[1][2][3][4] Strong ales are brewed throughout Europe and beyond, including in England, Belgium, and the United States.
[7][8] Scotch ale is sometimes termed "wee heavy".
[9][10] A recipe for an unhopped Scotch ale can be found in the 17th-century cookery book The Closet Opened.
[11] The strong ale described in John Mortimer's The whole Art of Husbandry (1708) was made from a ratio of eleven bushels of malt to a hogshead.
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