Quha Hes Gud Malt And Makis Ill Drynk

Quha Hes Gud Malt And Makis Ill Drynk is a brief, anonymous Scots poem of the sixteenth century which praises skillful brewers and curses unskillful ones.

The post-script is similar to that of the poem Quhy Sowld Nocht Allane Honorit Be, which is also found in the Bannatyne Manuscript.

The first stanza declares that women who brew a poor ale, despite having good malt, should be damned in the worst of circumstances.

Quha hes gud malt and makis ill drynk, Wa mot be hir wird.

In contrast, the second stanza wishes that skillful brewers should enjoy a happy funeral followed by salvation in heaven.