Traquair Stuart Ale

Brewed by Traquair
Style: Bitter
Innerleithen, Borders, Scotland

Cask Stillage at the GBBF, Kensington Olympia 02/08/2001 Mid brown coloured and very bitter on the palate. Malt and hop finish.

Mild caramel in flavour. Some sourness in both aroma and finish. Some bitterness in the palate. Aftertaste slightly yeasty.

Brown-orange beer. Smoked aroma with tones of wood and blue cheese. Round buttery flavour with tones of fruit and blue cheese.

[Cask conditioned] Nice mild and malty flavour. It seems very Scottish. It has some interesting notes of ketchup as well.

GBBF 2003, tap: Not impressed. The deep amber color is deceptive - this is not as full and rich as expected. Apple-like maltiness. Stale, cardboardy aftertaste. Long lingering bitterness on the tip of the tongue.

Ah, the might Traquair house. Shame this is a let down. Aromas are light grain and some spice. The flavour is the trouble - thin malts, watery with a chalky, not bitter, finish. Give me the House Ale!

GBBF 2003: Hoppy bubble gum like but pleasant nose. Nicer amber, little fast diminishing head - no carbonation. Nice pleasant bitter taste, gives edgeing bitter sidekicks, rolls to the middle to the tongue back down the throat. Stale though.

Dark ale with little head and a lightly hopped aroma and flavour. A very plain ale.