Thirteen Guinea Ale
Newbarns Brewery in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: Epochal Barrel Fermented AlesScotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular
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Score
7.70
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Epochal x Newbarns Wee Heavy.
Expanding upon the work Gareth does at @epochalbrewery in Glasgow, we decided to collaborate on a historic Scottish recipe for a Twelve-Guinea Ale from Fowler’s brewery in Prestonpans, East Lothian from the year 1862. This beer, which became the archetype for the Wee Heavy style, was brewed with 100% Scottish Extra Pale malt, mashed incredibly thick, with a short boil, and heavily hopped to ensure historical accuracy. Dark amber in colour, rich with flavours of treacle, and with a distinct lasting bitterness, this is one of the most distinct and ridiculous beers either brewery has produced.
Expanding upon the work Gareth does at @epochalbrewery in Glasgow, we decided to collaborate on a historic Scottish recipe for a Twelve-Guinea Ale from Fowler’s brewery in Prestonpans, East Lothian from the year 1862. This beer, which became the archetype for the Wee Heavy style, was brewed with 100% Scottish Extra Pale malt, mashed incredibly thick, with a short boil, and heavily hopped to ensure historical accuracy. Dark amber in colour, rich with flavours of treacle, and with a distinct lasting bitterness, this is one of the most distinct and ridiculous beers either brewery has produced.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle form Luvians, St Andrews. it pours slightly hazy deep chestnut brown with a khaki head. The aroma is oily, sticky, rich maltage, toffee, malt loaf, fizzy cola bottles, raisin, sultana, fruit loaf, rich, toasty and unctuous. The taste is slick, thick, oily, unctuous, bitter - sweet, chewy, toothy, toasty brown sugars, toffee, malt loaf, brown bread, dried fruits, toasted fruit loaf, gummy cola bottles, some warming booze, nip of spice and dry leathery oak with a slick, brown sugar finale. Fulsome body, average carbonation and oily mouth feel. Rich and unctuous. A fun sipper, but it is pretty heavy duty stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Luvians Bottle Shop
on 17 Oct 2025
at 17:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Cork and Cask. Pours clear red-brown to copper with a thin beige head. Aromas of caramel, prunes, honey. Taste adds nuttiness, leather, warming booziness. Fruity finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2024
at 16:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours deep orange amber, nose is caramel, berries, marzipan, citrus, taste is similar, sweet, little funk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2024
at 18:53
8/10
Excellent. Was not expecting it to be 11% though!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2024
at 10:02
8/10
10% cask deep glowing red .. small tan head ...soft sweet spicy floral fruit nose ..juicy berries ..soft sweet fruit ... Light juicy berries keg at the hanging bat .. deep brown ...earthy funk fruit nose ...soft sweet caramel toffee berries ..soft sweet juicy berries ..big sweet berries
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2024
at 19:08
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottles from Against The Grain and The Beerhive. Lightly hazed amber/ruby body with a thin beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of Skittles, strawberry laces, cigar and caramel. Flavours of honey, prune and syrup with a lovely boozy warmth on the finish. Medium to full body with a slick, almost chewy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. This is sweet and stunning; an early contender for beer of the year. Tried it twice and loved it both times.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2024
at 19:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - brown with orange chinks and a beige head. Nose - toffee, prunes and hazelnut. Taste - raisin, praline, prune, toffee apple and bready at the back. Palate - medium to full bodied, rich and creamy middle. Some malt bitterness on the finish. Overall - lovely stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2024
at 18:00
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2024
at 16:56