Scotch Ale

Scotch Ale was the name given to a strong pale ale from Edinburgh in the 19th century. This was typical of the strong pale ales brewed in Britain at that time - mainly pale barley malt and moderate hopping, and were not that stylistically different to English Strong Ales or Barley Wines. The name however became regionalised so that a strong pale ale from Scotland became known as a Scotch Ale or Wee Heavy. Beers using the designation Scotch Ale are popular in the USA where most examples are brewed locally. Examples of beers brewed in the USA under the name Wee Heavy tend to be 7% abv and higher, while Scottish brewed examples, such as Belhavens Wee Heavy, are typically between 5.5% and 6.5% abv.

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	Name	Ratings	Score
1	AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale AleSmith Brewing Company San Diego, California	820	4.08	Find
2	Town Hall Wee Heavy Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery Minneapolis, Minnesota	80	3.88	Find
3	Founders Backwoods Bastard Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, Michigan	574	3.86	Find
4	À l’Abri de la Tempête Corne de Brume À l’Abri de la Tempête L’Étang du Nord, Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec	177	3.83	Find
5	Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds Reyne Descosse Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds Chambly, Quebec	27	3.83	Find
6	Cigar City Big Sound Scotch Ale Cigar City Brewing Tampa, Florida	256	3.82	Find
7	Cigar City Big Sound Scotch Ale Bourbon Barrel Aged Cigar City Brewing Tampa, Florida	113	3.78	Find
8	Highland Tasgall Ale Highland Brewing Company Asheville, North Carolina	262	3.73	Find
9	Oskar Blues Old Chub (Whiskey Barrel) Oskar Blues Grill & Brew Lyons, Colorado	69	3.73	Find
10	Silver City Fat Woody Oak-Aged Scotch Style Ale Silver City Brewing Company Silverdale, Washington	65	3.72	Find
11	MacAndrews Stock Ale Samuel Smith Tadcaster, England	29	3.71	Find
12	Dieu du Ciel Cornemuse Dieu du Ciel Montreal, Quebec	37	3.71	Find
13	Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, Michigan	993	3.7	Find
14	Stoudts Scotch Style Ale Stoudts Brewing Co. Adamstown, Pennsylvania	128	3.7	Find
15	Bièropholie MacKroken Flower Bièropholie Quebec	120	3.7	Find
16	Stoudts Barrel Aged Scotch Style Ale Stoudts Brewing Co. Adamstown, Pennsylvania	42	3.69	Find
17	Oskar Blues Old Chub Oskar Blues Grill & Brew Lyons, Colorado	1088	3.68	Find
18	Mc Chouffe Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat) Achouffe, Belgium	846	3.67	Find
19	Allagash Musette Allagash Brewing Company Portland, Maine	370	3.67	Find
20	Kuhnhenn A Few Shillings Too Many Kuhnhenn Brewing Warren, Michigan	86	3.67	Find
21	Town Hall Barrel Aged Wee Heavy Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery Minneapolis, Minnesota	33	3.67	Find
22	Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Scotch Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Chico, California	20	3.67	Find
23	Jackie-Os Barrel Aged Joe The Plum Jackie-Os Pub and Brewery Athens, Ohio	23	3.66	Find
24	Cigar City The Sound of Big Nuts Cigar City Brewing Tampa, Florida	25	3.65	Find
25	Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #8 Saint Arnold Brewing Company Houston, Texas	142	3.65	Find

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