Strong ale

Strong ale is a type of ale, usually above 5% abv and often higher, between 7 and 11% abv, which spans a number of beer styles, including old ale, barley wine, and Burton ale.^[1][2][3][4] Strong ales are brewed throughout Europe and beyond, including in England, Belgium, and the United States.^[5][6]

Younger's Scotch Ale label

An unopened bottle of Ansells Silver Jubilee Strong Ale from 1977

Scotch ale was first used as a designation for strong ales exported from Edinburgh in the 18th century.^[7][8] Scotch ale is sometimes termed "wee heavy".^[9][10] A recipe for an unhopped Scotch ale can be found in the 17th-century cookery book The Closet Opened.^[11]

The strong ale described in John Mortimer's The whole Art of Husbandry (1708) was made from a ratio of eleven bushels of malt to a hogshead.^[12]

See also

• Christmas beer
• List of beer styles
• Trappist beer
• Beer portal

References

1. Cornell, M. (2010). Amber, Gold & Black: The History of Britain's Great Beers. History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-7594-3. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
2. Dredge, M. (2014). Craft Beer World: A guide to over 350 of the finest beers known to man. Ryland Peters & Small. p. 547. ISBN 978-1-909313-37-8. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
3. Zainasheff, J.; Palmer, J. (2007). Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew. Brewers Publications. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-9840756-4-5. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
4. Sherman, Amy (November 24, 2017). "New Holland Brewing celebrates their 20th anniversary with one strong ale". MLive.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
5. Jackson, M. (2000). Great Beer Guide. Dorling Kindersley-book. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-0-7894-5156-9. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
6. Reports from Committees of the House of Commons: Repr. by Order of the House. Reports from Committees of the House of Commons: Repr. by Order of the House. House of Commons. 1782. p. 771.
7. The Younger Centuries, by David Keir, 1951, page 22
8. "Caledonian Edinburgh Scotch Ale from Caledonian (S&N, Heineken), an English Strong Ale style beer". Ratebeer.com. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
9. Gilmour, Alaistair (2011). The Oxford Companion to Beer. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199912100. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
10. "McEwan's Scotch Ale". BeerAdvocate. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
11. Digby, Kenelm (1677). The Closet of the Eminently Learned Sir Kenelme Digby Kt. Opened 3rd ed. London: Printed by H.C. for H. Brome. pp. 91–92.
12. Mortimer, John (1708). The whole Art of Husbandry. London: H. Mortlock. pp. 568–569., quote: "The proportion of Hops may be half a Pound to an Hogshead of Strong-Ale, one Pound to an Hogshead of ordinary Strong-Beer to be soon drunk out, and two Pounds to an Hogshead of March or October Beer".