Traquair 900

Brewed by Traquair
Style: Barley Wine
Innerleithen, Borders, Scotland

Serve in Snifter

Bottle shared by goldtwins. Pours a deep clear amber with a thin off-white head. Very pleasant aroma of caramel and orange, what a lovely combination. The flavor falls off just a bit and loses most of the orange fruit flavor promised in the aroma. Mostly caramel with some mild alcohol warmth towards the finish. A bit lacking in depth, but not a bad barley wine.

Bottle shared by goldtwins. Deep amber beer with a thinnish tan head. Aroma is lightly malty. Sweet decocted caramel. A bit of sweet toasted malt and a very chewy character. The flavour is a bit briny and salty with a touch of woodiness. Soft sweetness. It’s strangely non-descript. Not really bad at all, just a little bit bland.

Date: November 01, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: clear dark ruby red, wispy beige head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma, light fruity tartness, light earthyness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, good balancing earthyness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

120th rating of this beer. 33cl bottle via trade with cgarvieuk and bonused by msante79 I believe. Poured into my reidel snifter. Poured into my reidel snifter, pours reddish brown wit a wonderful tan head. Nose is sweet rich and full of caramel and nice malty dark fruits. Taste is sweet bold and it feels a touch oxidized, but that doesn’t ruin the overall super smoothness of this brew. Sweet caramel, and a really nice bubbly mouth feel. This was in the fridge and I wanted a good beer, and hell yeah I opened this, nice to drink it alone, in the company of my girlfriend, our cat sophie and 30 rock.

33 cl bottle. Dark brown reddish color, moderate beige head. Aroma is dried fruit and malty sweetness. Flavor is sweet with dried fruit, malt, wood, a touch of alcohol and hops. Very smooth mouthfeel, and a very nice beer.

Bottle from secret santa and what a gem! Nice dark brown pour with a pretty small off white head. Aroma is full of malt and has some boozy notes and raisins as well. Flavor is caramel, malty, honey, and the hops give it a perfectly balanced finish. This is good shit. Thanks santa!!!!

Bought in Biggar earlier last year, I kept this to see in the New Year. Dark & seductive, good thickish whiteish head, nice lace. Malty nose, but a tad lighter than I expected, slight smokiness there too. Good body, a bit sweet & malty, a hint of smoke again, lovely beer, a crackin’ start to 2009, from an almost local brewery. Yum.

(330ml bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, roasted malt, raisins, and light vinous notes. Flavor of roasted malt, raisins, berries, caramel, and light chocolate.