Beery times in December - Day 5

This year my family created the a DIY Xmas beer calendar from me. I'm so happy about this that I had to post every day a beer. Even better, I have to taste it before...

This means, each day of the cold and dark @detlev get some light and warm feelings by searching for another beer from that big green Box.

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5.th of December beer - Gordon Scotch Ale

What an interesting name for a beer from my xmas calendar. Might be from the barrels where the beer was aging or.....

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Look what I found in my calendar

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WTF - Scotch Ale

I don't know the name so I was searching a bit and found this definition

Scotch Ale was the name given to a strong pale ale from Edinburgh in the 19th century. This was typical of the strong pale ales brewed in Britain at that time - mainly pale barley malt and moderate hopping, and were not that stylistically different to English Strong Ales or Barley Wines. The name however became regionalised so that a strong pale ale from Scotland became known as a Scotch Ale or Wee Heavy. Beers using the designation Scotch Ale are popular in the USA where most examples are brewed locally. Examples of beers brewed in the USA under the name Wee Heavy tend to be 7% ABV and higher, while Scottish brewed examples, such as Belhavens Wee Heavy, are typically between 5.5% and 6.5% ABV.

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The Taste

The Gordon Scotch Ale

What does the Expert say:

Gordon Scotch Ale 8.0%. Dark amber, caramel malt aroma, medium bodied, dark caramel malt, whiskey, peaty. Pleasant Red Ale from Belgium 🇧🇪

or

Strong Character but so nice to drink. Warm & strong loike a scottish pure malt.

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Facts about that beer

The beer is made by anthony martin and this company has a very interesting history https://anthonymartin.be/en/histoire - Have a look.

A Family Tradition
One hundred years ago, settling in Belgium in 1909, the famous British master brewer John Martin said : «only connoisseurs can appreciate beers like mine».

For a century now, three generations of "The Finest Drinks Company” have offered a fabulous voyage into the world of truly amazing drinks. Today, every second, day and night, two of our finest beers are savoured by lovers of finest Ales somewhere in the world !

Thanks to a unique blend of English tradition, Belgian savoir-faire and a hint of daring, our special beers are treasures that we just want you to discover !

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Hard facts

Alcohol: 8%
Colour: Dark ruby
Fermentation: Top
Type: Scotch Ale
Temperature: 6° – 8°
Format: 18cl + 33cl + Barrel

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How does this new DIY calendar work?

It is so simple and cool as well.

My family know what I love and the found a big old box wich they painted in green color. Then they filled with some smooth stuff.

I think they „borrowed“ it from the rabbits from our friends house. As you see, even the cats helped with some work. They did the nice “patina“ to the green color.

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The beer diary

1. Belle Vue extra Kriek
2. Pauwel Kwak
3. Judas
4. ORVAL
5. Gordon Scotch Ale
6. ... we will see

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Enjoy your day,
have a beer & some fun
and steem on!

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