Roll-a-Style 8: 14A. Scottish Light Ale

As I mentioned in 2025 Roll-a-Style List, I'd really like to concentrate a little more on my BJCP Goal, and my Roll-a-Style List this year.

I have some Irish Ale Yeast harvested from Hooligans Stout, which had been brewed in November.

There were a few Scottish Ales on the Roll-a-Style List, and I decided that the Irish Ale yeast would work well in those beers. I decided to tackle the 14A. Scottish Light Ale (60 Shilling) first.

So, I pretended to roll an 8 on my 20 Sided Online Die. This corresponds to the 14A. Scottish Light Ale on my list.

 

"A low-alcohol, malty beer with light caramel, toast, toffee, and fruit flavors. A slight roast dryness offsets the residual sweetness in the finish, with the bitterness perceived only to keep the beer from being cloying."

I had a recipe in Beer Smith already, which I probably had Chat GPT "help" me with, but it had been long enough that I didn't remember for sure.

You can see the recipe we came up with at Merida Scottish Ale.

The name "Merida" is the main character in the Pixar Movie "Brave", which I really enjoyed when I watched it way back when the kids were younger.

I've actually established a pattern of using "Brave" references in my previous Scottish Ales Mor'du Scottish Ale (a Scottish Heavy) and Clan DunBroch Scottish Ale (Scottish Export).

So, it made sense to me to pick "Merida" for the name of this beer.

I have at least one more Scottish Ale to brew, 17C. Wee Heavy. I may have to watch the movie again to come up with another name.

Anyway ... now my Roll-a-Style list looks like this:

Number	Beer Style
1	25A. Belgian Blond Ale
2	3C. Czech Amber Lager
3	5A. German Leichtbier
4	9C. Baltic Porter
5	10C. Weizenbock
6	12C. English IPA
7	13B. British Brown Ale
8	Historical Beer: Roggenbier
9	26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
10	Historical Beer: London Brown Ale
11	10A. Weissbier
12	15C. Irish Extra Stout
13	Historical Beer: Lichtenhainergg
14	6B. Rauchbier
15	16C. Tropical Stout
16	26C. Belgian Tripel
17	16D. Foreign Extra Stout
18	22D. Wheatwine
19	17C. Wee Heavy
20	17D. English Barley Wine

My "Bench" now includes:

• 9B. Eisbock
• 29D. Grape Ale
• 32A. Classic Style Smoked Beer
• Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA
• Specialty IPA: White IPA
• Specialty IPA: Brut IPA
• SheppyBrew Random Recipe

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