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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle) 3.2 839

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
8393.21/5.03.2/5.05%52.1Dimpled 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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 hennes (932), Fountain, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jan 27, 2002  
I liked this. Ordinarily I have trouble straying outside the Reinheitsgebot - I love the idea of otherly flavored brews but usually am disappointed. This time I was pleasantly surprised - the botanical flavours include hops, but something else, like newly mown alfalfa - not offputting at all.


 Andrew196 (1091), Katy, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/514/20
Nov 2, 2003  
Sweet, honey aroma. Amber in color, averaged sized head. It had a hopped. bready taste with sweet nutty malts topping it all off as it warmed.


 RSRIZZO (1368), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/517/20
Sep 27, 2007  
Had this beer on 1/9/2006. Aroma is a sweet malt scent. Color is light orange with very low carbonation and head. Taste is rich, sweet and spicy. It all starts with a medium body that goes down with a creamy sweet malt feel. Finish comes on with a sweet malt flavor backed by a light bitterness and a slight spicy feel. This is a tasty full flavored beer.


 berkshirejohn (1826), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 7, 2007  
500ml bottle from Waitrose, Twyford. Gold with a white head; fragrant floral aroma; light, sweet and malty flavour with a definite floral edge; dry finish.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 8, 2007  
Mild, but has a slight edge on the tongue. It is brewed using heather flowers and scottish malt, so you get a light petal texture/flavor across the palate. This is an interesting beer to ponder and enjoy with it’s unique characteristics.


 theisti (1678), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
May 18, 2009  
11.2 fl oz royal. Best before Oct 2007 notched on the label. Pour is hazed orange golden with a bunch of floaties, and a one inch light tan head. Aroma of malty, roasty earthiness - the moss peat as expected. Nice herbal floral notes. Really soft and inviting nose. Taste is the musty, earthy, peaty, slightly sweet floral of the nose. There is also a bit of butterscotch citrus sweetness present. Really layered flavors, nicely integrated. Palate is medium, drying, yet coats the mouth pleasantly. This really attacked the palate despite the lower abv. Interesting and enjoyable beer. I need to grab a fresher bottle and see what the age did to this.


 Davinci (296), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Feb 29, 2008  
Pours clear honeyish color with no head, but a stream of bubbles rising from the bottom. Sweet floral honey nose with some soured barley and maybe grapeish aromas. There is a bit of pilsner character in the nose as well. Very soft onset, slightly diluted floral malts, heather, jasmine, and lilac flavors. Very mild balanced sweetness. Tastes like a lush grove in the spring. This is a nice champagney beer which seems under rated in my opinion.


 posikyle (165), Alabama, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/517/20
Jun 11, 2008  
A very interesting ale. Pours a gold/bronze color with a thick, smooth head. Aroma is very floral. Flavor is floral with some malts, and some raisins (?), very velvety. If Mel Torme’s voice was a beer, this would be it. Definitely wold buy again.



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