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Brewed by Traquair
Style: English Strong Ale
Innerleithen, Borders, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 971   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.68   EST. CALORIES: 216   ABV: 7.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Mainly available filtered in bottles, though part of the production goes unfiltered into cask.
The traditional brewing process used in the production of Traquair House Ale consists of the following; 1. Traditional infusion mashing process. The wort is then drawn off and boiled during which process the hops are added. 2. The wort is now cooled and pitched with top fermenting yeast under controlled temperature. It is then fermented in oak over a period of seven days. The beer is then transferred into cold storage tanks or barrels and matured over a period of weeks. After maturation the beer is filtered prior to packing.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
mikey (342) - farmington, Utah, USA - APR 30, 2008
Poured a very earthy brown with a very thin off white cap. The nose was very complex with spicey toffee, milk chocolate and a touch of caramel. The flavor started with deep caramel flavors and spicey toffee with huge chocolate notes rounding it off. Hop balance is slightly off. There was a minor amount of smokiness taste above the hops in the finish. This beer is huge with taste and body. It’s a tough ale to get into but once your there you’ll be glad you stuck it out.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
malrubius (1308) - Valley Stream, New York, USA - APR 28, 2008
11.2 ounce bottle in pint glass. Deep garnet red with lasting ring and some lace. Earthy, oaky, port-like, ripe fruity aroma. Brown sugar sweetness with ripe cherry and raisin fruitiness, oak woodsiness, slight smoke, and mild bitterness in finish. Medium-full body and medium carbo. Excellently complex and flavorful. Could stand a bit less carbonation. Must be killer on cask.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
jake65 (2095) - Williston, North Dakota, USA - APR 27, 2008
Bottle: Dark brown with a reddish tint. Aroma is malty and sweet, little bits of nuts. Flavor is more malty with light nuts and toffee. Small bits of dark fruit. Pleasant, but forgettable. Damn, I passed on the Jacobite because I thought this was the better of the two at the time.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
daddyslick (36) - Arizona, USA - APR 24, 2008
This beer pours to a very dark amber color, has a light smell of roasted barley, tastes like a nut brown ale, something like samuel smith’s nut brown. A medium body that finishes a little bitter, not bad, just enough to keep you coming back for more. A great beer turly

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
southamptonsam (101) - New York, USA - APR 23, 2008
Don’t usually like any UK beers, but my favorite beer store pushed it on me. Very pleasant malty brew. Very well-balanced. This could grow on me.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
austone (1062) - Turku; Pori, FINLAND - APR 23, 2008
Dark ruby brown with small beige head. Nose is gently spicy, roasted malts. Same goes for flavor; roasted malts, liquorice and spices, a bit too buttery. Herbal hops in the dry finish. Medium bodied, slightly watery even. Nothing what I expected, and certainly not satisfying.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Blom (778) - Odense, DENMARK - APR 20, 2008
Brown with a low head. Woodish aroma with notes of wet soil and oak. Sweet burned and complex flavours of overripe fruits, dark bread, dates and oak. A very fine strong ale!

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
yespr (20656) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - APR 17, 2008
25 cL bottle. Pours black with a huge, dense and light tan head slowly turning into a nice lacework. Malty toffee and light fruity aroma. Flavour is light roasted malt and toffee sweet dark caramel with a light bitterness. Light and smooth malt lingering into the finish. Nice and wellbalanced.


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