Heather is a very famous ornamental plant. This plant generally grows in gardens as well as it is used for landscaping. It is mostly used as an ingredient in gruit, which is a blend of different kinds of flavourings used for the brewing of beer. It was mostly used in the middle ages, before even the use of hops.
In the new heather beer Fraoch, the heather that is used is very carefully regulated. As the law goes, it is essential that the heather is carefully cleaned before it can be used for brewing. This is because a leaf of heather at the underside may sometimes have some kind of dusting, which is like an ergot-like fungus. This fungus is a hallucinogenic intoxicant. The Heather is also the national flower of Scotland and Norway.
In the new heather beer Fraoch, the heather that is used is very carefully regulated. As the law goes, it is essential that the heather is carefully cleaned before it can be used for brewing. This is because a leaf of heather at the underside may sometimes have some kind of dusting, which is like an ergot-like fungus. This fungus is a hallucinogenic intoxicant. The Heather is also the national flower of Scotland and Norway.