Traquair House Ale

Brewed by Traquair
Style: English Strong Ale
Innerleithen, Borders, Scotland

33 cl bottle. No yeast at the bottom. Lovely aroma of sweet caramel, toffee alcofol, oak, light roastedness and dried fruit. Smooth tasty flavour of dried fruit, raisins, caramel, maltness and some corn too. Ends up little warming from the well hidded alcohol note.

Bottle; eye: burgundy reddish brown, caramel head; nose: malt, caramel, corn (grain); mouth: roasted malt, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, finale of average length all in malt, body medium to light, somewhat dry, lively carbonation FRANÇAIS Bouteille; oeil : brun rouge bourgogne, mousse caramel; nez : malt, caramel, maïs (grain); bouche : torréfacation, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, finale de longueur moyenne tout en malt, corps léger à moyen, relativement sèche, pétillante

12oz bottle: Pours a dark brown/slight reddish color. Little head, slght off-white, brown, diminishing. Aroma of dark fruit, plums, citrus, & sugar. Lightish aroma. Strong taste of dark fruit, some.coffee, slightly flat tasting. Slightly bitter aftertaste. Watery porter kind of taste.

A nice quality beer, but if this is the best of the Scottish ales, then they will remain as a nice bunch, but nothing great. Head was minimal and lacing weak. Color was nice dark brown and was lighter than the other Scottish ales I’ve had. Some lightly smoked (but not "burnt") flavors/aromas detectable in this moreso than some of the other Scottish ales I’ve had. Overall, flavor was less raisiney than most of the Scottish ales I’ve had (which was a plus). Mouthfeel was medium bodied and the drinking was smooth. Alcohol was noticeable but not overpowering.

(330 ml bottle) I’ve had this beer cellaring for so long, I wasn’t even keeping records back then for where I bought it. Based on that, plus the thick layer of dust, I’m guessing it’s a few years old, at least. Barely a hiss when opening the bottle, the beer pours a very muddy, somewhat translucent, light brown color, topped by a small, beige filmy head. The aroma is earthy, malty and fruity, but surprisingly it’s also a bit alcoholic. Lots of: earth, wood, raisins, prunes, chocolate (!), coffee, yeast, and even a bit of smoke in this beer; it actually reminds like Raisinettes (that’s the box of chocolate-covered raisins you can buy at most movie theaters, right?). Full bodied but definitely not syrupy or heavy. Carbonation is light-to-medium. Is this really filtered? For a filtered beer, the beer is surprisingly cloudy and there is an awful lot of gunk lining the bottom of the bottle. A superb beer that I think would be awesome to have a rotation scheme going where you buy a new bottle every few months until you have 10 to 12, and then drink the oldest bottle. Not as breathtakingly incredible as their Jakobite Ale to me, but still a wonderful beer.

12 oz bottle. Clear brown color with thin light tan head that left a thin lace on the side of the glass. Smells of apples, plums, caramel, and light sprucy hops. Smooth and medium bodied. Pleasant malty caramel flavor with a touch of alcohol at the end.

A great Scottish Ale. Deep brown in colour with good carbonation, although the head disappears quickly after the pour. A nice malty character with a hint of fruit. If you want a good Scottish beer give this one a try.

[Bottle - Liquid Solutions] A dark brown ale with a light head. Has a roasty aroma with a deep malt flavor and smell. Loved the fruit essencs I can get from the aroma and flavor. a good beer this had some great flavors.