Old-fashioned, malty Shilling beers... more
Dark, old-fashioned Mild Ales with a roasty flavour... more
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A golden, dry yet malty beer with a soft bitterness... more
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This is actually a reincarnation of the 68/- (8.1% abv) brewed by Ushers of Edinburgh in 1885. This is a beer to sip slowly, not only because of its alcoholic warmth, but to appreciate the complex flavours and the long, hop finish. This is not a sweet beer, yet there are flavours of crystallized sugars and sweet dried fruits. It is amazing the flavours yeasts can produce given a good base to work from and plenty of time.
This is a copy of an Export Stout (6.7%) brewed by Youngers of Edinburgh in 1897. Strongly hopped, well-balanced with luscious chocolate and cocoa flavours. There is a maltiness to the beer, which is not due to residual sugars. It was hopped to 80 IBU's as befits an export beer and matured for many, many months so that the hops could mellow and contribute to the complexity of the beer.