Fraoch (Bottle)
(Batch of Fraoch)
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Traditional Beer - Gruit Regular|
Score
6.37
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Ingredients: Malts: British Pale Ale Malt, Cara Malt, Malted Wheat. Heather, Bogmyrtle (Sweet Gale).
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.
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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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours clear amber. Aroma is heather, some spruce, berries and fruit, quince. Body is medium, softly sweet, lively but lowish carbonation, rsome peat, low barrel, ginger spice, feels a bit like an older hoppy pale ale. Good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2018
at 20:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From bottle on board Fridtjofen 01.06.18. Clear dark Golden. Diminishing white head. Not much lacing. Floral aroma and taste of heather, meadows, ginger, pale malt and a hint of citrus. Light mouthfeel. Refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2018
at 20:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at The Mudlark, London Bridge. Pours pale gold with a small white head. Aroma of flowers, heather, artificial sweetener, grass, fruit, herb and a touch of ginger. Medium to heavy sweetness, light bitterness. Light body, watery and oily texture, average carbonation. Sweet, marzipan finish. It's ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2017
at 12:42
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle. Pours clear straw with small white head. Aroma is malt, sugar and heather honey. Taste is light sweet, light to medium bitter and faint acidic. Body is watery with soft carbonation. Finish is short and sweet and a bit watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2017
at 13:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0.5 l bottle from ’Bier & Beer’, best before May 2018. Clear, golden amber with a medium large, foamy, stable, white head. Sweetish, floral, slightly herbal aroma of hay, honey, heather and some caramel. Sweetish, floral and quite herbal-spicy taste of caramel, honey, heather, hay and some ginger, followed by a short, moderately bitter, slightly grassy and rather herbal-spicy finish. Medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Very interesting, not too herbal, quite enjoyable. Okay!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2017
at 12:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Orange Amber color and creamy white head. Fragrant sweet malt nose with obvious notes of heather and honey.mdryish, herbal malt flavor is unique. Notes of honey and fruity malt in finish.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2017
at 16:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Super clear, just off-copper coloured body with a large, three centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of grass, funk, cardboard, alcohol and a hint of dry malt and sugars. Light-bodied; Assertive funky and pungent cardboardie and very earthy, malty notes throughout with some mellow grain, grassy and even some oaty flavours that dominate the taste. Aftertaste shows a very dry finish with the grass, oak, alcohol and pungent grain front and centre. Overall, a nice rich beer with deep grassy and earthy flavours that show well for the style, but remain pungent and deep for everyone. I sampled this 33 cL bottle given to me from one of my hockey teammates on 08-February-2017 - Thanks Josh!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2017
at 02:25
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Three Judges, Glasgow. Pours a clear deep golden. A minimal bit of loose white head. Herbal and floral scent. It’s pleasant and enticing if light and a bit generic. Gentle bittersweet taste with a short finish. More floral notes and a suggestion of lavender in the aftertaste. I enjoy the idea of it more than I do the actual beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2017
at 06:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Been drinking this for years, can’t believe I’ve never rated it! Clear and golden with a small white head. Floral aroma, taste is also floral with some malty sweetness. Good
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2016
at 13:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Light golden color. Aroma: malty, grassy and a little honey. Taste: malt, honey, little needles or heather.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2016
at 06:37