House Ale
Traquair House Brewery in Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
7.21
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The original ale first brewed in 1965 and now sold all over the world. Perhaps the most distinctive Scottish ale on the market and with its rich dark oakiness, this is a serious winter ale.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33 cl bottle. Dark color, burgundy with a big creamy nutty head. Aroma is toasted malts, earthy, woody, nuts. Theres a liquory leftover, with dark chocolate and bittering hops. Taste is balanced, finish is bitter. Creamy texture, medium body, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2014
at 09:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein rötlichbraunes Bier mit geringer Schaumkrone. Geruch leicht röstmalzig, süß, würzig, nussig, Karamell. Geschmack röstmalzig süß, nussig, Karamell, Gewürze.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2014
at 13:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
0,33L bottle, BB 08.2022. Pours brown without head. Aroma is burst of caramel with hints of alcohol. Taste is intense caramel, sweetness, malt dark fruits, and roast. Overall: nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2014
at 10:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Appellation Wines, Dalry. Pours clear red-brown, thin white head just sustained with gentle carbonation. Aromas of burnt sugar and spice. Taste brings vanilla, quite sweet, but not overly so. Light bitter at the end. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2014
at 12:08
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Doskonale piwo. Miedziano czerwone w odcieniu ze srednia piana ale znaczaca slady na kufelku. Tradycyjne piwo w smaku. Karmelowe lekki posmak toffi. Figowy aromat. Intensywny. Tradycja i doswiadczenie starego browaru to sama klasa w sobie.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2014
at 13:50
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle into tulip glass, best before 6/2018. Pours fairly crystal clear dark reddish brown color with a 2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big raisin, plum, pear, apple, molasses, toast, toffee, brown sugar, brown bread, oak, light vanilla, light clove, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness. Incredible aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready malt and fruity yeast ester notes with moderate oak presence;and good strength. Taste of big raisin, plum, pear, apple, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, molasses, toffee, oak, light clove, light vanilla, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness. Minimal bitterness on the finish; with lingering flavors of raisin, plum, pear, apple, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, molasses, toffee, oak, light clove, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice balance, robustness, and complexity of dark/bready malt and fruity yeast flavors with light-moderate oak presence; with a great malt/yeast balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a smooth and lightly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome scotch ale! All around great balance and complexity of dark/bready malt and fruity yeast ester flavors with light-moderate oak presence; and very smooth to sip on. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2014
at 20:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Scout pub, Samobor. Actually was a bit disappointed with this one, didn’t like sweet malty taste.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Scout Club Irish Pub
on 10 Jan 2014
at 12:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
A dark brown head with an almost medium and beige head. The nose of toffeeish malts, dried fruits, some sweet berries and dry wood. Taste is dryer than aroma, dark bread, dry and wooden bitterness, some herbs and dried fruits. Medium bodied but feels slightly too light, smooth and low carbonation. The great aroma but otherwise slightly dull. Not bad but I expected more.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2014
at 02:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bouteille 33cl BB 08/2022. Cuivrée-ambrée, col blanc cassé. Arôme est fruité noir, malt pâle, caramel sur un léger bouquet mélasse. Le tout reste très caractéristique anglais. Pointe houblonnée arrive en rétro-nasal offrant une touche citronnée. Palais est ici très anglais, et tant mieux. De belles notes fruitées noires se font présente oscillant entre prune et raisin sec. Notes maltées de caramel, léger sucre brun, biscuité et ce côté mélasse. Amertume arrive quant à elle en fin de bouche. On reste ici dans une tradition bien anglaise, le tout superbement bien exécuté et sans doute, avec l’age, le profil fruité noir et caramel ne pourra que s’amplifier.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2013
at 00:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Botella de 33 cl en el Lupulo. Varias veces durante 2012. Buena con cuerpo medio y espuma algo oscura presenta sabores especiados algo dulces y maltosos con un amargor final contenido. Toques hervaceos salvajes, alcohol bastante notable e integrado. Hay que repetirla. ---me traduzco la info para disponer la próxima vez que me la tome--- Principalmente disponible filtrada en botellas, aunque parte de la producción se destina no filtrado en barrica. El proceso de elaboración de la cerveza tradicional utilizado en la producción de Traquair House Ale consiste en lo siguiente; 1. Tradicional proceso de maceración infusión. El mosto se extrae y luego se apaga y se hierve durante cuyo proceso se añaden los lúpulos. 2. El mosto se enfría y ahora lanzó con alta fermentación de levadura bajo condiciones de temperatura controlada. Se fermenta en roble durante un período de siete días. La cerveza se transfirió entonces a tanques de almacenamiento frío o barriles y madurado durante un período de semanas. Después de la maduración de la cerveza se filtra antes de su envasado.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2013
at 09:50