House Ale
Traquair House Brewery in Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
7.29
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Taboada (6967) reviewed House Ale from Traquair House Brewery 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
330ml. bottle. @Polharrow Acommodation, St John's Town of Dalry (Scotland). 10/08/2023 [#6.724 Global - #258 Scotland - #2 Traquair House] Pours dark mahogany with a tan head. Aroma: plums, burnt caramel and heaby peated malts. Taste: burn caramel, toffee, roasted malts and earthy hops. Bit sweet mouthfeel. Smooth. Next one please!
arvidspiny (3588) ticked House Ale from Traquair House Brewery 10 months ago
explosivedog (11778) reviewed House Ale from Traquair House Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, shared by mansquito. Pours dark brown. Toffee, prune, very fruity, fig. Medium body. Good.
SDavor (1852) reviewed House Ale from Traquair House Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Best before end 08/2023, Lot 3207, 10 years shelf life so I guess it's Vintage 2013, 330ml bottle
APPEARANCE: deep caramel color with ruby hues, a lasting ring of off white head with big fluffy bubbles
AROMA: inviting rich malt aroma, melting caramel, toffee, notes of butterscotch, mild honey, festive bread with dried fruits like prunes & figs, hints of forest fruits, berries, subtle bread dough underneath, very low oxidation notes (dry cardboard & wax which is reasonable for that age), mild herbal note, subtle earthy & dusty hints, no sign of alcohol;
TASTE: smooth carbonation, medium light to medium body, a bit slick on the edges but also thin, light oxidation (clear wax & lipstick), fairly dry & medicinal finish; light caramel sweetness, rum sugar, restrained dried fruits, butterscotch, caramel candy, light spicy & medicinal quality, light wood (impressions of the old barrel), hints of rum & plum brandy, not hot or boozy, no obvious bitterness; mild dried fruits lingering in the aftertaste, impression of dried pear & rum candy with spicy wood
OVERALL: some oxidation affects the flavor profile but otherwise inviting aromas that kind of struggles to shine in the flavor part of the beer; still enjoyable and fairly complex when opens up a bit
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
0.33 l bottle from Vrutak. Shared with little Dina. Deep dark amber to brown color, small beige head. First impressions are malts, wood, light smoke, light metal, cherry and dried fruit. Cherry prevails giving out lots of fruity character in the aroma, even cherry brandy. Caramel emerges. Body rather thin, not too sweet, dose of caramel. Wood, alcohol, malts, syrup. Good balance, nothing overwhelming. Warming. Fruity. Slightly boozy, moderate carbonation, moderate finish.
Maurice (8531) ticked House Ale from Traquair House Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Mason and Taylor. Red brown coloured and quite see through. Aroma is very confusing. Earthy/mossy and malty. Bit oak boozy barrel too. Taste is very nice. Very smooth, even velvetty. Bit herby. Medium bodied. Cracking beer. --- Beer merged from original tick of Ale on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Bottle at Mason and Taylor. Red brown coloured and quite see through. Aroma is very confusing. Earthy/mossy and malty. Bit oak boozy barrel too. Taste is very nice. Very smooth, even velvetty. Bit herby. Medium bodied. Cracking beer.
Bierkoning (17781) reviewed House Ale from Traquair House Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bought in 1985 and hidden in my cellar all those years. Alc % on the label: 6%. Overwhelming porto aroma. Carbonation has almost disappeared. Porto taste with blackcurrant, raisins and pure chocolate. A bit metallic and buttery aftertaste. A very special beer that has survived 17 years of storage under less than ideal circumstances well.
drpimento (3819) reviewed House Ale from Traquair House Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
The Aromas are lots of dark malt, tree bark, a little dark ripe fruit and a hint of Peat. Flavors are like nose, sweet up front but with good carbonation and a little bitter to balance. This smoke seems to be a little milder than it was in years past and it was never very prominent to begin with. Great balanced Scotch ale.
Rubin77 (9041) reviewed House Ale from Traquair House Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
33cl bottle from Cora in Brussels. F: thin, tan, quick gone. C: dark with some dark coppery against the light. A: caramel malty, toasted, mellow fruity, raisins, bit caramel and toffee. T: caramel malty solid backbone, mellow fruity, toffee, decent harmonic balanced bitterness, dried fruits, bit nutty, medium to full body, lower carbonation, nice one, fully enjoyed.