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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.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Sevenlee (375) - Central Coast, NSW, AUSTRALIA - MAY 7, 2011
Pours a very dark orangey brown with a short lived white head. Aroma is overripe fruit and sherry with hints of liquorice. Taste is sweet fruity malt slightly roasted with some distant caramel and spices. Overall flavour is slightly more akin to sherry than ale. Feels lovely and soft in the mouth. Great alround ale.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Stephanos (617) - NORTHERN IRELAND - MAY 5, 2011
Deep brown beer with gentle carbonation and a tight tan head. Fairly sweet ale with complex malty notes and a fruity finish with lingering ghost of bitter hops. Very easy drinking but you can taste the alcohol long after the beer sweetness has faded.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
womencantsail (3572) - Home of Rebecca Black, California, USA - APR 24, 2011
A: The pour is dark amber in color with a smallish khaki colored head. S: A really nice nose on this one. Sweet caramel and toffee all the way through with a hint of vanilla. Toasted bread and molasses give an extra bit of maltiness. A rather simple aroma, but quite good. T: There is a hint of booze, but otherwise it’s a rather nice combination caramel and toffee. Some more of the bread and toast character, but it is a touch watery at times. Maybe some brown sugar. M: Medium in body with a low to medium level of carbonation. O: Overall pretty nice. A bit simple to me, but I liked what it had to offer.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Niko100 (1084) - New York, USA - APR 12, 2011
Dark brown/cider color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of toasted malt, caramel/toffee, & some fruit; Flavor of slight roasted sweet malt, caramel, toffee, fruit, and some vanilla; Nicely balanced; Overall, very good brew.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
wlajwl (1479) - Iowa, USA - APR 11, 2011
Slightly burnt aroma, the flavor is warming with a slight alcohol kick and good malts. A good English Strong Ale.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
bigrond (1216) - factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 3, 2011
A very nice, east to drink ale. Very smooth. The flavor a muted and not very complex, but it doesn’t need to be. My first tasting from this brewer and I certaily will look for more.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
RasmusOtt (706) - Aalborg, DENMARK - MAR 28, 2011
Pours a deep redish brown with a tan head. Aroma is ripe fruits, caramel, light rum and some toffee chocolate. Taste is ripe plums and other sweeter fruits, liquor filled chocolate and some woody sourness at the end.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Hair6a11 (931) - Illinois, USA - MAR 21, 2011
Bottle; Dark Brown/Amber Pour. Off White/Beige head with decent retention and very light spotty lacing. The dark fruits really come out as this brew warms on the nose. Heavy on the malt side, obviously, while the creaminess from the head, which is quite nice. Cheese, and earthiness is present but beyond that, it seems a bit on the simple side - the dark fruits are more impressive on the nose, really.


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