2020 Ale
Traquair House Brewery in Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, Scotland 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Special|
Score
7.42
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An ale brewed to celebrate the first decade of the 21st century and to be consumed before the end of the second decade. Traquair 2020 is fermented in oak casks for 8-10 days, then conditioned for a few weeks post-oak prior to bottling.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Backlog April 2018. Clear amber body under a big, dense beige head. Lovely aroma of dark malt, dry fruit and caramel. Taste is very smooth with rich, soft, sweet malt, dry fruit, caramel, moderate bitterness and well hidden alcohol. Ful bodied and long lasting aftertaste.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2021
at 20:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Drank on August 21, 2020. Pours dark amber-brown with no head. It smells of caramel malt and dark fruit. The flavor is very sweet with lots of caramel and some of that dark fruit coming through. Full bodied. It's good though I was hoping for truly great. I wonder if it was better a few years earlier.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2021
at 19:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SB, drucken som Traquair 2010 (dvs från 2012). Tack Samuel214. Mörk mahogny med krämbeige krona. Torkad frukt, lite madeiraiserade toner, engelsk fruktkaka, lite kartong, bröstkaramell, lätt menthol-ton, karamelliserat socker, lite torra och rostade toner och nästan lite rökigt i utandningen. Vissa ålderstecken och något uttunnad. Lättdrucken och de tio procenten märks överhuvudtaget inte av.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2018
at 20:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flaska från SB, drucken som Traquair 2010 (dvs från 2012). Mörk mahogny med krämbeige krona. Torkad frukt, lite madeiraiserade toner, engelsk fruktkaka, lite kartong, bröstkaramell, lätt menthol-ton, karamelliserat socker, lite torra och rostade toner och nästan lite rökigt i utandningen. Vissa ålderstecken och något uttunnad. Lättdrucken och de tio procenten märks överhuvudtaget inte av.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2018
at 17:06
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
KØLF 060418. Dark brown color with a beige head. Aroma is malt, fruit, caramel. Flavor is malt, fruit, caramel, alcohol, berries, sugar. Full body. Nice beer.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2018
at 06:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle pours out amber with some red highlight topped with a small head. Nose is big sweet malts caramel toffee and some light spice. Tatse is more of the nice sweet malts toffee notes and a touch of peat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2018
at 22:32
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Has a wonderful aroma of caramel, toffee, nutmeats, barest hint of peat. Flavor’s a lot more bold - similar to nose, but sweet more than bitter, very slight carbonic tang, a little cocoa, dark ripe fruit, balanced. Very clean and easy drinking. Just a hint of the alcohol. Nice stuff.
Tried
on 18 May 2016
at 23:33
8/10
Tried
on 09 Jul 2015
at 15:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a cloudy copper with small beige head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is a strong roast and toffee. Thin mouthfeel with a brown sugar caramel, dark fruit, figs, a bit oxidized.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2015
at 11:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours dark red brown with a thin off-white head. Aromas of almonds, dried fruit. Taste is sweet, light booze, more fruit. Texture is oily, medium body. Sticky, rich finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2014
at 11:29