Scottish Export Ale
#3 of 4 in our Scottish series. In the 18th Century, Scottish “Shilling beers” referred to the bulk price charged on the brew’s alcoholic strength, and their style was based on Burton Ales from neighboring England: brown, full-bodied and malt-focused, with a sweet finish. In 19th Century Scotland, brewers started offering Export Ale, modelled after English Pale Ales: not as pale as nowadays, more of an amber colour, still some caramel sweetness but a hoppier flavour balance, with a lighter body and drier finish than “Shilling beers”, for all the same reasons as English IPA exports. Rediscover this delicious, near-forgotten style of Scottish beer!
FOR THE NERDS:
ABV: 5.6%
IBU: 26
COLOUR: reddish amber with beige foam and lace
BJCP STYLE: 14C. Scottish Export
INGREDIENTS: Ingredients and techniques based on historic Scottish brewing records: high-enzyme pale base malt, pale and dark crystal, pale chocolate, and black malts, torrified wheat, dark cane sugar from the UK and USA. Hops from Germany and the USA. Edinburgh yeast.
FOR THE NERDS:
ABV: 5.6%
IBU: 26
COLOUR: reddish amber with beige foam and lace
BJCP STYLE: 14C. Scottish Export
INGREDIENTS: Ingredients and techniques based on historic Scottish brewing records: high-enzyme pale base malt, pale and dark crystal, pale chocolate, and black malts, torrified wheat, dark cane sugar from the UK and USA. Hops from Germany and the USA. Edinburgh yeast.