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Traquair Jacobite Ale 3.91 878

Traquair Jacobite Ale

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by Traquair
Style: Traditional Ale

Innerleithen, Borders, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8783.92/5.03.91/5.08%98.8Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
Commercial Description:
The famous Bear Gates guarding the approach to Traquair House, near Pebbles, have been closed since 1745 - when the last person to pass through them was Bonnie Prince Charlie.

Now, 250 years later, the ancient Traquair Brew House celebrates the Jacobite cause by producing this potent spiced ale to a traditional fine recipe. Sip slowly and remember the old toast to the "King O'er the Water."
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 KimJohansen (7308), Copenhagen V, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 11, 2008  
Hazy brown with winy head. Sweet spicy aroma with notes of chocolate, cinnamon, caramel and toffee. Complex flavor with sweet roasted malt, spices, chocolate and corriander. Lovely!


 tangentrider (144), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 10, 2008  
Dark brown ale with a small tan head; rich malt/toffee aroma; flavor is molasses and malt. Good ale.


 Beer2000 (1865), Kristiansand, Norway
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 9, 2008  
330 ml bottle. Very dark reddish body with a small beige head. Aroma is very complex, sweet malt, liquorices, spices and raw alcohol. Flavor is also complex, malt, liquorices, caramel, vanilla and spices. Not very different to a trappist beer.


 rane (516), Nibe, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 4, 2008  
Bottle. Great beer. Very nice. Dark brown with small palebrown head. Aroma beginning with floral and grassy hop notes, licorice afterwards and roasted malts. Taste licorice and malt, uhmm nice. Wauw this is a great beer.


 FastEddie (183), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/519/20
Jan 3, 2008  
Pours very very dark, opaque, nearly black. Almost no head in this bottle, and very little carbonation. Very faint aroma of maple syrup. Marvelous, rich flavor which is very delicious yet refined.


 beerking99 (199), USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 3, 2008  
Pours deep mahogany brown, almost black, but with some very nice red tones. Head is about 1/2 inch of very dense tan bubbles. Aroma is dark roasted malt with hints of chocolate, backed by some coriander, and hints of licorice. Mouthfeel is rich and oily. Flavor is big malty, with more licorice and a subtle coriander. Tail is all roast malt and licorice. Really nice spiced Wee Heavy.


 17thfloor (1525), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Dec 31, 2007    Updated: Sep 30, 2008
9 / 4 / 9 / 5 / 19 Dark brown pour, not a lot of bubbles, medium tan creamy head. Very sweet aroma of malt, savory smoke, flowers, pepper and coriander. Completely unique flavor. Delicious licorice/toasted malt flavors with lots of spice on top. Not annoyingly spiced like a lot of winter ales, but rather in perfect combination with the malts. Cinnamon and brown sugar in there too. Also gives the impression of wood aging, although I dont know if it is? Not a sipping beer for me... gulping this down...very drinkable the palate is full bodied but light drinking...perfect [Rerate 9/30/08] 9 / 4 / 9 / 4 / 18 Pours a thin but dark and murky brown/black with a very small head. Aroma is very sweet fruity and floral with lots of licorice. First taste is straight black licorice, followed by extra-dry woody malt, finishing with bitter and spicy coriander/licorice. Some pepper and a bit vinous, a bit of soy and what seems like black malt. Smooth lightly carbonation medium body, slightly creamy but very flat in the mouth. Definitely one of the most unique beers in the world!


 mar (1981), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 29, 2007  
murky, dark, golden brown pour with some lacings on top. sweet malt scent along with some fruit. interesting roasted malt taste with a nice finish of coriander



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