This beer was originally brewed November 15th, 1939. On that very day Franklin Delano Roosevelt was laying the cornerstone to the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C.. Across the Atlantic a shift brewer in Edinburgh, Scotland was making one of the strongest beers his brewery had in its repetoire and it was called “No. 1.” This dark, malty and sweet beer epitomizes Scottish beer of the day and it was a real treat to have Ron tell us that it was a good looking recipe.