Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy - Two Beer Dudes

Scottish Ales: Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy

Notes: Pleasant, low level oxidation is acceptable in Scotch Ales. Examples exhibiting more prevalent oxidation are categorized as Aged Beer. While there are conflicting theories as to whether traditional Scotch Ales exhibited peat smoke character, the current marketplace offers many examples with peat smoke character present at low to medium levels. Peat smoke attributes may be absent or present at low to medium levels. Versions exhibiting higher levels of smoke character are categorized as Smoke Beer. When using these guidelines as the basis for evaluating entries at competitions, competition organizers may create subcategories which reflect groups of entries based on presence or absence of peat smoke-derived attributes.

Color: Light reddish-brown to very dark
Clarity: Chill haze is acceptable at low temperatures
Malt Profile: Scotch Ales are aggressively malty with a rich and dominant sweet malt aroma and ﬂavor. A caramel character is often part of the proﬁle. Dark roasted malt ﬂavors may be present at low levels.
Hop Profile: Not present to very low
Bitterness: Not present to very low
Fermentation: Fruity esters, if present, are generally at low levels. Diacetyl is usually absent in these beers but may be present at low levels.
Body: Full

ABV: 6.6%-8.5%
ABW: 5.2%-6.7%
IBU: 25-35
Color (SRM): 15-30
Color (EBC): 30-60
Original Gravity: 1.072-1.085
Original Gravity °P: 17.5-20.4
Final Gravity: 1.016-1.028
Final Gravity °P: 4.1-7.1

Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association 2021 beer style guidelines.

19 Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy Reviewed

Beer	Brewery	#	Rate Avg.	H.A.
Sheep Eater Scotch Ale	Grand Teton Brewing Company	1	9.00	100%
Sheep Shagger Scotch Ale	Tyranena Brewing Company	2	8.00	100%
Slainte	Central Waters Brewing Company	1	8.70	100%
Under the Kilt	Dragonmead Microbrewery	1	8.10	100%
Warped Speed Scotch Ale	Lake Louie Brewing	1	9.00	100%
Wee-Heavy-er	French Broad Brewing Company	1	3.56	0%
Wet Willy Scotch Ale	New England Brewing Company	1	8.70	100%