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Traquair House Ale 3.69 811

Traquair House Ale

Percentile
95
overall
Brewed by Traquair
Style: English Strong Ale

Innerleithen, Borders, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8113.69/5.03.69/5.07.2%97.4English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Mainly available filtered in bottles, though part of the production goes unfiltered into cask.
The production of Traquair House Ale consists of an infusion mash, after which the wort is drawn off and boiled with the hops. The wort is cooled and pitched with bottom fermenting yeast under controlled temperature. It is then fermented in oak over a period of seven days. The beer is transferred into cold storage tanks or barrels and matured over a period of weeks. After maturation the beer is filtered prior to packing.
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 nramsburg (204), New York, New York, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/519/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Very dark amber pour, small head. Smells a bit like a chocolate covered cherry to me, yet there’s almost an overture of vanilla in there somewhere as well. Great mouth feel that’s much less overpowering than I expected -- so smooth and definitely helped by having a fairly low alcohol (I guessed initially that a beer like this might have been up in the 9 range). Nice finish. Strong overall .


 highibus (439), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Pours a deep chrimson with small tan head. Aroma is deep sweet malt and dark fruit. Flaovr is dark fruit and sweet malt. Verynice beer with a great finish.


 Lunkie (1020), Glen Iris, Australia
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Sweet malt chocolate aroma. Dark brown colour with good head and lacing. Roast chocolate malt flavour. Smooth palate.


 saxo (3640), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
May 29, 2008  
Sample at Aarhus beerfestival. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, malt and hops. Bitter finish.


 dalepryor (172), Paducah, Kentucky, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
May 23, 2008  
pours dark brown with a thin tan head, the aroma is caramel, toffee and raisins. Great malty flavor, very sweet and subtle flavor. My favorite thing about this is the flavor it packs and the overall mouth feel is very light and it goes down silky smooth, a great experience i highly recommend.


 HenrikSoegaard (4381), Randers, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
May 19, 2008  
Bottle. Creamy off-white excellent fully lasting head. DArk amber colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma, rasin and prune notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter nice finish. Fantastic creamy palate. Excellent beer.


 WallyWalrus (205), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
May 17, 2008  
11.2oz bottle. Pours a dark ruby port color with a very thin off-white head. Aroma is sweet and malty, with an aroma of dark fruit, chocolate, roasted malt, and wood. Taste is creamy and full, with an initial flavor of warming alcohol, dark fruit, and caramel giving way to a long finish of roasted malt and chocolate. A delicious brew that’s both complex yet well balanced.


 Jonte (827), Gothenburg, Sweden
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
May 11, 2008    Updated: May 18, 2009
Bottle. Reddish brown color with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, roasted malt, sweet fruit, alcohol and spices. The taste is malty and fruity with notes of toffee/caramel, roasted malt, alcohol, wine, tobacco/tea, blackberries, spices and some bitterness in the finish.



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