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Scottish Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale

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Kvasir

Kvasir

750 mL bottle. Part of the Ancient Ales series. Cranberry, ligonberry, honey, birch syrup and herbs. A reddish hue to the copper colored body, and a lovely, medium bodied off-white head that has decent retention. A lot of clean fruit on the nose....

4.23 out of 5.00 | Very Good
Posca Rustica

Posca Rustica

'Belgian Ale Brewed With Herbs and Spices'. Sounds like my kind of thing. 750 mL, corked and caged, $8.99 Green's on Ponce. 2012 on cork. Significant pop on opening. Slightly hazed, golden body with a high, semi-dense head. Definitely some pear,...

4.50 out of 5.00 | Excellent
Fraoch 20th Anniversary Ale

Fraoch 20th Anniversary Ale

Many thanks go out to my Secret Santa for 2010, finewinemike for the chance to try this beer. This beer has been on my Wants list for quite some time, and having passed on it at least once in the store, I wondered if I would get the chance - many...

2.59 out of 5.00 | Under Par
Fraoch 20th Anniversary Ale

Kelpie Seaweed Ale

500 mL bottle, $3.99 World Market, Atlanta, GA, USA. (All over the rest of Atlanta too). If you are wondering what a Seaweed flavored Ale drinks like, the answer is that (this one at least) drinks like a light bodied, brown ale without the malt....

2.93 out of 5.00 | Under Par
Fraoch 20th Anniversary Ale

Grozet Gooseberry & Wheat Ale

Cloudy orange pour. Hazy and cloudy, like a poor quality iced-tea. No head and very little lace. Very sharp, lemony and refreshing all around. Reminiscent of some other beers from this brewery. The Heather ale and this one drink like bitter shandy...

4.04 out of 5.00 | Very Good
Fraoch 20th Anniversary Ale

Ebulum Elderberry Black Ale

$2.49 single from Ziggy's in Chattanooga, TN, USA. Dark, dark mahogany pour with very little head or lacing. Alcohol and fruits are very strong in the nose, but the alcohol is not carried into the taste. Medicinal notes with grape skins. Berry...

3.62 out of 5.00 | Good
Fraoch 20th Anniversary Ale

Alba Scots Pine Ale

According to the label the spruce and pine sprigs were collected in May 1998. Best before the end of June 2006. Attractive light red/amber pour, good carbonation and as a result decent head and a small amont of lacing. Aroma is largely caramel...

3.43 out of 5.00 | Drinkable
Fraoch 20th Anniversary Ale

Fraoch Heather Ale

I approached this with some trepidation, half expecting some floral experience that I wouldn't like, or perhaps some very weird flavors that wouldn't sit well at all, but I was very pleasantly surprised. What I got was essentially something that...

4.47 out of 5.00 | Very Good