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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle) 3.2 849

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
8493.21/5.03.2/5.05%52.3Dimpled 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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 Derek881 (502), Frederick, Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/514/20
Dec 4, 2006    Updated: Dec 21, 2006
Poured out from an imported 330 mL bottle. The beer poured a dark amber color with a thin white head. The body was light and smooth with mild carbonation, and did have the advertised dry finish. The heather flowers dominated the armoa and I was surprised by how they also appeared in the flavor, which was sweet and just a tiny bit sour. A great beer from the bottle, one that I hope to try again.


 french tickler (642), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/511/20
Dec 3, 2006  
Drank in a tulip. Light copper poor with little or no head. Aromas are floral with a twist of ginger. Flavors of oranges, bushy nad herbal. Spicy and dry. Light and creamy to the palate only after the beer got to room temperature.


 VeloVampire (492), Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Nov 29, 2006    Updated: Dec 10, 2006
330 ml bottle - pours a hazy gold with almost no head, just some big bubbles. Very strange aroma, sort of sour/vinegary - guessing that’s the heather component. Not much that I could make out in the way of malt or hops. The aroma is very distinct, not necessarily appealing. The same goes for the flavour - more of the heather but with a bit of malt to at least offer something else. Fairly dry finish, with some floral earthiness. I’m glad I tried this, if only for curiosity’s sake, but it’s not something I would get again.


 GreatLibations (1470), Last Supper, Arizona, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Nov 28, 2006    Updated: Dec 23, 2007
Pours slightly hazed, pale honey w/ medum semi creamy spattered froth that reduces to thin yet complete lacing very quickly. Aromas of malted flowers and perfume. Light to medium nectar w/ ample residual effers. Flavors are malty w/ complex spices. Citrus, plumbs, unsweetened strawberry, kiwi, pine needles, and florals w/ defined earth. Finish is long w/ malted perfume and has a balanced bittering. An interesting brew indeed.


Littleboob (25), Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 18, 2006  
Really Good Beer. Brewed with Flowers instead of Hops. Costed a preaty penny for an import. But I gotta admit I liked it alot.


 Sombeast (151), Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/58/20
Nov 17, 2006  
Butterscotch and slight citrus aroma. Very low carbonation with cloudy golden appearance. Light and slightly sour, with a promish of refreshment mixed with a lingering sharpness in the back of the throat.


 theshocker (329), Marietta, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 11, 2006  
Burnt orange, small off white head. Sour citrus aroma. The flavor is sour instead of bitter, herbal and flowery. Refreshing, easy to drink. Kinda tastes like 7-up. By the end I was sick of it.


 nimbleprop (951), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/104/514/20
Nov 10, 2006  
Poured a clear, grapefruit like color with a thin, whispy white head. Interesting and unique floral aroma a little like incense. Initial flavor is malty, sweet but also a tad soapy. Finish was watery and sweet with floral notes and honey. Pleasant and refreshing for the most part.



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