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Strong ale is a type of ale, usually above 5% abv and often higher, between 7% to 11% abv, which spans a number of 
"Scotch ale" was first used as a designation for strong ales exported from
Strong ale is a type of ale, usually above 5% abv and often higher, between 7% to 11% abv, which spans a number of beer style
Beer styles differentiate and categorise beer
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s, including old ale, barley wine and Burton ale. Strong ales are brewed throughout Europe and beyond, including in England
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, Belgium
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and the United States
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.
"Scotch ale" was first used as a designation for strong ales exported from Edinburgh
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in the 18th century. Scotch ale is sometimes conflated with the term "wee heavy", as both are used to describe a strong beer. Beers brewed in the US under the name "wee heavy" tend to be 7% abv and higher, while Scottish-brewed examples, such as Belhaven's Wee Heavy, are between 5.5% and 6.5% abv. McEwan's
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Scotch Ale is also 8% abv.
See also
*Christmas beer Christmas beer is a seasonal beer brewed for consumption at Christmas. They are usually strong and spiced with a variety of ingredients including cinnamon, orange peel, cloves and vanilla.
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* Trappist beer
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