The following beer recipe is featured in the July/August 2017 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Access this issue along with the archives with Zymurgy Online!
The following excerpt and recipe are from the article “Scottish Ales” by Amahl Turczyn:
The name “wee heavy” caught on as a catch-all term for the strongest of Scotch ales, though it was initially used for only one commercial product, Fowler’s Twelve Guinea Ale. It was sold in “wee” bottles, it was of heavy strength, and the wholesale price of a hogshead was 156 shillings, about as pricey a Scotch ale as you were likely to find.
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