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