Originally brewed by Whitbread, London
Revival series #12

A big beer that was brewed as a draught beer. Folks in Victorian England probably saw it as a session beer, but they were made of stronger stuff than us.

Beaming golden in color with flavors of honey-glazed sugar cookies, ginger spice and a touch of Angostura. Subtle fruit flavors of pears, apples and peaches. Hints of alcohol pepper but not hot. Mineral dryness, drying hop resins and a punch of bitterness keeps the sweetness from being cloying.

Beer Geek Info:

• IBU’s – 118
• Hops – Magnum, Fuggle
• Malts -
  80% Rahr 2-row,
  7% Patagonia Crystal 35,
  11% Invert Sugar #1,
  2% Lyle’s Golden Syrup
• Water – Burtonized
• Original Gravity – 1.085
• Original Plato – 20.4
• ABV – 8.0%
• Color – 6.2° SRM
• Calories per snifter – 180
• Calories per pint – 234
• Yeast: From McEwan’s Brewery, Edinburgh, Scotland.