And then there is Scottish Ale, (and Scotch Ale. Hold on ... this may get confusing!) Many, many beer lovers avoid Scotch Ale believing it to be too thick, too sour, too musty, too ...whatever. It’s ...

When it comes to cold weather beers, drinkers have a ton of options. Obviously, nobody is going to tell you to stop drinking your hoppy IPAs and crushable lagers and pilsners this season, but if you ...

Like so many craft beer drinkers, I’ve become something of a hophead over the years. During the late summer/early autumn hop harvest, I’ll seek out so-called “wet hop” beers. I can tell you the ...

Wee Heavy Scotch Ale is part of Leinenkugel's Big Eddy series Somewhat sweet beer has flavors of caramel, toffee, rum and brown sugar Cherrywood malt gives beer its smokiness Beer Man is a weekly ...

Bewilder/Strap Tank - Barrel-Aged Wee Heavy: This collaboration between Strap Tank Brewing and Bewilder Brewing started last year with the release of the two breweries' Wee Heavy Scottish Ale. The big ...

Contrary to what one would assume based on the name of the beer style, a Scotch Ale is not brewed in some time-honored Scottish tradition. It doesn’t derive from the peaty Scotches of Islay, but ...

Sure, it’s a bit cliché, but when it’s cold out I like to scan the shelves of my local liquor store for beer that’s rich, malty, and high in alcohol content. After all, there’s a reason breweries ...

This brew puts a spin on Alesmith Brewing’s already smooth and extraordinarily malty Wee Heavy. The port-barrel aged version offers a more complex, robust flavor that compliments the Scotch-style ale ...

‘Twas a time, dear readers, when getting your hands on one of AleSmith’s barrel-aged beers was a Very Big Deal. These bottles were among the rarest and most highly sought-after in all the land; those ...