Whether you call them Scotch Ales or Wee Heavies, who can resist the charms of one of Scotland’s best exports. These silky smooth, decadent ales are the more potent siblings of the Scottish Ales we reviewed in the last episode. Brian Kimmel, a veteran of several hikes across the Scottish Highlands, joins of for an audio tour of Caledonia. We start in the south at the venerable Traquair House Brewery, stop off in Edinburgh for a glass of McEwan’s dangerously drinkable Scotch Ale, before working our way northward through the highlands to the Orkneys for a wee nip of the iconic Skull Splitter. We finish close to home with Zaftig’s complex barrel aged Wee Heavy. Along the way we discuss Scottish pub culture, the Glaswegian accent, hiking holidays, and foods made from the inner organs of farm animals. As an added culinary bonus Mark serves up some surprisingly authentic Scottish foods – bannock bread and scotch eggs.
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Beers Featured
- Traquair House Ales
- Traquair House Jacobite Ale
- McEwan’s Scotch Ale
- The Orkney Brewery Skull Splitter
- Zaftig Extra Age Wee Heavy
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