Traquair Bear Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Snifter

Bottle. Frothy white good mostly deminishng head. Amber colour. Light malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Watery palate. Boring but not bad.

Bottle at Aarhus Festival. Pours amber with a little or small white head. Lots of caramel/toffee & rye-bread. Ok smooth body & mouthfeel. Mainly sweet... OK & well made!

Bottle @ Aarhus, 2008.
Pours a deep amber with a small, frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, rather fat, caramel and toffee. Lovely creamy mouthfeel, still rather light. Flavour has a touch of smoke, toffee, maltiness. Sweet, but very chewy. Wonderful beer.

Clear dark amber with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with notes of fruits and caramel. Sweet fruity flavor with caramel notes. Ends sweet.

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a tan head. Light ashtray-ish hops aroma. Flavour is mild roasted malt with a solid bitter hops flavour with a light ashtray note. Light acidc finish with a growing dry bitterness.

Botella. Clear amber-brown colour. Mild caramel malty aroma with a bit of bit stable. Sweet malty caramellic flavour with a mild bitterness and some dark fruits. Good old ale. Hvala yespr.

(50 cl bottle at Café 3 Små Rum, Göteborg)
On May 9, 2008
Clear dark copper color, white head. Swet and spicy scent, sugary and malty. Thin and slight acidic malty and sugary sweet taste, a bit roasted. Thin mouthfeel, low bitterness. A bit flat. I did expect much, but in the end found this mostly boring.

Bottle. [Courtesy of yespr, thanks buddy] Average creamy beige head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Light cloudy golden amber colour. Aroma of grain, ash, hops, citrus, caramel, fruit. Light bodied with an average carbonation and light dry texture. Light to moderated bitter and sweet flavour. Light dry and bitter finish.