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What do they call Scotch Ale in Scotland?




Here are some labels from 1954. Spot the difference.

The No. 1 beer sent to a bottler in England gets the label "Strong Scotch Ale". For the Scottish market, it's just "Strong Ale."

When No. 1 went to Ireland, it was Barley Wine.

Make of that what you will.
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  1. The Beer Nut29 August 2009 at 09:38

    M. J. O'Neill of 2 Suffolk Street Dublin is still a pub. They have a great collection of old Irish breweriana.

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  2. Rob Sterowski2 September 2009 at 12:10

    Do they have any customers who remember No. 1 Barley Wine?

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  3. The Beer Nut2 September 2009 at 12:14

    I doubt it. I was in last night, funnily enough. I don't think it's much of a regulars' bar, being right in the middle of Dublin and absolutely enormous.

    Their range of draught beers is mind-crogglingly enormous, to the point of obsessive-compulsive, and I think they have a policy of never serving anything in the correct branded glass. But Galway Hooker from a Smithwick's glass is still damn tasty.

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