Strong ale explained

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]}

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

Notes and References

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