt notes. Didn’t think I was going to like this, but its not bad at all.


 vanvenlo (794), Glen Iris, Australia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 21, 2007  
22 May 2006 - Sweet light roasted choc malt with spiceness. Murky brown-orange colour, poor head and reasonable lacing. Sweet spicy licorice malt hop flavour. Finishes with sweet spicy malt .


 fakepurseninja (785), Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/514/20
Jan 20, 2008  
Light, straw body with a medium malt body that is suprisingly rich and full of character. Some sweet fruit essence. Slightly grassy and flowery with a nice sweet finish. Suprisingly refreshing and satisfying. As always, like the bottle art - adds to the experience.



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