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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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Tesco, Brighouse. Amber coloured with a thin head. Fruit hopped, although arguably understated. Light and easy drinking in the main, it has a very small fizz in the palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2015
at 16:17
8/10
Tried
on 06 Jul 2015
at 06:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Anaranjada y turbia con espuma escasa. Aroma marcadamente floral. Buen cuerpo y sabor malteado, algo dulce y con un predominio final bastante destacado de flores y menta. Receta milenaria basada en flores de brezo. Diferente.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2015
at 12:57
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Old rating. Pours clear golden with a big head. Aroma is rather strange with herbs, flowers and heather, as well as old cellar, vegetables and sea side. Nice creamy body, with average carbonation. Flavour is sweet, with roasted malts and toffee, as well as notes of syrup and honey.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2015
at 15:37
6/10
Tried
on 27 Dec 2014
at 03:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours golden orange, nose is floral, resinous, taste is light, sweet and flowery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2014
at 00:06
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4
Geruch süßlich-blumig, schöne Bernsteinfarbe, leicht trüber Eindruck. Der Antrunk ist mild-süffig, leicht süßlich. Im Hauptteil ist das Bier leicht wässrig. Blumige Süße spürbar. Keine Herbe vorhanden. Auf der Zunge bleibt eine wässrig-fade Note mit ganz leicht süßlichem Touch. 10/12/6/8
Tried
on 16 Nov 2014
at 06:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle [Thanx to Nico and Alex]. Hazy golden colour with small, creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Spicy and herbal aroma, hints of almond biscuit (Spekulatius), a floral touch. Taste is floral and minimally dry herbal, minimally sweet pale malty basis, a touch of sugar powder, dextrose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2014
at 13:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Appearance: Hazy orange golden color with a white head that leaves a fine lacing.
Aroma: Floral hoppy, some spices, malty and fruity.
Palate: Medium (+) body. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. Average to soft carbonation.
Taste: Fruity, yeast, some spices, floral and malty.
Overall impression: Lovely ale for a good time in the evening.
Personal stats: Bottle from Oddbins in London, England
Aroma: Floral hoppy, some spices, malty and fruity.
Palate: Medium (+) body. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. Average to soft carbonation.
Taste: Fruity, yeast, some spices, floral and malty.
Overall impression: Lovely ale for a good time in the evening.
Personal stats: Bottle from Oddbins in London, England
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2014
at 11:20
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