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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.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
FastEddie (228) - Louisville, Kentucky, USA - MAR 19, 2011
Has most of the qualities that you’d want in a Scottish Ale. Nice dark brown color. Flavor is a good balance of malt and hops with more on the malt side.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
czar (1053) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 9, 2011
pours dark murky brown with floating chunks of yeast - yum, no head. tons of caramel malts, burnt wood, raisins, figs, aged malts, some spices, hint of vanilla, warming alcohol. very soft carbonation, medium to full body. very good brew. more of an old ale.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Elwood (1834) - Between a rock and a hard place, Virginia, USA - MAR 4, 2011
Serving: 330 ml. bottle from Chip’s Wine & Beer Market.
It pours a sort of ruddy dark brown with a good bit of clarity and a small, foamy, white head. The nose has a good bit of raisin and leans heavily on the malt. Not surprisingly, the flavor carries the same with a bit of darker caramel malt. Not much in the way of bitterness at all. Medium bodied with average carbonation leading to a medium, raisin finish. Not half bad.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
beerisgoodforu (645) - Nørresundby, DENMARK - FEB 21, 2011
Bottle. Pours a cloudy dark amber color withsmall off white head. Aroma is very malty, with lots of dark fruit, some oak, caramel and a breadiness. Flavor is of the dark fruit, a butter scotch note, caramel and bready malts, oak and a subtle rye bread note. The body is medium with a creamy and slightly dry mouthfeel. Overall a nice mild and malty brew.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Hermod (1480) - Vantaa, FINLAND - FEB 13, 2011
Bottle @Maltainen Riekko. Poured brown color with a white head, nice lacing. Aroma is dark fruits, raisin and yeast. Flavor is also quite complex, same fruitiness, wood and malt, finish is quite dry, flavor stays quite long in the mouth. Really enjoyable.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Bendrixian (357) - Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA - FEB 11, 2011
33cl bottle. amber to copper and almost red in colour. some lace. Aromas are nutty, malted, some oak and has a slight prune like quality to it. some chocolate as well. Displays good complexity. palate is medium bodied, woody, almost tannic, malted and chocolate notes and some spices as well.very interesting but somehow it finishes light. A definite beer for the cellar.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
madchemist83 (18) - USA - FEB 7, 2011
Absolute ecstasy ... everything is perfect even better when conditioned in bottle. I had 2003 and it was like a cognac of beers. Amazing

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
curly (2203) - Seattle (Newcastle), Washington, USA - FEB 6, 2011
Dark hazy brown, thin creamy tan head. Complex aroma of cherry, dark fruits, molasses, tobacco, smokey malts, soy. Taste is sweet, some earthy bitterness on the finish. Body is a little thin. God, this high life I just took a swig of really tastes like shit now.


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