Tonight's beer: Traquair House Ale
Peaty caramel up front, with the gentlest kiss of smoke (maybe). Dried fruits—dark, mostly; plums come to mind—around the fringes, with a stage-whisper of earthy-grassy bitterness on the horizon. Starts our pretty sweet, but it does eventually dry out somewhat. Vanilla a vague possibility.
Kinda bready, kinda sticky; pretty thick and softly chewy. not tons of carbonation, but adequately prickly. Gently drying toward the finish, but more warmth than refreshment—not that this beer is particularly hot, for 7.2% ABV.
One of my favorite beers, in a style I pretty much adore; but it's a style that tends heavily to the unflamboyant. Plenty drinkable, with lots of complex flavors, if you stop to pay attention to them; it's something of a malt-bomb (which I'd call part of the style) but the beer is gloriously well-integrated. Practically *screams* to be served with food, and someday soon I will oblige. Delicious, from start to finish.
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| Traquair House Ale |
Peaty caramel up front, with the gentlest kiss of smoke (maybe). Dried fruits—dark, mostly; plums come to mind—around the fringes, with a stage-whisper of earthy-grassy bitterness on the horizon. Starts our pretty sweet, but it does eventually dry out somewhat. Vanilla a vague possibility.
Kinda bready, kinda sticky; pretty thick and softly chewy. not tons of carbonation, but adequately prickly. Gently drying toward the finish, but more warmth than refreshment—not that this beer is particularly hot, for 7.2% ABV.
One of my favorite beers, in a style I pretty much adore; but it's a style that tends heavily to the unflamboyant. Plenty drinkable, with lots of complex flavors, if you stop to pay attention to them; it's something of a malt-bomb (which I'd call part of the style) but the beer is gloriously well-integrated. Practically *screams* to be served with food, and someday soon I will oblige. Delicious, from start to finish.
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