Traquair House Ale

A dark brown colored beer, with a thick foamy beige head. The aroma of chocolate with dark malts, overripe dark fruits and toffee. The taste of chocolate with toffee, a little bitterness, smooth malt. The aftertaste has notes of port, with some lingering finish. A very good balanced beer.

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malt. Flavour is sweet, malt, roasted, dried fruits. Quite nice beer.

Bottle, from Ryan’s restaurant beerfest. Too expensive at $8 a bottle. Ashamedly, I had this venerable brew at the end of a long night of drinking. But I tried very hard to hold concentration and develop an opinion on it! Aroma is heavy on the malt, but also has some sourness, wood, and a touch of smokiness. Flavor is quite full-bodied and complex. Overall, it produces a malty blend that is definitely a cousin of a brown ale. I tasted wood, malt, dark fruit, and a certain earthiness. It is heavy in your mouth, I can’t really explain it more. Kind of like a pretty, antique wood dresser that has been sitting unused in your living room. Not bad though, just weighty. Overall, I enjoyed this without maybe getting into it as much as I would have liked.

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.

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.