The Beer Wrangler™ » Scottish Ales http://www.beerwrangler.com Beer reviews, styles, food pairings and more Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:20:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Traquair Jacobite Ale http://www.beerwrangler.com/traquair-jacobite-ale/ http://www.beerwrangler.com/traquair-jacobite-ale/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:16:55 +0000 The Beer Wrangler http://www.beerwrangler.com/?p=645

Wrangler Rating: (Outstanding)

Traquair Jacobite Ale is brewed in the historic Traquair House, one of the oldest inhabited houses in Britain. This beer descends from an 18th century recipe, and it has left us a very full-bodied Scotch Ale.   The name ‘Jacobite’ comes from the followers of King James II of England, VII of Scotland who was deposed as King of Great Britain by the Dutch William of Orange. In 1745 there was a final failed attempt to oust the German King George II in favour of Charles Stuart ( the grandson of James II/VII) and this beer commemorates the 250th anniversary of . . . → Read More: Traquair Jacobite Ale]]> http://www.beerwrangler.com/traquair-jacobite-ale/feed/ 0