Fraoch
(has 2 batches)
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Traditional Beer - Gruit Regular|
Score
6.40
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6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Classic spice ale based on a 16th-century Scottish recipe, when heather was among the herbs used in beer before hops were generalized. In this case, fresh heather flowers are added to the mash. Original and interesting beer with thin, not stable, snow white head and orange blonde colour close to amber, lightly hazy after adding the deposit. Subtle aroma of caramel, orange peel, apple and clear spices, gale and heather, subjective impressions of vanilla, pine needles and mint. Spicy sweetish taste, impression of artisanal acacia honey, here and there some pungent spices, sweetish fruits, but rather thin finish; mouthfeel thin, soft and oily.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2014
at 08:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the LCBO. Very pale cloudy yellow with a small white head. Nose is quite floral with some honey and grass as well as vanilla. Moderately sweet throughout with very light spice in the finish. Mouth is light and thin with soft carbonation. Nice and refreshing even if a little watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2014
at 18:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Lyric, Soho. It pours clear golden amber with a medium bubbly white head. The nose is floral, hay, light toast, spice, sandalwood and leather. The taste is sweet, floral, doughy, wood, light spice, light peppery bitterness and honey sweetness with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Interesting and well rounded. Works nicely on cask.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2014
at 04:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 330ml @ home
Pours clear golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, floral, grass and a little caramel. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, floral, grass and a little caramel. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2014
at 12:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Botella de 50 cl en el lúpulo. Julio de 2012. Aromas y sabores bastante herbáceos. Cuerpo ligero con 5 vol muy fácil de beber. Interesante por su gran carga de hierbas y arbustos. Para repetir sin problema por original.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2014
at 12:25
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at International Great Beer Expo (Meadowlands). Pours yellow with small foamy white head, doughy aroma, low carbonation, tastes pretty weak, abrupt finish. Interestinmg description but disappointing product.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2014
at 14:42