Fraoch 20th Anniversary Ale
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Traditional Beer Special Out of Production|
Score
7.04
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Heather ale matured in single malt whisky casks. Fraoch celebrates 20 years of brewing with this very special limited edition. 11% alc/vol, triple version: matured in ex-sherry casks previously used to mature single malt speyside whisky for 20 years. The resulting ale has a unique oak / sherry / whisky character, which is best appreciated slightly chilled in a large wine glass. Slainte!
Ingredients: malted barley, oats, wheat, natural heather flowers, myrtle leaves and hops.
Ingredients: malted barley, oats, wheat, natural heather flowers, myrtle leaves and hops.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottled from Cornelius. Aroma of raisin, sweet, malt, oaky, barley wine. Slight alcohol in taste. Good strong stuff. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2010
at 11:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle #5007. Pours hazy dark golden color with off white head. Aromas of heather, whiskey and oak. Flavor is slightly sour and floral with some whiskey and oak. Medium body with lively carbonation. Better than I was expecting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2010
at 18:29
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bronze with a slight haze. Slight whiskey notes and lots of tartness, with some late heat. An odd combination of barnyard and tart with some heat and sweet barrel notes. Strange brew - not sure what to make of it.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2010
at 22:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is honey, heather, alcohol, madeira. Flavour is honey, heather, alcohol, butterscotsch, madeira, whiskey, malt. Full body. Nice/OK beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2010
at 04:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 75cl corked, at Cardinal. It’s a clear, golden beer topped by a small, off-white head. Heather and honey, whisky and sugars, as well as some alcohol in the complex aroma. A bit too much heather in the flavor I think, pale malts, flowers and some whisky too. Sweet, lasting and warming finish. Full-bodied, warming and oily on the palate. Not my choice of barrel aged beer, but a nice one anyway. 091106
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2010
at 05:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Cornelius. This is a nice surprise. Golden colour, off-white head. Great aroma of raisins, vanilla, caramel. Flavour of raisins, caramel malts, sour fruits, hint of oak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2010
at 15:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beer Ritz, Leeds. The stage was set for this, the grandiose bottle cracked open for Burns night , the Haggis, Neeps and Tatties sat steaming on the table....sadly it was a wee bit of a let down. Poured a hazy copper tinged amber with a small off white head that faded to nowt. Aroma was promising; sweet, vinous and fruity with notes of spice, booze, wood and vanilla. The flavour had a similar make up but was somewhat disappointing in comparison to the nose. Maybe just a bit too sweet, the whisky is evident but not too obtrusive, alcohol was pretty well smothered. Didin’t really pick up on the heather aspect. Some sourness and quite yeasty towards the finish. Wasn’t really sold, but not without some interesting aspects.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2010
at 02:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at post De Molen 30 bottle breakfast ... hazy amber ... big bubbly white head ... heather in nose ... some lemon ... definite hint of the normal ... very juicy ... need to try thi again. ... bottle at 9A ... ambr ... thin lacing ... soft sweet heather and light whiskey .... nice creamy palate ... some lemon ....honey ... heather ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2010
at 07:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
75cl corked #5254 A nearly double abv from the original heather version. pours golden with a light hue, thick white head. aroma, yeasty, some champagne yeast, nice herbal, heather nose with mild whiskey scent emanating. flavor, floral/heather is noticeable, some wheat, wood barrel and quicly followed by the whiskey that is mild and at times seems to overpower the floral touch of heather. The palate gains a mild fizzy champagne yeast that meshes itself with the sherry cask adding a mild wine/whiskey like finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jan 2010
at 12:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle @Pauls Gathering Thanks rciesla-pours an off white ring for a head and gold color. Aroma is herbal, oak, grain. Taste is herbal, oak, grain, sweet light malt, light/medium fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2009
at 11:43