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

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
839	3.21/5.0	3.2/5.0	5%	52.1	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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Gunshy (479), Ohio, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Jun 19, 2002

This is the easiest of the Heather Ales to get in my area. It pours out a nice golden color with a nice light tan head. A nice hops aroma to it and other aromas that might be the heather. Intesting body to it, slightly fizzy due to the clearly evident higher level of carbination. Seems a bit cloudy, but it may be due to that.

mrkimchee (1414), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Dec 1, 2002

deep golden. head is foamy and attractive, but doesn’t last. caramelly, flowery, slightly spicy aroma. heather flowers are an interesting change as the role of hops. tasty.

FezMonkey (268), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Apr 7, 2005

Hazy orange color with a medium head. It has a floral aroma with some malt. Sweet with mild spice flavor and a smooth clean palate. I was not expecting it to be as good as it was as I recieved it in a sampler pack as a gift and my experience with other sample pack gift sets haven’t been pleasant.

BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 31, 2003

Although hopless, the finish is dry, nice and the beer is a refreshing escape from the ordianry. Obviously a very floral aroma. Quite unique and I respect that.

thedm (3836), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

May 6, 2003 Updated: Jun 4, 2003

This brew poured a small sized head of fine to medium sized off white bubbles. It has a cloudy amber brown body with some carbonation clinging to the side of the glass. It had a smooth malty initial taste with some, but not much tang to the finish. It was very smooth with a good full bodied flavor.

egajdzis (3629), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Nov 24, 2003

Poured a copper color with a small white head and nice lacing. Floral hoppy, fruity aroma. Caramel, malt, DMS taste with a full mouthfeel.

shaeffbser (70), Vail, Colorado, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	9/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Jun 4, 2003

awesome juniper buttery aroma. flowery, sage, juniper taste and a light carbonation. light brown body.

BBB63 (4238), La Porte, Indiana, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

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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