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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.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
fonefan (23599) - VestJylland, DENMARK - AUG 23, 2006
Bottle. Dark red color with a nice thin creamy head. Malty aroma with a hint of licorice. Caramel flavor with a light malty finish. Sweet with a woody aftertaste.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ungstrup (22911) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - JUN 2, 2011
Bottled. A dark chestnut colored beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of over ripe fruits, dusty hops, caramel, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, over ripe fruits, spices, malt, and caramel, leading to a dry almost woody finish.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Papsoe (21781) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JUN 19, 2007
(Bottle 33 cl) Pours a clear, orangey brown with a creamy, off-white head leving quite some lacework. Lovely aroma of sherry and overripe fruit. Quite full-bodied with a very soft and smooth mouthfeel. Very complex flavour pattern with woody, oaky accents and vanilla, caramel, sherry, plenty of fruit and even some vitamin accents. The finish is dry. Very complex and pleasant. Another excellent Traquair brew. 180507

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.

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
omhper (15600) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - JAN 21, 2002
Dark nut brown. Very malty, and rich with notes of caramell, oak and smoke. Salty and well balanced.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
oh6gdx (15510) - Vasa, FINLAND - SEP 27, 2005
Bottled. Dark copper colour, small foamy head. Sweet caramellish malty and hoppy flavour and aroma. Also grapes and fruit in flavour. Long, bitter aftertaste.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
joergen (13935) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - DEC 22, 2005
Bottled. Clear brown coloured with a medium sized beige head. Sweet aroma of dried fruits. Flavour of dried fruits and liquorice with light roasted notes.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
MiP (11258) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - JUN 4, 2005
Bottle. Malty aroma, slightly roasted. Chestnut colour, small head. Flavour is malty, sharpish. Aftertaste is also a bit sharp.


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