Fraoch (Bottle)
(Batch of Fraoch)
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
0.5L bottle, pale/orange beer with a medium white head, aroma is herbs/spices, taste is a bit creamy, bit of sweetness, decent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2013
at 12:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a mostly clear dark gold with minimal head. Aroma is quite sweet. Honey and something slightly herbal. Taste is medium sweet. Honey and clove. Medium bodied with a somewhat thin texture. Lively carbonation and a decently long finish. Not bad overall. I would drink it again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2013
at 22:00
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Morrisons. Amber colour. Thin, white head. Sweet malt, some floweriness, as youβd expect. Taste is a sweet start, light, slightly peppery finish. The wrong side of sweet, for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2013
at 12:05
4.5/10
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Aroma 4
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Overall 6
The smell is like of raspberry fruit, plus a bit like lavender. Aroma is a bit of flower, a bit of herbs, but nothing like hops, rather like gruit. Pale colour, quickly diminishing head. The beer is rather dry, with small bitterness. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation - too big for me. Ok, itβs interesting, but I wonβt drink it often.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2013
at 13:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Scotmid. Pours gold with a thick white head. Aromas of honey and herbs, and bit floral too. Taste has more of the same, some bitterness balancing the sweet. well balanced, medium body, lively carbonation. Good, clean finish. A nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2013
at 00:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml Bottle (EBBC 2013 Edinburgh) - Golden in colour. Malty aroma with heather and a hint of lemon. Lemon, malt and heather all feature in the refreshing taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2013
at 05:39
8/10
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Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
@VanErp amber/oranje helder met schuimig witte kraag aroma: graan, hooi, caramel smaken: medium honing zoet, licht bitter, licht zuurtje, licht gemout, honing, koriander, medium body, glad, laag co2, afdronk : prettig, zoetig, droog zeer licht zuurtje, granig, zacht, fris, zoetje, verrassend goed, niet verwacht!
Tried
on 24 Jun 2013
at 12:11
5.9/10
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Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Spuma: off-white, medium, creamy, avg. retention. Colour: golden, clear.
Aroma: heather?, malty, slight sourness. Taste: malt sweetness, herbs, some slight sourness, ultra-weak sourness.
Aroma: heather?, malty, slight sourness. Taste: malt sweetness, herbs, some slight sourness, ultra-weak sourness.
Tried
on 31 May 2013
at 23:04
6/10
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Aroma 6
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Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Golden amber colour, foamy white head and very slight spicy herbal aroma. Taste is vanilla and blackberry, herbal, malty, some bitterness plus a lingering warming spicy dry mouth feel and some peaty notes. Herbal rather than hoppy, OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2013
at 11:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0,33cl bottle from Brewdog Slovensko. Aroma is floral, citrus fruits, lemony, grassy. Clear deep golden colour, moderately sized head, quickly disappearing. Taste is honey sweet, spicy, lemony, zesty, lightly tart. Quite nicely balanced considering the different flavours, nothing is overpowering. Finish is lemony, zesty, grassy, medium duration. Few bonus points, because it is not as good as it is interesting. Not many occasions for me to try a traditional ale with almost no hops (no flavour, aroma, or bitterness). This comes in nicely balanced and easily drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2013
at 11:03