Fraoch sales are still increasing; in particular the 500ml bottle is selling well, as is the "Historic ales from Scotland" gift pack. Due to better availability in: Safeway's, Sainsbury's Waitrose and Oddbins, heather ale has found a loyal following of discerning ale drinkers.

In addition to off sales there are many more quality beer bars selling a range of esoteric beers, naturally these bars stock Scotland's native ale……. They would be daft not to!

This year kicked off in January/February with the Celtic Connections music festival in Glasgow, which was supported by Fraoch, and we sold loads of ale and gave out hundreds of Fraoch/ Celtic Connections T shirts. (All gone, don't ask!)

March was also busy with production, trying to catch up with stock levels, and then April was spent touring the USA. A big hello and thanks to all the Fraoch drinkers in Washington DC, Baltimore, Chicago, and Milwaukee.

Back in Scotland - Congratulations to our regular customers: Guy at the Clachaig Inn, Glencoe. Robin and Gay at the Clockwork Beer Co, Glasgow. Voted best pubs in Scotland, well done!
~ And hey, we must all have good taste, you both sells lots of Fraoch!

Fine comments on Kelpie seaweed ale in many magazine articles, we really did not expect as many devout seaweed fans out there. Thank you all.

Plans for this year are to keep up with current demands, so don't expect a new product in bottle yet, but watch out for our a few cask ale experiments!

So that you know; Heather Ale Ltd is the main company and owns and produces a full range of cask and bottled ales under the banner "Historic ales from Scotland" we also sell the full range of cask ales from "Craigmill Brewery" which are more modern styles, we also have the Craigmill Swallow IPA available now in 355ml bottles.

This year, the "Craigmill Brewery" is going to get more recognition (we hope!) it is an idyllic traditional brewery working out of a fantastic site, with great people, making brilliant beer. So watch out for the product in local bars and shops.