The King's Taxes

80 Shilling (Scottish Export) The shilling system, as a means of differentiating ales, originates from the wholesale cost of a Scottish hogshead cask. Shilling designations corresponded with the original gravity of the wort, and has differed throughout history and from brewery to brewery . MacLeod's 60/- equates to an OG of 1.047 as per the Wm. Younger brewing archive of 1868 (Source: R. Pattinson http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2011/10/classic-horst.html).

The King's Taxes 60/- bridges between old and new interpretations of Scottish ales. The recipe uses a decent amount of proper cane sugar-based invert sugar syrup, equivalent to Brewer’s No. 2 invert. It lends a clean maple syrup to caramel-sweet note, not achievable with beet sugar inverts (i.e. Belgian candi sugar). Inspite of this one old-timey ingredient, an extended boil is avoided by using dark specialty malts for color and a bit of toastiness to keep the invert flavor in check. Hopping is minimal; this beer is all about the flavors gleaned from the malt and sugar.
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