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Traquair House Ale

Traquair House Ale

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An English Strong Ale brewed by
Traquair

Innerleithen, Borders, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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7413.69/5.03.69/5.07.2%96.2English pint, Trappist glass P  Stats

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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 coldbrewky (536), Saugerties, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20

Nov 14, 2007    Updated: Sep 26, 2008
Boy do I love this brew. I long to drink it at the brewery. Bottle procured at Half Time. Pours a wonderful deep brown with a light white head. Lightly toasted malts are a bit oak/peaty. A nice earthyness revolves around both the nose and body of this lovely brew. Medium body is unpretentious and pleasant with a meal or alone. This has to be magic on draft.

 BREWMUSKCLES (844), WEEHAWKEN, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Jan 3, 2009  
DEEP brown brew with tastes of toffee sweet caramel and port wine in a chewy rasiny body. sweet and spicy from the hops it is not overdone. older bottle seems stronger in alcohol a bit of oak acrid smoked nuttiness at the end.


 mabel (1748), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 3, 2009  
[1730-20080928] 11.2floz bottle. Spearminty green needles and dark malt alcohol aroma. Murky, dark brown body with a long-lasting creamy light tan head. Spearmint roasted malt flavour has noticeable alcohol as a toffee-like whiskey. Medium-full body. Fair, weird mint-whiskey characteristics; good candidate to re-rate. <br /><i>(w/ DuctTape, jerc)</i>


 Sparky27 (828), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy amber with a half finger tan head. Nose is brown sugar, caramel malt and dark fruits. Taste is earthy wood, dark fruits, toffee and malt. Medium mouth feel. Very complex brew and really good.


 Defreni (606), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 28, 2008  
Flaske. Flot mørkebrun øl med en duft af frugt syltede i alkohol. Smagen er let sur med en del bitterhed og friskhed. Giver god mundfylde. Fin øl men ikke helt oppe at ringe.


 Soonah (562), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Poured a dark copper color with a short off-white head that produced some lace. The aroma is dominated by slightly roasted malts, brown sugar and hints at tart apple. The flavor is malt, light spice, caramel and thin hops on the backside. Watery on the mouthfeel. Fairly boring. Was hoping for more at five dollars a bottle.



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