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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle) 3.2 848

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
8483.21/5.03.2/5.05%52.7Dimpled 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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 Kalli (480), Falun, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/512/20
Aug 4, 2008  
[Archive] Strange but interesting and nice caramel-mint aroma – perhaps cinnamon. Chewy, cloying, toffee with mint. Sweet yet balanced. Very intersting. It’s beer but not as we know it.


 iammarc (193), Inverness, Scotland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Jul 27, 2008  
An interesting Scottish ale, one of the better ones produced here. Very herby aroma and taste to go with it. Bought from local oddbins.


 Homebrewerguy (285), Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 22, 2008  
not impressed, the beer looks normal enough, but is rather light in the malt flavor without a lot of herbal notes, the bitterness in on par with hops and I dare say you can’t tell the difference, rather bland flavor for a Heather beer, I think a homebrewed version would be more telling.


greenleaf (90), Florida, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/59/20
Jul 19, 2008  
bottle 12 oz. Pours a straw yellowish orange with a very small white head. Smells of flowers and herbs, go figure. The taste is quite peculiar, but flavorfull. The palate is very bland, almost flatThe beer seems to be balanced but I do not have much of a taste for beers in this tradition.


 wyzzywyz22 (815), 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 (548), 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.



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