Traquair Bear Ale

Brewed by Traquair
Style: Old Ale
Innerleithen, Borders, Scotland

Brown colour, low white head. Ashy hops, wet stones and grass in aroma. Light smokey and plastic flavour. Small ashy and yeasty notes. Short aftertaste.

Bottled. Amber. Way to much yeast in both aroma and flavour. More than real-ale-ish. Some late bitterness and notes of grape.

Amber, small head. Yeasty, quite strange aroma, that gives me the feeling the yeast had not finished its work in this brew. Flavor reminds me of a real ale with grapefruit.

Dark amber colored with a foamy tan head. Sweet malt and berry aroma, nice and full and special. Berries and malt in the flavor as well with yeasty and hayish tones. Pretty different but good. Easy drinkable.

Amber colour with small beige head. Malty aroma with a slight sweetness. Malty and fruity flavor with a dry bitter finish. Not as spicy and fruity as other Traquair beers.

Hoppy aroma, spices and some smoke. Dark amber body, with a small beige head. Sweet and fruity flavor, ends on a bitter note.

Bottled: Reddish coloured. Light beige head. Berries and spices in the aroma. Flavour is sweet and fruity with some hops and malt notes. Is quite thin and watery. Ends on a light bitter note.

This was delivered by accident to me 2 years ago by the Rare Beer Store. I forgot I had it. Pours dark mber color with a beige head. The taste is slightly sweet with spicy notes. I guess it’s balanced, but certainly doesn’t seem to be very complex. I’m glad I didn’t pay for it. To be fair this just isn’t my style. Light hoppy bitter palate. Fairly pleasant. I guess the House Ale was better, but Traquairs efforts don’t quite do it for me.