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

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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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.

4.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
Syzzer (216) - Oregon, USA - SEP 1, 2011
Very nice Scottish Ale. It resembles a Belgian/Trappist ale "8" or "10". Pours a dark rich caramel and tastes the same. No bitterness, lightly carbonated

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
rodenbach99 (1750) - Longueuil, Quebec, CANADA - AUG 23, 2011
Bouteille de 33cl. Bière brune foncée, la mousse est épaisse et elle forme de grosses bulles. Le nez est de caramel. La bouche est soyeuse, ronde, agréable avec de bon goût de caramel, de malt crystal, plus sur le coté malt que houblon.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Gary (1014) - London and Rochester, Kent, ENGLAND - AUG 21, 2011
UPDATED: AUG 22, 2011 (Bottled) Not as soulful as I was expecting but its cool . the nose has the most heart . rich malts..some dark fruit textures and oakiness ...classy fragance .... Flavours are more measly ..nice smoked notes from the oak casks though ... but this beer needs a richer soul ...

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
jvhemert (101) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 20, 2011
AROMA: dark chocolate, hint of espresso, light caramel APPEARANCE: dark brown, clear, pours brown frothy head that disappears quickly TASTE: light sweetness, lightly bitter, little bit savoury PALATE: full body, thick feel almost creamy, lively, long finish going from bitter to leaving light sweetness in on the lips OVERALL: one of my favourite Scottish ales, has almost the qualities of a Belgian Trappist (still lacks the balance of flavours)

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Benjii (1686) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 15, 2011
Bottle from Waitrose. Pours a dark ruby colour with a beige head that dies away quickly. Aroma of alcohol, raisins, caramel, cereal, chocolate and roasty malt. Flavours of raisins, caramel and barley. Alcohol is fairly upfront. Some lingering alcohol hum also. OK.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
northropfrye (653) - Steinbach, Manitoba, CANADA - AUG 10, 2011
Bottle. Cola and cinnamon aroma. Dark brown red appearance. Coffee, bittersweet taste. Quite nice.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
RedSox2004 (749) - Pacific Palisades, California, USA - JUL 30, 2011
Deep dark reddish brown, nice two-finger white head that dissipated to a swirly film, and decent lace. Rich malt nose with dark fruit, mostly figs, butterscotch, and a hint of licorice. Chewy bread-like malt flavors with a mild dark-fruit sweetness that features raisins and figs, slightly warming alcohol, and something like the Scottish shortbread cookies you get from Starbucks. Medium to full body, minimal carbonation, creamy smooth mouthfeel, and a very nice doughy bread-like finish. I really enjoyed this.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
gururyan (304) - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - JUL 26, 2011
Pours a deep brown, clear, little to no head. Nice subtle aroma. Tastes like a super smooth, sophisticated Bass. Very nice.


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