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14 Scottish Ale

3 styles in this category.

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14A

Scottish Light

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

ABV: 2.5–3.3%
IBU: 10–20
SRM: 17–25

Brown to dark brown

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14B

Scottish Heavy

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 cloy…

ABV: 3.3–3.9%
IBU: 10–20
SRM: 12–20

Deep amber to brown

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14C

Scottish Export

A moderate-strength, malty beer with light caramel, toast, toffee, and fruit flavors. A slight roast dryness offsets the residual sweetness in the finish, with the bitterness perceived only to keep the beer from being c…

ABV: 3.9–6%
IBU: 15–30
SRM: 12–20

Deep amber to brown

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Style guide data is based on the BJCP Style Guidelines. Guides from bjcp.org.

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