4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
2 years old. Still quite sweet. Interplay of caramel notes, strong dark malt and very delicate "Scottish" smokeness. The aftertaste is so beautifully long and mellow (you naturally feel how the beer is running through your "pipes").
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From Voldby, DK.
Bottled, 200909.
Brown with small head. Aroma of malt and alcohol. Flavor is caramel, fruit and brown sugars.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz. bottle - thanks to RCL for the trade; clear, dark brown; killer nose with caramel, rich malt, cookies, dank fruit; almost like red wine too; thin to medium body; alcohol well hidden; sugary, rich flavors and mildly sticky; has a sherry-like quality too it; very, very nice
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Really pleasant nose ofbrown sugar, dark fruit, spiced apples, caramel, toffee and alcohol. Brown amber pour, some beige bubbles.brown sugar, apples, caramel, some hop bitterness and alcohol. Solid sweetness with good balance. Light carbonation. Smooth and malty.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
330. thanks, suzygreenberg! pours a passably clear but very dark ebony with garnet highlights. headless, laceless, still. big nose of anise, roast, tannins, and dark chocolate. thick, sticky and oily body. anise, roast, tannins and dark chocolate all around again on the mid palate. long dark roasty finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are raisins, plums, licorice, roast malt, alcohol, caramel and hops.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
11.2 oz bottle: Thin, short lived light beige head on a hazy, mohogany body. Aromas of toasty malt, toffee, sherry, light tomatoey notes, moderate date notes, lightly roasty, and a hint of raisiny fruit along with woody and alcohol aromas. Flavor is caramel, raisins, toffee, toasty malt, and alcohol. Aftertaste is medium dry, but starts sweet up front. Malty flavor for sure throughout. Fuller body, low CO2, warming alcohol. A really nice beer. It’s been a while since I’ve had a Traquair of any sort, but from what I remember, this is a pretty good one!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUL 30, 2009 Bottle. Burnt raisins, sweet wine, aged almost oaky character and body, choclaty.
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