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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obxdude10 (1561), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Jul 12, 2004

Amber color, bubbly white head, sweet floral nose, decent balance, medium in body, nice malt character, a bit of a dry finish, decent ale

DavidP (1743), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Mar 22, 2003

This beer looks OK in the glass and smells good, but it came off as being a little weak in the flavor department. The main thrust of the flavor had a watered-down leathery taste that detracted from the beer.

jaymobrown (1358), Chicago, Illinois, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	2/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 29, 2002

Light yellow color. Flower aroma. Dry and tangy taste. Clean and fresh.

rlgk (3378), Vårgårda, Sweden

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Apr 9, 2005

Hazy dark yellow, small head. Interesting aroma from resin and and pine needle. Quite sweet flavor from clove, maltyand with a quite mild finish.

Garrat (1132), Suffolk, England

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

Jan 13, 2005

From a bottle.Poured a glowing gold colour,small head,some sweetness,then malty.Not your normal beer.

Hawksfan17 (717), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Oct 13, 2004

Floral and earthy aroma. Golden in color with white head. Floral taste as well but I sense a little spice at the end. Leaves slightly strange aftertaste. Overall pretty tasty. I tried it with spicy food too and it made it even better.

Woodpulp (4), New York, USA
does not count

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 2, 2007

A very earthy beer. Full of organic floral tastes. cloudy in appearance. Not too carbonated, flat almost. This is not a bad thing. Wine like finish. very good and flavorfull

bconley (351), Fern Park, Florida, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 10, 2008

11.2 oz bottle. golden and light cloudiness, white head. Floral and malty smells. Sweet like honey. Carbonated like soda. Not a strong aftertaste. I kinda like this.

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