Beer 297 - Williams Fraoch Heather Ale (2.5 stars out of 5)

Brewed and bottled by Heather Ale, Williams Bros Brewing, Alloa, Scotland.  Bought by Andy in Strathaven then carried back to the USA and drunk at home in Katy, TX while preparing dinner.

The brewery web site: http://williamsbrosbrew.com/  tells the interesting story of the brew and the brewery.

The web site says of the beer "Brewed in Scotland since 2000 B.C. heather ale is probably the oldest style of ale still produced in the world. From an ancient Gaelic recipe for "leann fraoich" (heather ale) it has been revived and reintroduced to the Scottish culture.
Into the boiling bree of malted barley, sweet gale and flowering heather are added, then after cooling slightly the hot ale is poured into a vat of fresh heather flowers where it infuses for an hour before being fermented.
A light amber ale with floral peaty aroma, full malt character, a spicy herbal flavour and dry wine like finish.
Recommended with : Rich and Spicy foods
Drink slightly chilled from a fluted glass. 5% abv"

I found the beer to be a little bland.  Pleasant enough to drink but nothing in the taste to make it stand out.  There was no character to the beer, which was disappointing given the flowery writing on the web site.