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Traquair House Ale

Traquair House Ale

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93
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An English Strong Ale brewed by
Traquair

Innerleithen, Borders, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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7103.7/5.03.69/5.07.2%96.2 English pint, Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Mainly available filtered in bottles, though part of the production goes unfiltered into cask.
The production of Traquair House Ale consists of an infusion mash, after which the wort is drawn off and boiled with the hops. The wort is cooled and pitched with bottom fermenting yeast under controlled temperature. It is then fermented in oak over a period of seven days. The beer is transferred into cold storage tanks or barrels and matured over a period of weeks. After maturation the beer is filtered prior to packing.

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leeburg (77), Wrangell, Alaska, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20

Feb 5, 2008  
Iced tea brown with a bubbly vanilla ice cream head. Yeah, the it’s a little wet smelling, with some yeast. Malty with a slight meat flavor, which I suppose reflects the interesting aroma. It almost tasted flat at first, but then got a decent wave of carbonation. Interesting and decent brew, and can’t say I’ve had another much like it so far.

jameswolfe (91), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 19, 2008  
Cloudy and dark brown with minimal head. Very malty taste , maybe a little too sweet, but I like the smooth creamy texture. The finsih is not so sweet, very long and bitter. A good beer, but way too expensive for what you get.


 Enjoyit (1087), Vadum, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Clear reddish brown of color with a beige head. A malty nose with notes of fruits, bread, nuts and syrup. A flavor with malt, toffee, syrup and dark fruits.


 janir (157), Oulu, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 13, 2008  
Reddish-brown, deep’n’dark coke-like color with creamy and lacy, beige head. Aroma is syrupy, roasty malty and fruity with mild hoppiness. Flavor is very smooth and sweet, also sugary, roasty malty and fruity with moderate hoppiness. Quite full-bodied and oily palate


 unclemike (328), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/515/20
Aug 11, 2008  
11.2 oz bottle. Poured a dark brown with a small off white head. Not getting the complex aroma that all the other raters experienced but all I could detect was some sort of metallic smell. Flavor didn’t seem to be impacted by the aroma though as it tasted fantastic. Full mouth feel with an initial sweet flavor that was reminiscent of honey that finished into a nice toasted malt


 ChainGangGuy (1511), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 9, 2008  
Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy, dark reddish-brown body with a slim ring of white bubbles. Smell: Rich, complex maltiness smelling of chocolate, caramel, roast, and syrup-coated nuts along with a modicum of dried dark fruitiness and splash of spiced rum. Taste: Dark maltiness tasting of burnt toast spread with dark caramel and chocolate. Raisiny, vinous fruitiness. Faint touch of alcohol. Rather subtle hop character yielding on a light spicy bitterness. Taste of rum raisin on the finish. Hints of maple syrup and bittering herbs in the aftertaste. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-low, fine carbonation. Drinkability: A satisfying, malty brew that delivers both on taste and complexity, but still remains fairly easy to drink. Jacobite’s up next!




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