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Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

Heather Ales Fraoch (Bottle)

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A Traditional Ale brewed by
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)

Alloa, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
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Broad Distribution
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7243.2/5.03.2/5.05%47.7Dimpled 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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 thefederalist (204), Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/103/512/20

Apr 21, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a clear amber. Aroma of clover honey. Earthy and nice. Flavor is very mild. Almost like budweiser, from which comes my aversion to this beer. It gets a little old, and I feel like I’m drinking swill beer.

 BeerBunker (178), Burbank, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Pours golden with a fizzy white head. Super heavy aroma. Aroma is of weak malt, citrus, floral notes, and bubblegum. Taste is very weak malt, with notes of bubblegum, honey, lemon zest, and a light hoppiness. Very light mouthfeel. Not an outstanding beer at all, but it is very drinkable and the price was right.


 polomagnifico (429), Saginaw, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 27, 2008  
Bottle. Aroma has notes of honey, flowers, pear and fresh white meat fruits and a little peat. Medium orange amber hue with a small mostly diminishing head that left little lace. Flavor is sweet and herbal with an average finish. Palate is light bodied and watery flat. Different and not all together bad but it does have a good story.


 daniele (935), Italy
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 21, 2008  
ambrata buona schiouma piuttosto persistente note erbacee maltate spezia in bocca malto spezie erbaceo un tocco di dolce


 tlind2 (342), Helsinki, Finland
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Nov 21, 2008  
500 ml bottle. Golden color, large full white head. Slightly spicy aroma, some alcohol. Malty flavor with some herbal notes, medium bitterness. medium-full body, medium carbonation. A curiosity, but nothing worth revisiting.


 terrybail (185), , Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 20, 2008  
330ml bottle as part of the Heritage Ales Of Scotland Pack The aroma is very nice honey and floral Pours a hazy orange amber with a small white head The taste is sweet and mildly spicy it is a touch on the watery side Pretty good for a 4008 year old beer



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