14B Scottish Heavy

Question 1

14B Scottsh Heavy - Overall Impression

Answer 1

A lower-alcohol, malty beer with light caramel, toast, toffee, and fruity flavors. A slight roast dryness offsets the residual sweetness in the finish, with the bitterness perceived only to keep the beer from being cloying

Question 2

14B Scottsh Heavy - Aroma

Answer 2

Medium-low to medium maltiness with caramel and toffee notes, and light toasty and sugary qualities that might be reminiscent of toasted breadcrumbs, ladyfingers, English biscuits, graham crackers, or butterscotch. Light pome fruitiness and light English hop aroma (earthy, floral, orange-citrus, spicy, etc.) allowable.

Question 3

14B Scottsh Heavy - Appearance

Answer 3

Pale copper to brown. Clear. Low to moderate, creamy off-white.

Question 4

14B Scottsh Heavy - Flavor

Answer 4

Medium toasty-bready malt with caramel and toffee overtones, finishing with a slightly roasty dryness. A wide range of caramelized sugar and toasted bread type of flavors are possible, using similar descriptors as the aroma. Clean maltiness and fermentation profile. Light esters and hop flavor allowable (similar descriptors as aroma). Sufficient bitterness to not be cloying, but with a malty balance and aftertaste.

Question 5

14B Scottsh Heavy - Mouthfeel

Answer 5

Medium-low to medium body. Low to moderate carbonation. Maybe be moderately creamy.

Question 6

14B Scottsh Heavy - Comments

Answer 6

See category introduction for detailed comments. May not seem as bitter as specifications indicate due to higher finishing gravity and residual sweetness. Do not mis-perceive the light roasty dryness as smoke; smoke is not present in these beers.

Question 7

14B Scottsh Heavy - History

Answer 7

See category introduction. The Shilling ale names were used for mild (unaged) beer before World War I, but the styles took modern form only after World War II.

Question 8

14B Scottsh Heavy - Characteristic Ingredients

Answer 8

At its simplest, pale ale malt and colored malt, but can also use sugars, corn, wheat, crystal malts, colorants, and a variety of other grains. Clean yeast. Soft water. No peat-smoked malt.

Question 9

14B Scottsh Heavy - Style Comparison

Answer 9

See category introduction. Similar to other Scottish Ales in flavor profile, lighter in color and stronger than a Scottish Light. Similar in strength to Ordinary Bitter, but with a different flavor profile and balance.

Question 10

14B Scottsh Heavy - IBU

Answer 10

10-20

Question 11

14B Scottsh Heavy - SRM

Answer 11

12-20

Question 12

14B Scottsh Heavy - OG

Answer 12

1.035-1.040

Question 13

14B Scottsh Heavy - FG

Answer 13

1.010-1.015

Question 14

14B Scottsh Heavy - ABV

Answer 14

3.3-3.9%

Question 15

14B Scottsh Heavy -Commercial Examples

Answer 15

McEwan’s 70/-, Orkney Raven Ale