Traquair House Brewery 160/- Vintage Ale

160/- Vintage Ale

 

Traquair House Brewery in Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Special
Score
7.51
ABV: 9.5% IBU: - Ticks: 30
A new limited edition ale, the Traquair 160 Shilling Ale will pack a punch with an ABV 9.5% and its name derived from the old shilling system, used in Scotland when beer duty was introduced in the 1800’s and was determined by the strength of the beer. Using a mix of roasted and crystal malts and conditioned for up to three months before bottling this promises to be an exceptional ale with a 10 year shelf life.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

(Bottle, vintage 2018) Dark reddish brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with dried fruit, dates, fruit cake, treacle, apricot marmalade and chocolate. Malty, slightly roasty taste with notes of dried fruit, dates, raisins, caramel, treacle, coffee, prunes, soy sauce and a warming finish with fairly low bitterness. Almost full body, quite sweet. Rich, sweet and warming. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2025 at 15:12


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

# 4283; 7/2024. Caramel, fruity, toffee, dark honey aroma, bread. Murky brown body; beige head. Full body, caramel, alcohol warmth, dried fruits, light earthy. Excellent wee heavy. 0,33 l, bottle, craft-beer shop (Real Ale Store), Newark-on-Trent (Midland, UK).

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2024 at 19:15


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle split at L6 Tasting, thanks to LKS, 13/10/22. Deep mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is dried fruit rinds, earthy, brown bread, dark malts, tobacco. Taste comprises toffee, fruit cake, dark malts, brown bread, dates, brown sugar tinged, stewed fruits. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a kiss of alcohol. It's okay if lacking some depth of flavour for the ABV.

Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2023 at 11:25


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

As Lady Nithsdale. Dark mahogany brown colour with thin lacy head. Aroma and flavour are intense with malt loaf and dried fruits. Almost jam like sweetness, not far away from a Ruby Port. Silky and rich.

Tried on 01 Feb 2023 at 20:34


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared in London - picked up from Scotland. Pours mostly clear brown with a creamy, yellow-tan head. Toasted bready flavour, earth, dry caramel, British yeast, grain. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Balanced finish, some golden raisins, light toffee, toasted malts. Good, drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2022 at 20:57


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at the Columbus tasting 13/10/2022. Many thanks to LKS. A clear amber brown coloured pour with a loose beige head. Aroma is nutty earthy, toast, earthy, light strawberry shortcake, earthy raisin. Flavour is composed, semi sweet, tangy apple, bruisde brown apple, bark, light tang. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, mellow carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2022 at 20:46



7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Older bottle, probably from Goblet, shared with Diano, 1rice and Soki. Hazy brown-amber body, off white head. Caramel, light chocolate in the aroma, big alcohol presence, but quite nice. Lean, pleasant caramelly taste, dried fruit is packed, light alcohol burn but in okay levels, good stuff!

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jul 2022 at 11:21


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7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, bread, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, fruit, some berries.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2022 at 13:47


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Gammel rating ramlet ut fra RB. Utsikten Mat og Vinhus, Holmestrand sammen med Stein B.B.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2022 at 16:39