Traquair Bear Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Snifter

500ml bottle from Nelson Wines. I agree with Ian, this is more an ESB than an old ale. Mid brown with a peristent small cream-coloured head. Bready malt aroma and a dry, slightly fruity taste. Solid and enjoyable.

500ml bottle from Utobeer. Malty ESB. Clear deep russet colour with thin beige head. Coffee and dry malt and deep red fruit aroma. Something berry-ish about it, hedgerow/herb. I want to say juniper berries. It has this hardness to it, from what? The water, the pasteurisation/filtration? Lots of dry malt and not a great ESB, but still fine.

Bottle at Ølfestival 2008, Århus
Amber color. Very poor ale, with vegetables touch.

Amber with a small white head. Malty and bready aroma. Fruity flavour with a clean malt impression.

Sample at Aarhus beerfestival. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, hops and caramel. Bitter finish. Reminds me more of an esb than an old ale.

Bottle Hazy yellow colour with a medium white head. Aroma and taste of weak malts and hops. Well balanced and easy drinkable.

Bottle. Small quickly disappearing white head. Hazy yellow body. Sweet limonade like fruity aroma. Fruityness expressive. Too mild almost a soda. Low carbonation, short aftertaste.

Bottle 0,5l. Brown colored. A tanned creamy head clinging to the glass and lasting for a couple of minutes. Aroma of biscuit. Flavor of caramel & malt. A dry bitter aftertaste. Well rounded.