Move over, mulled wine. This spiced Scottish-style ale delivers an abundance of holiday cheer. A medium-bodied, malty, clean ale provides the perfect base for a complex blend of spices guaranteed to warm your spirit.
Before hops became the conventional flavoring for beer, medieval European brewers used proprietary spice mixtures, and many modern breweries still use a blend of spices along with hops for seasonally-brewed holiday beers. In this recipe kit, we started with a Scottish-style ale and added a blend of spices and quality ingredients to create a delightfully sippable beer with a sweet, exotic spice character reminiscent of mulled wine.
I added a couple of apples to it (during the boil) and it turned out very good.
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Broc J.
Christmas in a glass!
My first all grain brew. Really liked the quality of the ingredients. The spices complimented it very well. I used the whole packet and did not find it overwhelming. Came out to 5.4abv in 1 week using fermzilla. New family favorite for the holidays! Thanks Northern Brewer!
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Tim E.
Hit all targets but little harsh
Spice was perfect, did half at boil and half in secondary. But base is a bit harsh. Probably won't make again
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Anonymous
Yeast was bad
I got this with the wyeast 1728, the smack pack did not swell nor did it show activity when I made a starter. I ended up having to use a packet of s-04. Other than that the beer was good as expected.
I added a couple of apples to it (during the boil) and it turned out very good.
B
Broc J.
Christmas in a glass!
My first all grain brew. Really liked the quality of the ingredients. The spices complimented it very well. I used the whole packet and did not find it overwhelming. Came out to 5.4abv in 1 week using fermzilla. New family favorite for the holidays! Thanks Northern Brewer!
T
Tim E.
Hit all targets but little harsh
Spice was perfect, did half at boil and half in secondary. But base is a bit harsh. Probably won't make again
A
Anonymous
Yeast was bad
I got this with the wyeast 1728, the smack pack did not swell nor did it show activity when I made a starter. I ended up having to use a packet of s-04. Other than that the beer was good as expected.
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