House Ale
Traquair House Brewery in Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, Scotland π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Chevy Chase, DC 330ml ($5.49): Pours brownish red with a rather small white head. Caramel, cake (I canβt believe someone else described this aroma as cake), plenty of malts, biscuit, fruit, and some other fancy shmancy things. Incredibly drinkable and makes me want to drink all of it. Extremely well-balanced. Some hop bitterness and a modicum of astringency. A teeny-weeny bit of sugar, but not on the sweet side. An excellent beer, which I wish was cheaper than it is.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2011
at 20:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Nelson Wines. It pours hazy dark brown with a red hue and a thin fizzy white head. The nose is sweet caramel, dried fruit, milk chocolate and toffee. The taste is vanilla, caramel, wood, liquorice, toffee, leather, smoke, tobacco, lactose, plum, dried cherry and milk chocolate, with a fruity finish.Very well balanced. A bit like a Scotch Ale-Belgian dubbel cross. High quality stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2011
at 14:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
The color is pretty, a dirty dark red that turns amber in the light, but the head too quickly retreats to the unwanted "Thin Doughnut" position. Smells Scottish, for damn sure, cakelike with earthy funk underneath. Starts moderately sweet, yet develops a biscuits-n-butter character that bleeds into a dry, whisky-soaked finish. Lax carbonation means the flavors linger on the palate like a barrel of Scotch, thick and easy to drink. (3/16/09)
Tried
on 18 May 2011
at 19:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @Maltainen Riekko. Poured brown color with a white head, nice lacing. Aroma is dark fruits, raisin and yeast. Flavor is also quite complex, same fruitiness, wood and malt, finish is quite dry, flavor stays quite long in the mouth. Really enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2011
at 00:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Clear dark reddish brown with a small pale beige head. Heavy aroma of toffee, prunes, dates. Syrupy mouthfeel at first. Very sweet with toffee and dark fruits. Finish is slightly drying and woody but somehow lightens the sweetness a lot more than expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2010
at 03:20
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Nelson Wines, Merton. Dark brown pour with a light beige head. Raisins, chocolate, nuts and a little vanilla nose. Malty flavours of toffee, raisins, caramel, vanilla, chocolate. Very smooth. Nicely balanced. Dry, sweet finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2010
at 13:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Pours a deep mohogany with red tint. Head is full beige but was fleeting. Massive aroma of fig, prune and date. Chocolate as well. Very nice, rich nose. Mouthfeel is medium with slight slickness. Chocolate with some malty sweetness. Like a winter warmer. I would pair this with a molten lava chocolate cake.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2010
at 00:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
ive been debating whether to try this one or not for a long time, ive passed by it in the beer store for about a year and finally decided to pull th trigger, and im very glad i did. i wasnt expecting so much unique flavor, and complexity. a really enjoyable and engaging surprise.
Tried
on 22 May 2010
at 12:08