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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle) 3.2 842

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
8423.2/5.03.2/5.05%53.1Dimpled 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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 illidurit (896), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 17, 2008  
500 mL bottle poured into a mug. Slightly hazed goldenrod color with a very weak off-white head. Even with vigor this beer produces hardly any foam, and what little is there collapses within a minute. Aroma strikes of rosemary and doughy malt. Reminds me precisely of rosemary sourdough bread dipped in olive oil. Lightly malty with a honey sweetness and a dose of semi-bitter rosemary. Well-balanced. Carbonation is moderate, body is medium-thin, finish is bone dry and short. Quite drinkable but lacks complexity and doesn’t keep my interest very long.


 wyzzywyz22 (801), Wirral, Merseyside, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Bottle, Barleycorns, Nantwich. Poured a hazy golden colour with a small white head. Fruity fragrant aroma. Smooth mouthfeel. Flavour was on the sweet side with vague herb, spice and malt notes. Didn’t think I was going to like this, but its not bad at all.


 ILoveNewBeer (113), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
May 26, 2008  
330 ml bottle. Pours a hazey orange or amber. Slight pumpkin or spice to the nose. I do like this beer although it is my least favorite of the Scottish Sampler pack. Still good though.


 DandyWolfFloyd (331), Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/105/514/20
Aug 11, 2008  
Aroma is sweet matls, with scant detectable hops, sweet fruits, suggesting berries, and figs. It’s color is a golden translucent color, akin to a cider, with a thin white collar. It’s flavor is a light sweet fruit and malt, with berries. The palate is like a champagne, light dry, w/ moderate effervescence.


 fidel (1015), Livermore, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 28, 2009  
Pours dark golden, citrus, grainy, floral, malty, little honey, slight spice, dry finish.


 stchloe (491), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 5, 2009  
Nice light ale that has a very large body to it suprisingly. Spicy flavor, maybe a little fruit, also a nice finish thats crisp.


 PaulHegedus (468), Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 7, 2008  
330ml bottle, served cellar temperature, golden in a goblet with a thick, full white head. I smell dandelion, honey, some grass, bread and butter, lots of flowers, pomegranate. The mouthfeel is a little thin and fairly flat, but this thing has great head retention and decent lacing. The flavour starts out a bit like soda, sprite, then the heather hits: very floral, light, grassy, with bitter fruit, cranberry, some nuts, lemon.


 hobbersr (413), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/515/20
Sep 29, 2009  
Pours a pale orange with a small head. Smells like apples, flowers, spice, biscuit, and cinnamon. Very nice smelling. The taste is decent, kind of like spiced apple juice. Mouth feel is almost flat. Enjoyable.



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