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Heather Ales Fraoch

Heather Ales Fraoch

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A Traditional Ale brewed by
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)

Alloa, Central, Scotland

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6933.21/5.03.21/5.05%47.9 Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard P  Stats

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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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 Hudspart (283), Hudsonville, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20

May 12, 2008  
Bottle: I rather enjoyed this beer. Pours golden with a small head. Aroma of flowers, fruits and ginger. Weird, but good.

 wyzzywyz22 (238), 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.


 MBison (346), Southern Highlands, Australia
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 14, 2008    Updated: Jul 15, 2008
Bottle (500ml). Poured a golden hay with a slight haze and a averaged sized, fluffy, white head which was average lasting. A spicy aroma with strong notes of nutmeg and allspice, spicy hops, coriander, some banana clove like notes and hints of caramel malts. Flavor was very smooth with not much bitterness; strong notes of phenol and nutmeg with some allspice, suggestions of vegetables, some caramel malts hiding beneath the spice (presumably the heather) and some clove-like, vanilla, banana notes in the finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation, a cream mouthfeel, smooth texture and a good finish.


benbakelaar (5), North Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/513/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Not much aroma, but my sense of smell is not that good. Light, yellow gold color, clear. Surprisingly creamy, mild taste, not what you would expect based on the color. A bit flowery, definitely has a fizzy bite to it. The description of a dry wine finish is dead on.


Verboten (2), Gainesville, Florida, USA
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3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 10, 2008  
Low carbonation. crisp spiciness with overtones of citrus. Flavors perplexed me at first, this one takes a while to wrap your tongue around. overall very drinkable, really refreshing aftertaste. great for a hot summer evening.


 MiP (4744), Flensburg, Germany
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Bottle, 5% at ÅBF08. Golden colour. Weak pine flavour. Special enough to be slightly interesting.




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