Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

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Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Traditional Ale
Alloa, Scotland

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1042 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.19 EST. CALORIES: 150 ABV: 5%

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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.

Most Recent Top Raters Highest Score Rated By

4.7

AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20

awebster (165) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - OCT 30, 2005

I like it. It’s a different beer, the heather really adds something to it. It’s very drinkable, light and slightly sweet, with a wonderful nose.

4.7

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20

rothycat (2) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 24, 2007 does not count

One of my top 5 favorite beer! It only comes in "gift pack" here in Ottawa (Canada). I love both Fraoch and Grozet.

4.6

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20

damzz (81) - Massachusetts, USA - NOV 14, 2010

Honey aroma with matching taste but the finish is dry. Interesting floral notes throughout. Hazy light orange as in some some honeys. Body is medium with good mouth feel. Light white head with minimal lacing. Would make a great summer beer.

4.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20

PieTaster (32) - Humpton, California, USA - SEP 21, 2002

I love this beer. Light to medium body, semi sweet maltiness, covered with a lovely floral accent. Proof is in the pudding. It doesn’t have to have a million frickin’ IBU’s to be good.

4.6

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20

DUBWICHT (7) - CANADA - MAR 15, 2005 does not count

Very unique tasting beer. Very smooth with a unique floral flavor. Nice color and low carbination. Very refreshing and excellent tasting.

4.6

AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20

drpimento (1754) - La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA - MAR 2, 2005

What a beer! First of all, it’s that it’s made at all - using heather instead of hops. Not what I would have thought as being floral. It has a nice persistant head. Very spicy aroma. The flavor is a mixture of malt, hint of alcohol, some bitterness, marmalade, yeast. Funky color. Nice lace. got this in a beer of the month but they have it also at the Bodega downtown here in La Crosse.

4.6

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20

palantides77 (5) - USA - JUL 10, 2009 does not count

I love this beer, the only problem I have with it is I think it needs more heather.

4.5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 20/20

flowerysong (25) - USA - JUL 24, 2007

Appearance: Pours a clear, coppery gold with three fingers of white head that quickly subsides to a thin froth. Lots of carbonation evident. Smell: Floral and sweet, with heather notes evident. Taste: Sweet flavourful malt fading into an herbal heather middle, with honeyed citrus coming through in the finish. Mouthfeel: Light bodied, crisp taste with snappy carbonation. Drinkability: Givvus another, willya? Extremely drinkable.

4.4

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20

shorlin (379) - St. John’s, Newfoundland, CANADA - OCT 3, 2000

Interesting, lots of taste. Malty, flowery. Definite red wine aftertaste.

4.4

AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20

kunoichi99 (4) - USA - AUG 11, 2001 does not count

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