Ölbeat 094: Traquair Jacobite Ale

Brewery: Traquair House
Country: Scotland
Style: Traditional Ale
Abv: 8 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is dark reddish brown with small natural white head. Aroma has caramel malts, syrup and sweet spices. Taste lifts off with sweet syrupy malts. Sweet malts continue in the lead with a caramel hoppy bite  and some sweet spices added. Towards the end we get some sugary alcohol and berry flavour. Aftertaste has malty sweet and gentle bitterness.

Magnificent traditional ale. The union of  caramel malts, gentle hops and sweet spiciness really makes this spectacular. While and after enjoying you have a really warm and comfortable feeling.

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Although tempted to attach this traditional ale to a traditional Scottish song like "Ye Jacobites by Name", I finally chose a modern rock ballad by a Scottish band. The song just echoes the same kind of simple beauty I tasted in the brew:

Biffy Clyro: Skylight (YouTube)

From the 2013 album Opposites/The Sand at the Core of Our Bones, the song was written by Simon Neil.