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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jbrus (4895), Delft, Netherlands

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	7/10	3/5	6/10	2/5	13/20

Apr 9, 2006

Bottled. Floral, cookie and licorice aroma. Hazy, yellow color, small white head, fair lace. Sweet malty flavor, floral - anis like - and cookie, light dry. Not bad but I’m not convinced.

BückDich (4857), McCall, Idaho, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	14/20

Jan 24, 2004

Light hazy amber/gold color, creamy white head and nice lacing. The aroma is crisp with hops with notes of citrus wheat. Flavor is very unique at first, full body with lots of malt flavors and a smooth, delicious crisp finish. This is very tasty beer, unique and interesting.

anders37 (4789), Malmö, Sweden

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Aug 22, 2006

Cask @ GBBF 2006. Pours a golden colour with a small white head. Fruity spicy aroma. Sweet malty spicy flavor with some herbal hints. Sweet malty finish.

Tmoney99 (4783), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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

May 16, 2005

500ml bottle. Dark amber with little to no head. Interesting aroma I think. Light body with small finish. Flavor is light sweet with a short finish. Very interesting brew.

maeib (4766), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	6/10	3/5	9/10	5/5	16/20

Jan 27, 2004

Somewhat soapy smell and "flat" in appearance. The taste however is excellent. I imagine pure heather would taste like this, you almost feel transformed to a field on a Summer's day

leaparsons (4750), Leicester, Leicestershire, England

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Jan 25, 2004

Light gold in colour. Aromas are citrus and floral. Flavours are obviously herbal and floral considering the brewing methods. Some spiciness, too. Tastes a little medicinal. Unusual.

ChristianScheffel (4662), Odense, Denmark

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	7/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 24, 2005

Dark golden beer with a nice medium head. Malt aroma with herbs, obviously mostly heather. Weak flavour with a little earth and some bitterness at the end. OK, but not spectacular.

DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Aug 29, 2006

Bottle from Super Saver. Pours somewhat hazy deep golden/dark straw with 1-finger, creamy, perfectly uniform off-white head. The aroma is bready malty, with some honey-toned malt, fruit, and honey. The taste is malty and piney, with some hops, honey, apricot, and a sprucy note. Medium palate that is smooth and fairly complex. Gets flowery and morepiney as it warms. This one is underrated by half a point or so, and well worth seeking out. Get ya some!

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