Heather Ales Fraoch

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.