"Brewed in Scotland for 4000 years, Heather Ale is the oldest style of ale still made in the world." The bottle label provides a marvelous introduction to this classic of Scottish craft beers. It has a unique and delicious taste. What could be more Scottish than Heather? And here is a beer brewed with Heather. It smells of flowers. It tastes slightly sweet, a unique taste that is hard to describe. Perhaps something like a healthy smoothie with good stuff, a herbal taste. There is something outdoorsy about it that makes me think of sitting on a hillside among Heather on the edge of a peat bog. It evokes a scottish location, making this possibly the most authentically Scottish beer that I have had. It is very easy to drink with no strong or overwhelming flavours and virtually no biterness. It is perfectly balanced. I would say that this is a great introductory beer if you are not normally a beer drinker as I think that you would like it. I love it.
Fraoch is one of Scotland's original and best craft beers. The flavours are authentically Scottish and the ancient origins of the recipe give this beer a strong and unique identity. It is widely available, so should be easy to find in pubs, supermarkets and specialist beer shops. Give this a try and let me know what you think.
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Colin
6/2/2017 05:19:39 am
I hope you enjoy it if you manage to track it down. I really like it and it's one of my favourites
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Becky
23/3/2017 05:07:38 am
I'm going to look for this in Phoenix, AZ, USA. How would you pronounce "Fraoch"?
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Colin
23/3/2017 01:37:30 pm
Thanks Becky. It is a superb beer. It is pronounced "frayock"
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Andrew Carlyle
13/2/2020 12:39:44 pm
Colin is wrong, Fraoch is not pronounced "frayock".
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Colin
14/2/2020 01:12:47 pm
Hi Andrew, thank you for the correction and sorry that I got it wrong.
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