5 Seasons North Mechanical Failure Scotch Ale

5 Seasons North Mechanical Failure Scotch Ale

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Brewed by 5 Seasons Brewing North

Alpharetta, GA, United States

Style:  Scottish Ale

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(aka The Dreaded Crossthreaded Wee Heavy) This beer was a joy to brew. We started with Golden Promise barley, a strain of barley only grown in Scotland and used by the world’s great single malt Scotch distillers. We then smoked some barley over a peat fire out back. The peat was shipped directly from Ireland. The smoked malt adds a peaty, earthy (and smoky) depth and complexity to the beer. The beer is then allowed to age, or lager, for over a month at 32 degrees in order for the flavors to really come together. It would have been pouring a week earlier if a piece on the serving tank had not broken. That was quite obviously Dennis’ fault. I would never have crossthreaded that piece. Never.