Traquair Jacobite Ale

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

A clear dark red/brown colored beer, with a thick foamy beige head. The aroma of dark fruits like prune, with some smoke and dark malts. The taste is dry chocolate with dark fruits like prune and some spices. The aftertaste is warm, bitter, a little sweet and some spices.

Source:12 oz bottle purchased in Chattanooga.
Glass:Pint.
Appearance:Dark brown pour with a thin off white head.
Aroma:Caramel malt, spices and dark fruits.
Flavor:Caramel malt base with a huge dark fruit presence, sherry and port with a spicy finish.
Palate:Medium/full body with soft carbonation.
Overall:Excellent brew. Not sure why I waited so long to try this.

Dark dark red, nearly black, with a one-finger creamy tan head, good retention and little lacing. Molasses, coriander, and subtle licorice aromas, all of which are present in the flavor profile as a background to the rich maltiness. Chocolate and coffee make an appearance late. Silky creamy mouthfeel, little carbonation, slightest hops bitterness, and a lingering spiciness in the aftertaste. Alcohol is subtle but warming.

2004 Bottle. Snifter, Interestig head, large bubble, in a shortly lingering head. The nose is an odd melange of coriander, sherry oxidation(soured toffee, think Oloroso), and silky sweet malt. In all honesty, the whole lot smells like fresh blueberries. I can’t explain that one. The palate is amazingly lithe and and rolls across the palate as the etheral spice tickles the tongue. Yes, you will have to get over a small amount of oxidation, but I’m really starting to think that it’s beginning to blow off. Maybe I’m just getting over it myself? Blueberries seem to meld into more green vegetale spice. the oxidation begins to smell of an old leather jacket. Not bad. After the fancy foot spice fades the palate is left with a touch of brown bread and roasted malt that add a certain complexity that draws the quaffer back for another thought. This beer, at this age very much reminds me of drinking an old vintage port. Alcohol warmth only speaks as it closes the door and the chest is warmed. Scotland indeed. While a little oxidized, this beer scores major points with it’s development over 5 years. I don’t think this any more age and honestly, it probably hit it’s stride around 3 years. Loses some points for price. 90

330ml bottle
8.0% ABV
I tried this beer on July 3, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe’s" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a dark reddish brown with a very thin white head. The aroma was sweet malt, caramel and some hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, molasses, plums, and a buttery flavour, an excellent beer.

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a qminor off-white head. Aroma and flavour of malt, caramel, spice, malt and hops.

Small creamy head good carbonation in a very dark brown almost cola looking pour.Aroma spicy malt,dried fruits,sweet fruit and sugar,floral hint.Flavour aniseed, nutmeg,cinnamon,molasses caramel ,coriander gives it a mellowness,thereis an earthy note,finish nice mix of spice and maltiness,good on the palate.

0,5 l bottle, bought at Bierei, Vienna. Poured dark brown with a small delicious lacing tan head. Fruity and resiny hop in the nose with some toasted caramel and candy sugar, some vinous perfume. Full bodied beer with a mild caramel flavor, some interesting vinous or must character and a pleasant fruity and well balanced spicy hop taste. Feeling of cellar with oak barrels. Easy drinkable, the high percentage alcohol does not hurt the palate.