Traquair Bear Ale

Bottle [500ml] at Smokeless Joes, shared with HogTownHarry & garthicus -- c/o HogTownHarry. Pours a clear ruby-brown with a small frothy off-white head. Mild aroma, slightly vinous, with very light hops and fruit. Flavour of sweet malt, some fruit and nuts along with a yeasty, spicy finish. Average bodied.Just good, an O.K. beer.

500ml bottle
5.0% ABV
I tried this beer on September 11, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe’s" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a dark reddish brown with a thin white head that quickly became a ring. The aroma was sweet malt, weak molasses, and some sweet spices. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet caramel malt, some nutty hints, and a bitter finish. A very good beer.

Bottle ( 500ml ). At Smokeless Joe - shared with garthicus. Clear mahogany with an average frothy off-white head. Smelled like a fruity, vinous ESB - floral and sweet. The taste follows - the Traquair spicy/yeasty sweetness, but very muted and watery; fruity, dry, and slghtly burnt, somehow. Light-bodied and -carbonated, quick-finishing ... reminded me a bit of some of the lighter Samuel Smiths brews.

HogTownHarrys bottle. Appearance: dark brown/red small White head. Aroma: little red wine-ish, malt, yeast. Flavour: mild nut, malt and yeast with a semi spicy finish. Not bad.

Enjoyed at Bar Volo. Pours light brown with a small remaining off-white head. Faint aroma of barley and malt. It has a mild sourness to it, and hops in the finish, its not off. Above average mouthfeel. Not much on taste, this is avoidable but drinkable if you must.

Pours a deep amber color with a white head. Aroma is malty, toasty, plum, caramel, and some earthyness. Flavor is malty, toasty, nutty, and a bitter earthy finish.

Had at Smokeless joes not a fan of this one the house and the Jacobite were amazing this fell flat, watery bland crap sorry

500ml bottle from Peckhams, Glasgow. Dark amber in colour with reddish hints and a decent, off-white head. Nutty aroma with caramel sweetness and some red fruit. Big flavours of roasted malts, caramel, a touch of wood and some hoppiness, before a decent bitter finish. Good.