Heather Ale Ltd / Williams Bros Brewery Fraochwww.heatherale.co.uk
From their website "The Williams Bros. Brewing Co. started life in the humble ‘Glenbrew’ homebrew shop in Glasgow. This was the family owned business that was both our occupation and passion. In 1988 a lady of Gaelic decent came into the shop with a translation of the recipe for ‘Leanne Fraoch’ that had been handed down through the generations. It was her simple goal to recreate a batch of this historic brew to share with her family."
The brewery began its life as Heather Ale Ltd and in 2004 they changed their name to Williams Brothers Brewery. They are now located in Alloa, Scotland. This style of heather ale has been brewed in Scotland since 2000 BC, and since 1988 they are the only brewery still to be producing this type of beer.
Froach has a very clear yellow colour with a bright white head with good lacing. Tiny bubbles of carbonation rise to the top.
Froach has a very intriguing aroma, a blend of floral, spicy, citrus and malty notes.
It strars off clean with mostly the citrus notes coming through, with the maltiness coming in soon after with the floral notes, the maltiness stays as the spiciness comes in for the finish. A little bitterness comes out to round out the taste profile and linger on the tongue at the finish.
Froach is a very interesting beer which I think is worth a try if for nothing else but the uniqueness. I think it's a very well balanced ale with a great yet complex flavour profile while still drinking smoothly.
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