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Ale14B

Scottish Heavy

Scottish Ale

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.
BJCP 2021

Parâmetros técnicos

OG
1.035 a 1.040
FG
1.010 a 1.016
ABV
3.3 a 3.9%
IBU
12 a 20
SRM
12.0 a 20.0

Aroma

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.

Aparência

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

Sabor

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.

Corpo

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

Contexto

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.

Exemplos comerciais

McEwan's 70/-Orkney Raven Ale
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Harmonizações

Cordeiro assado
Haggis
Queijo cheddar defumado
Sopa de ervilha
Pastel de batata