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Finally, an Eighty Shilling that really is related to modern Scottish Export. Though it wasn’t actually called 80/- by the brewery. It was, ...

Yet another Eighty Shilling which isn’t what we now think of the style. But of the older type of Scottish beer that I call Shilling Ales. Th...

Another Eighty Shilling that isn’t like the modern version. Instead, it’s of the Shilling Ales type. That is, sort of a bit like an English ...

Just for demonstration purposes, here’s a recipe of a Shilling Ale 80/-. Which, as you must be bored of hearing by now, has no connection wi...

Another in my series of Sixty Shilling recipes. This time in the form of a mid-19th-century Shilling Ale. It’s a good bit stronger than the ...

 I explain the recipe of 1913 William Younger 80/-. Yum. All those grits!  

If you’ve looked at my YouTube video on Sixty Shilling, you’ll know that this beer has no relationship with the modern type. This being a Sh...

Back from my hols, so time to make some more short videos. This time, I discuss Scottish Shilling Ales, the indigenous style of Scotland.  

What style would I call this? Shilling Ale, I guess. As it doesn’t really fit in with any modern style.  And, unlike 80/-, there isn’t a mod...

We're back with Binnie again. As I try to process the results of my Glasgow archive run into recipes for my next book. This is recipe nu...

Strongest of Binnie’s beers was 140/-. Which, although it’s a good bit weaker than William Younger 140/-, I suppose still counts as a Strong...

The strongest of Usher’s range of Shilling Ales was 100/-. A beer which very much looks like a strong Scotch Ale. This particular example wa...

More confusion with these Shilling Ales, with an 80/- which is lower in gravity than 54/- M. Note also that this beer has no relationship wi...

Strongest of Usher’s trio of B suffix Shilling Ales was, logically enough, 60/-. Which is the only one clawing its way above 3% ABV. This an...

Slightly stronger, but still pretty watery, was 50/- B. Wondering what the B stands for? So am I. My best guess would be “Bottling”. It’s an...

Let’s kick off Usher’s beers with the surprisingly watery Forty Bob. Looking like a 1918 beer at a gravity of just 1030º. And not even 3% AB...