Fraoch (Bottle)
(Batch of Fraoch)
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Traditional Beer - Gruit Regular|
Score
6.37
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The Brotherhood have been guardians of the ancient Gaelic recipe for "leann fraoich" (heather ale) since 1988 and are proud to be the only brewery still producing this unique style of beer and distributing it world wide. A light amber ale with floral peaty aroma, full malt character, and a spicy herbal finish - This beer allows you to literally pour 4000 years of Scottish history into a glass.
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.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Different tasting but not really thhat great IMO - very herb/vegetabley which isn’t really a good thing. Pours light amber w/tiny head, little carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Beer smell not as floral as one would think. Taste is pleasant but has a somewhat soapy after taste. Rather refreshing. Good beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
big floral notes in the aroma, kinda like rose water. flavour is much the same. It definitely does a good job being what it is, but i dont like the floral flavour.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Clear golden body with a fluffy white head. Low carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of bread, biscuit and pastry. Flavour of earth, honey and herbs. Thin to medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Light fizz. Subtle flavours, but perhaps a touch too sweet for me to enjoy more than one in a sitting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Аромат очень необычный и приятный, в основе много трав с намеками на сироп. В целом есть сладкие нотки от солода, как будто карамельный солод. Цвет светло коричневый, пенка пышная что удивительно, мыльная и не падает быстро. Вкус тоже хороший и сбалансированный. Много солода со сладкими нотками во вкусе, немного яблока и груши. При глотке появляются травы, при этом напоминает сироп медицинский но не противный и не концентрированно. В целом мне оч зашло.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, spices, herbs, toffee, earth & malt. Medium body. Long finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle 0,5ltr: Blonde coloured brew with an good spicy, herbal and honey taste. Great example of brew an beer without hops.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
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Light citrus, perfume
Pale golden, white lace
Chewy sweet, light tropical, pleasant, light cake.
Bottle. Wooden juniper and strawberry aroma. Hazy amber, low white head. Somewhat disappointing flavor: Light straw and cookie malt, light heather bitterness. Lightbodied, mellow. Fairly dead aftertaste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask, third pint. @CAMRA GBBF Winter Festival 2023, Burton-On-Trent (UK). 17/02/2023 [#5.875 Global - #134 Scotland - #1 Williams Brothers Brewery (My Scottish Brewery #39)] Light amber, small white head. Aroma: spiced malts, grains and yeast. Taste: mild floral hops, spices and yeast leading to a peppery finish Next one please!