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Fraoch Heather Ale


 Fraoch Heather Ale Drink

Fraoch Heather Ale

 
Description: Fraoch has a distinctive floral aroma, full malt character and a dry wine-like finish. Brewer: Maclay and Co. Style: ... more
Fraoch Heather Ale ... Ale. Alcohol Content: 5%

Newest Review: ... on a tawney colour, this may be because I was having straight from the keg instead of bottled and carbonated. The taste was ... more

 ... rather overpowering at first, the malt obvious but drowned in the foreign flavour of the heather. After I grew accustomed to the taste, a rather herby taste started to come out, joined with light floral tastes, almost as if it were a less potent version of Badgers 'Golden Glory.' In the end, it is hard for me to rate. I only had a half as it was a festival and I wanted to try my fair share of beers. The taste was not awful but exatly brilliant either. I thnk once I got over the odd taste of heather I started to...more

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Squeesfan
Premium Review Fraoch Heather Ale: A unique brew with an odd taste. (303 words)
by - written on 31/08/09 (Very useful, 20 readings)
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I recently tried this at a local beer festival, and I must say it stuck with me for a variety of reasons. Fraoch is rather different in the fact that it is not brewed with hops. Instead, it uses heather which supplies a very complex taste indeed! The beer initially poured light amber but later strangely almost lingering on a tawney colour, this may be because I was having straight from the keg instead of bottled and carbonated. The taste was rather overpowering at first, the malt obvious but drowned in the foreign flavour of the heather. After I grew accustomed to the taste, a rather herby taste started to come out, joined with light floral tastes, almost as ...  Read the complete review

Newfloridian
Premium Review Brewed by witches on a blasted heath?  (1578 words)
by - written on 28/11/03 (Very useful, 108 readings)
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