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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle) - Traditional Ale

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66
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Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Traditional Ale

Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8273.2/5.03.2/5.05%51.9Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
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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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 awebster (165), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/518/20
Oct 30, 2005  
I like it. It’s a different beer, the heather really adds something to it. It’s very drinkable, light and slightly sweet, with a wonderful nose.


rothycat (2), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Jan 24, 2007  
One of my top 5 favorite beer! It only comes in "gift pack" here in Ottawa (Canada). I love both Fraoch and Grozet.


PieTaster (32), Humpton, California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/510/105/520/20
Sep 21, 2002  
I love this beer. Light to medium body, semi sweet maltiness, covered with a lovely floral accent. Proof is in the pudding. It doesn’t have to have a million frickin’ IBU’s to be good.


DUBWICHT (7), Canada
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4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
Mar 15, 2005  
Very unique tasting beer. Very smooth with a unique floral flavor. Nice color and low carbination. Very refreshing and excellent tasting.


 drpimento (785), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/510/104/519/20
Mar 2, 2005  
What a beer! First of all, it’s that it’s made at all - using heather instead of hops. Not what I would have thought as being floral. It has a nice persistant head. Very spicy aroma. The flavor is a mixture of malt, hint of alcohol, some bitterness, marmalade, yeast. Funky color. Nice lace. got this in a beer of the month but they have it also at the Bodega downtown here in La Crosse.


flowerysong (25), USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/520/20
Jul 24, 2007  
Appearance: Pours a clear, coppery gold with three fingers of white head that quickly subsides to a thin froth. Lots of carbonation evident. Smell: Floral and sweet, with heather notes evident. Taste: Sweet flavourful malt fading into an herbal heather middle, with honeyed citrus coming through in the finish. Mouthfeel: Light bodied, crisp taste with snappy carbonation. Drinkability: Givvus another, willya? Extremely drinkable.


 shorlin (373), St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/518/20
Oct 3, 2000  
Interesting, lots of taste. Malty, flowery. Definite red wine aftertaste.



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