About
Traquair House is the oldest inhabitat house in Scotland and dates back to 1107 and has been lived in by the Stuart family since 1491. Traquair House Brewery lies in the wing of the house directly underneath the Chapel. It dates back to the early 1700’s and was originally a domestic brewery serving the house and the estate. It was disused in the early 1800’s but never dismantled. It gradually filled with the family junk until it was completely forgotten.
Peter Maxwell Stuart rediscovered the brewery in the early 1960’s and began brewing again as an experiment in 1965 using all the original equipment and fermenting the ales in the original oak tuns, some of which were over 200 years old. In 1990, following Peter’s death, his daughter, Catherine, took over the running of the brewery and it was expanded in 1994. Traquair employs 2 full time brewers and its rich dark ales are now exported all over the world although production remains tiny at only 1,000 hectalites a year.
Peter Maxwell Stuart rediscovered the brewery in the early 1960’s and began brewing again as an experiment in 1965 using all the original equipment and fermenting the ales in the original oak tuns, some of which were over 200 years old. In 1990, following Peter’s death, his daughter, Catherine, took over the running of the brewery and it was expanded in 1994. Traquair employs 2 full time brewers and its rich dark ales are now exported all over the world although production remains tiny at only 1,000 hectalites a year.
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Dark brown with a creamy, beige head. Aroma promises spice, toasted grains, dark chocolate, butterscotch. Taste is herbal bitter and full of coriander. A pleasant enough taste, but feels fairly simple in the end, without nuance. Medium bodied, moderate to mild carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Getränkepartner Bierzwerg
on 20 Feb 2025
at 17:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Аромат жженого карамеля а также средней копчености. Также немного чувствуются сладость неких ягод. Цвет темно-коричневый, пена полностью отсутствует. Вкус водянистый но приятный, хорошо ощущается сладкая карамель типо леденца на палочке. Также имеется совсем легкая копченость и дымчатость. Пиво очень хорошо греет горло при глотке. Послевкусие плавное но не терпкое. Также сладость, легкая жженка солода и немного ягодной кислинки.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2025
at 06:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Аромат очень пряный, ощущается карамель,коричневый сахар, немного винный с намеком на крепкий алкоголь типа скотч. Цвет темно кровавый, прозрачный, практически без пены. Вкус в меру сладкий, сильно чувствуется коричневый сахар и немного карамели а также пряности. Немного остается осадок на языке. имеется отчетливый хлебный оттенок. Карбонизация слабая. Послевкусие уже ощущается резче и сильнее. На первое место выходят пряности, совсем немного алкоголя. Также имеется оттенок патоки. В целом очередной Шотландский топчик, но немного слабее его старшего брата.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2025
at 06:45
Dark brown with a creamy, beige head. Big molasses aroma. Burnt grains. Raisins. Taste has a fruity sweetness, full of prunes, raisins and licorice with some burnt, bitter aftertones. Body to the full side of medium, mild carbonation, chewy, faint alcoholic warmth. Fairly intense. Definitely a slow sipper. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Getränkepartner Bierzwerg
on 04 Feb 2025
at 17:47
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From Feb 2008
I got this in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks John!
It's been years since I had this:
It pours from 11.2oz bottle a dark brown that has a lot of reddish colour when held up to the light. Small and quickly disappearing head of foam with very little lacing.
The smell is very nice. Lots of dark fruit, caramel malt, fig, and some alcohol and butterscotch.
The taste is firstly dark fruit with plum and fig followed by some caramel malt and a bit of citrus that adds just a bit of tartness and bitterness for balance. Nice. The dark fruit is really ruling it and pretty much dominates the flavour several sips in and the alcohol is very well hidden with just some warming after the swallow. One fine sipper I have here. The mouthfeel is medium to medium full and it's lightly carbonated. Man, I wish I knew why I haven't bought it the times I made my visits to Colorado because I'm *really* enjoying the hell out of it. Highly recommended!
I got this in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks John!
It's been years since I had this:
It pours from 11.2oz bottle a dark brown that has a lot of reddish colour when held up to the light. Small and quickly disappearing head of foam with very little lacing.
The smell is very nice. Lots of dark fruit, caramel malt, fig, and some alcohol and butterscotch.
The taste is firstly dark fruit with plum and fig followed by some caramel malt and a bit of citrus that adds just a bit of tartness and bitterness for balance. Nice. The dark fruit is really ruling it and pretty much dominates the flavour several sips in and the alcohol is very well hidden with just some warming after the swallow. One fine sipper I have here. The mouthfeel is medium to medium full and it's lightly carbonated. Man, I wish I knew why I haven't bought it the times I made my visits to Colorado because I'm *really* enjoying the hell out of it. Highly recommended!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2025
at 19:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Color marrón rojizo muy oscuro, corona de espuma beige claro cremosa de media retención. En nariz se percibe malta tostada, caramelo, bizcocho, toffee, con ciruelas pasas como principal fruta frutos secos...En boca es cálida, elegante, compleja, dulce de entrada con tonos de fruta pasificada, nueces, avellanas, caramelo, bizcocho, final agradablemente amargo con cierto toque herbal donde se percibe claramente el cilantro... profunda y licorosa. Una delicia
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2025
at 22:50