I had never heard of Scottish beer before i picked up the Great British Ales box in Holywood Northern Ireland. Actually i picked this up along with a lot of different beers in November as you can see in the picture. I am going to deal with the Fraoch now. The reason is that all the other beers are gone, except for what is left in the Great British Ales box.
This lovely beer smells floral, which makes sense considering what its made from. The taste of this beer was a surprise as it tastes like a Summer Beer. It is a little like Blue Moon or Oberon in the US. I do not mean it tastes like them, i simply mean that they are what i am reminded of. This beer would go down very well in bluk on a hot summer afternoon. It tastes malty to me but also sweet. Im sure Velky Al will have more to say since he is from Scotland and has been tasting beer and blogging about them a lot longer than i have. I suppose all i can say about this beer is that it is sweet and delicous and has a nice bitter (not too bitter) aftertaste.
Oh by the way, my airlock is bubbling away nicely on the Cider this morning so fingers crossed i will have Cider ready to drink in a month.
Fraoch is indeed a lovely beer, and one which is obscenely expensive in Prague - in the one shop that ever has it. Definitely a beer for whiling away many hours in summer, preferably in a beer garden.
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