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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
8363.21/5.03.2/5.05%51.7Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
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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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 ChristianScheffel (4518), Odense, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/513/20
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.


 Ernest (4487), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 25, 2002    Updated: Nov 20, 2008
Bottle (BB Apr/09). Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, fully diminishing. Body is hazy dark yellow, bottle conditioned. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain, malt syrup), with light notes of pear and chamomile. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation.


 muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
Jul 29, 2001  
Many ’unique’ beers are just interesting, and not really all that drinkable on a regular basis -- Sam Adams Triple Bock comes to mind. This is an exception. The flowery aroma and amber hue invite one into a deliciously complex but delicate series of flavors -- earth, grass, citrus and mint all seemed to be there to me. Great smooth finish, a wonder on a hot lazy day. Definitely one of my new favorites, and a great bottle to boot.


 HenrikSoegaard (4342), Randers, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/512/20
Feb 18, 2006  
Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Light amber colour. Heavy malty aroma. Nice flavor, but a little watery.


 tiggmtl (4311), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Feb 12, 2005  
Mild, pleasant, floral hop aroma with underlying sweetness. Opaque amber-tan with decent, large-bubbled, white head that recedes to cover with some patchy lacing. Floral spiciness with decent sweet malt character. Medium body and smooth in texture with gentle but engaging carbonation. Flavour becomes vastly more expressive as it warms. Bottle (LCBO - Nov. 2004).


 heemer77 (4304), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
May 2, 2004  
Bottle. Pours a deep, bright gold with no head. The aroma hit syou with apple pie and flowers. Very sweet to smell. The taste is a slight peach. The flavor changes later in the beer to an orange sherbert like finish. Has a medium mouthfeel. Very satisfying.


 bhensonb (4274), Woodland, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/514/20
Apr 10, 2007  
Floral aroma backed by malt. Hazy amber gold color with a minimal white head. Starts sweet with an evergreen or herbal primacy. A bit spicy, and the heather seems to balance out the malt. It even has a fairly dry finish, and something that is almost next to bitter. Interesting stuff.


 BBB63 (4230), La Porte, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Aug 24, 2003  
Hazy golden hue with an okay head and good lacing. Floral aroma of hay fields, herbs, lemongrass, elderberry, grapes, and earthy yeast. Unique tastes of pineapple, herbs, aromatic hops and earthy heather and hay. Some sweet white wine qualities. Dry and clean finish. Thin to medium-bodied with a crewy and soft mouthfeel. Different for sure! For a slighty heavy ale it is quite refreshing. I'll have to get more of this.



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