Traquair House Ale

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

7.2% ABV 11.2 oz bottle. Brown to copper color with creamy tan head. Rich malty aroma of sweet caramel, molasses, dark fruitiness, faint vanilla and a touch of alcohol. Smooth flavors that meld together. Starts off with semi sweet malts then the sweetness strengthens as with cherry fruitiness and molasses enter the flavor fray. Very nice malty tasting brew.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 9

Bottle at home thanks to ShivanDragon who gave this to me for Secret Sinterklaas. Dark brown almost black beer, small head. Aroma is malt, caramel, fruit, wood. Taste is the same quite sweet.. nice one.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

33cl bottle from Vinmonopolet, Vika. Pours clear dark brown with a pale beige head. Aroma of raisins, malt and caramel with hints of alcohol, wood and roastiness. Sweet and slightly reminiscent of fortified wine. Quite desserty, but well balanced. Nice beer for the colder months.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 8

330ml bottle
Appearance: Pours clear dark copper with a small off-white head that dissipates quickly, no lacing
Aroma: Sweet malts, yeast and dark fruits
Taste: Sweet malts, dark fruits and banana
A decent beer, very clean and crisp.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Bottle: Poured a dark brown with a off white head. Aroma is sweet with grassy harvest signs and malts. Taste is rich and calky malt. Finish is dry and alcohol tingle.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours clear mahogany with a thick and persistent dirty tan head. Aroma supplies roast malt, syrup, woody and earthy tones. Flavor yields roast malt, woody, syrupy and earthy notes, somewhat sweet. Texture brings decent body and lively fizz. Enjoy at your house, a friend's, wherever.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

330 ml capped bottle. Poured an unfiltered slight hazy oak-burgundy coloured Ale with a one finger tan foamy head that had a long retention and tons of micro bubbles. Soft carbonation. Good lacing. The aroma is rich, toasted malts, notes of caramel, some brown sugar, candied red fruits, heavy ripe fruits, plums, black cherries, raisins. The flavour is complex, sweety malts, notes of wood, spicy, licorice and a touch of pepper, fruit cake, dried fruits, nuts, fruity, plums, raisins and mulled wine. The mouthfeel is slight crispy, light syrupy and smooth. This medium to full bodied Ale has a lingering fruity and light peppery finish combined with an emotional warming effect. A perfect Winter Ale for the long evenings at the fireside.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Probably the best Scotch ale I can think of. It has that genuine scotch ale flavor without any cloying sweetness or over the top type flavors that american versions put in. Not that spectacular from a smell or apperance standpoint but the flavor is everything I want a scotch to be. Well done, nice balance and one to look for.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Dark dark dark brown with a surprisingly bright white head. Really smooth drinking, more sweet than bitter, some malts that seem vaguely anise. Some caramel that seems to be slightly sour. Smells a bit of tea and cut wood. Very nice.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Ironic that the #1 ranked Scottish Ale is not from Scotland. So, I will proclaim this the King of true Scottish ales. My drunken notes say: smells like Innis & Gunn, very Scottish." I'd like to rephrase that by saying it's a very good representation of the style. Smells like a Scottish Ale, aka Innis & Gunn, but the sweetness isn't as over the top. Highly recommended.