Coming across a beer I once drank in the records of a brewing archive sends a frisson down my spine, almost as strong as the first time I heard Hawkwind’s “Silver Machine” on Top of the Pops. XXP is one of those rare beers.
XXP isn’t the snappiest of names. Luckily drinkers didn’t have to order that. Round my way, it was known as Scotch Bitter; on its home turf, 70/- or simply Heavy, except for the keg version, which was called Tartan. An Ordinary Bitter, in effect, which is quite a journey from its original early 19th century incarnation as an IPA.
William Younger of Edinburgh was one of the first breweries outside of Burton and London to pick up the trendy new style of IPA. Early to the game, it established a firm reputation for its Pale Ales both at home and abroad. Scottish brewers were enthusiastic exporters, and Younger was one of the leaders. Its beers were shipped all over the British Empire and beyond. By the end of the 19th century, Pale Ale was the core of Younger’s output:
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