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
830	3.21/5.0	3.2/5.0	5%	51.5	Dimpled 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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awebster (165), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

4.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.7	10/10	5/5	9/10	5/5	18/20

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
4.7	9/10	5/5	9/10	5/5	19/20

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
4.6	7/10	4/5	10/10	5/5	20/20

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
4.6	9/10	5/5	9/10	4/5	19/20

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 (809), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

4.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.6	10/10	3/5	10/10	4/5	19/20

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
4.5	9/10	4/5	9/10	3/5	20/20

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
4.4	9/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	18/20

Oct 3, 2000

Interesting, lots of taste. Malty, flowery. Definite red wine aftertaste.

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