Traquair The Lairds Liquor

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

Bottle from Keg Liquor. Poured clear dark brown color with an average frothy off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate toasted malt and woody aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium complex sweet flavor and medium toasted sweet finish of moderate duration. Interesting drinkable beer.

Crystal clear ruby red and possibly some brown highlights, a large crown was created during the pour but it reduced to a thick blanket of bubbles after only a few seconds. Wow this a strong aroma I can smell it from everywhere in the room, tons of dark fruit figs/prunes, a whole shit load of dark roasted malts and some coffee thrown in for good measure. Taste was identical to the aroma and just like the aroma it was intense, it was almost to strong in my opinion. Mouth feel seemed a bit too stingy from too much carbonation but it wasn’t really bad. Brew taste good but I’m not enjoying it, it’s very complex but to intense for me, I don’t know maybe I’m just not in the mode for this beer tonight I’ll give it a rereview some time."

Date: May 09, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: clear dark amber, wispy grey head
Aroma: sweet caramel aroma with a peppery spicyness
Flavor: rich caramel malt flavor, just a touch of sweetness, light peppery character from the aroma
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Clear dark brown color with a beige head. Aroma of caramel malts and dark fruits. Flavaor of caramel, nuts and liquorice.

Bottle from St. Aidan’s Winery, Holy Island. Soily aubergine marinaded in Schlenkerla aroma with gravy and fennel. Heavy clear burgundy with a slim beige collar collapsing to a halo; slick and still with a tingle of carbonation. Uncomplicated meaty liquorice, aubergine and smoke flavour. Bit heavy on the liquorice, but very pleasant sipping nontheless. Never used aubergine in a rate before,but there it is.

Pours a copper color with a tan head. Aroma is of caramel malts, nuttiness, slight roasted malts, smokiness, and some dark fruits. Flavor is nutty with some roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits, and caramel malts.

Bottled, 330ml. Dark brown with slight head, a little flat. Some fruity sourness on the nose following in to a dark fruity body, a little red wine character about it, and a little raw for an aged beer. Not quite as much depth as expected, but a still perfectly reasonable beer, another for sipping away in front of the fire.

12oz bottle labeled "The Laird’s Legacy". Brown pour with a medium beige head. Malty caramel and vanilla aroma with some nuttiness. Caramel malt flavor up front, followed by vanilla and a smoky coffee finish. I really liked this.